Information Technology
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Amazon's Kindle is hampered by flawsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Companies have failed for many years to produce a successful electronic reader, a dedicated device that would do for books what Apple's iPod has done for music -- allow ...
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Report says ID theft down 16 percent in 2005; critics say data are unreliable
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A government survey released this week questions the conventional wisdom that identity theft is a growing problem in the U.S. But don't toss out your shred...
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Microsoft says technology key
Nov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - If the experience of the world's largest software vendor is any guide, the industry's best hope for reducing piracy rests with anti-copying technologies rather than in p...
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Wire-free way to upload photosNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - No matter how perfectly shot or emotionally meaningful your digital photos may be, if they aren't uploaded to your computer or to a Web site, no one else will ever see t...
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Small business in cross hairs of industry's fight against piracy
Nov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Michael Gaertner worried he could lose his company. A group called the Business Software Alliance was claiming his 10-person architectural firm was using u...
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TripIt organizes all aspects of your travel
Nov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - BOULDER, Colo. -- Planning a trip can be as much of a pain as getting stuck on a delayed flight. A new Web site called TripIt came to the rescue as I was planning three ...
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Apple retail stores innovate by eliminating cash registers
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Not a cash register is in sight. The electronics on display are all powered up and ready for use. Personal trainers, specialists and newly minted co...
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If you're mulling a Mac, read onNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - When I write my computer buyers' guides, I typically focus on Windows computers, not the Apple Macintosh. That's because I assumed that buying a Mac required little guid...
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Board game includes free e-mail versionNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Software developer Jeff Wilcox has a lot of questions. Those questions could be a lot of fun. Possibly make some money. Or could even cause trouble. Either way, the Pala...
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Ford, Microsoft integrate cell, carsNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Under the hood, modern cars are packed with computers. But in the passenger cabin, they remain analog islands in a digital world. For some, this may be a blessed relief....