Information Technology
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Germs that have been to space come back even meaner
Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except, it really happened. The...
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Archos 605 proves too complicated
Sep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Sporting a brushed metal case, a crisp, wide touch screen and wireless Internet capabilities, the latest portable media gadget from Archos sounds like a matc...
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Glitch renders virtual fence inoperable
Sep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Because of a software glitch, the first high-tech "virtual fence" on the nation's borders remains inoperable three months after its scheduled debut. Hom...
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A new perspective
Sep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- For more than a decade, academics and technology executives have been frowning at the widening gender gap in computer science. Everyone has a theory but no on...
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Latest iPod's short on juiceSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - In the hyper-competitive world of consumer electronics, it's highly unusual for one branded product to dominate its market for years on end. Yet, that's what Apple's iPo...
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Palm battling smart phone competitors
Sep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Palm Inc.'s death knell has been rung over and over -- on Wall Street, in headlines, and by a growing number of discontented fans. Whether on death ...
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Toy labs see work pile up in wake of recalls
Sep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - ENFIELD, Conn. -- Gone is the 40-hour work week at Specialized Technology Resources Inc. Boxes of toys are piling up in the middle of its testing lab, workers are coming...
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Scoring fashion pointsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Performance wear designed to wick sweat off the body is leaping from the sports field to the classroom. Youth sports venues and high school athletes have seen the buzz o...
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Ups and downs of PS3 game exclusives
Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - It's been a long year for PlayStation 3 owners with very little in the way of new, exclusive content. As good as they are, "MotorStorm" and "Resistance: Fall of Man" are...
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Apple's Jobs to be questioned by SECSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs was subpoenaed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to give a deposition in a backdating lawsuit agai...