Information Technology
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Suburbanites get in on the 'Halo' hypeSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Toby Dillman doesn't consider himself a sucker for marketing hype. But when it comes to the video game series "Halo," well, let's just say he's stocked up with all the g...
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Cyber 'smiley face' still alive, well after 25 years
Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- It was a serious contribution to the electronic lexicon. :-) Twenty-five years ago, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman says, he was the ...
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Microsoft loses appeal of European case
Sep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union's second-highest court affirmed the EU's nine-year pursuit of Microsoft, rejecting the software maker's appeal and strengthening ...
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Robot maker with penchant of realism builds 'boy'
Sep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHARDSON, Texas -- David Hanson has two little Zenos to care for these days. There's his 18-month-old son, Zeno, who prattles and smiles as he bounds through his fathe...
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Linux's free system easier, not for everyoneSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - This column is written for mainstream, nontechie users of digital technology. These folks aren't necessarily novices, and they aren't afraid of computers. They also aren...
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Chicago Public Radio turning its image on its headSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Someone just took a punch to the face by a middle-aged Las Vegas woman in some club off the strip, and it isn't even noon yet. Here's how it goes down from my end of th...
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All-American endeavorSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Everything sold at a new general store in Barrington has one thing in common. All merchandise is made in the United States. Norton's USA carries everything from jam to e...
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Microsoft issues 4 security updates, including 1 'critical'
Sep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. released four software patches Tuesday to fix security flaws, including one flaw that could allow hackers to take over computers running the c...
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Apple sells millionth iPhone
Sep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple sold its millionth iPhone over the weekend, days after it slashed the price by a third to spur sales. The milestone was reached weeks earlier t...
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Intel, rival AMD fight for the spotlight
Sep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Intel, the world's largest semiconductor company, boosted its third-quarter sales forecast Monday amid stronger-than-expected demand for its micropro...