Information Technology
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Some leaders souring on nuclear power costsMar 03, 2013 3:06 pm - Associated Press ATLANTA — As the cost of building a new nuclear plant soars, there are signs of buyer’s remorse. The second-guessing from officials in Georgia and Flori...
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Arkansas police photograph license plates, store dataMar 02, 2013 2:59 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Little Rock may not be a likely terrorism target or a gang crime hotspot, but the Arkansas capital has decided to follow the example of high-security...
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Mid-2013 expansion for Internet names targetedMar 02, 2013 6:53 am - NEW YORK — Hundreds of Internet address suffixes to rival “.com” should be available for people and businesses to use by the end of the year, the head of an Internet ove...
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Momentum grows for alternative phone system TizenMar 02, 2013 6:50 am - BARCELONA, Spain — The junior league of smartphone operating systems is getting more competitive. Phones from yet another contender — Tizen — will go on sale this year w...
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Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg urge kids to codeMar 02, 2013 6:50 am - NEW YORK — Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey are among the tech luminaries appearing in a new video promoting t...
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Review: Google’s Chromebook Pixel is upscale overkillMar 02, 2013 6:49 am - I’m writing these words on a lovely new laptop. It’s thin, light and made of machined aluminum, but it isn’t a MacBook. It’s got a beautiful touch screen, but it isn’t a...
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s misstepMar 02, 2013 6:37 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — It was nearly a decade ago that I stopped going into the office every day. I worked at a competing Web magazine at the time, and my bosses didn’t rea...
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Smart watches gain interest and popularityMar 02, 2013 6:34 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — On a sunny day at a picnic table in Silicon Valley, Eric Migicovsky glanced down at his wristwatch. He wasn’t checking the time, he was checking his ...
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Review: Strong passwords and other security tipsMar 02, 2013 6:19 am - NEW YORK — Rarely does a week go by without news of another hacking incident, whether it’s Chinese hackers accused of breaking in to The New York Times’ computer systems...
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Email, voicemail, text — no response. What gives?Mar 02, 2013 6:08 am - Technology is supposed to make us easier to reach, and often does. But the same modes of communication that have hooked us on the instant reply also can leave us feeling...