Information Technology
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Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registryMay 26, 2012 7:32 am - WASHINGTON — From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are b...
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In Cuba, mystery shrouds fate of Internet cableMay 26, 2012 7:30 am - HAVANA — It was all sunshine, smiles and celebratory speeches as officials marked the arrival of an undersea fiber-optic cable they promised would end Cuba's Internet is...
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With milestone launch, SpaceX aims to make space cheap — and coolMay 26, 2012 7:22 am - A new era in spaceflight blasted off early Tuesday with the launch of a rocket designed, built and flown by a 10-year-old U.S. company, SpaceX. The rocket lofted an unma...
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Review: OnLive Desktop brings the PC to tabletsMay 26, 2012 7:20 am - NEW YORK — So you love your iPad, but you wish you could work on Microsoft Office software, watch Flash video and generally have more of a PC-like experience? OnLive Des...
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Has Facebook ruined Silicon Valley?May 26, 2012 7:00 am - Silicon Valley has a Facebook hangover. A week after the company's giant IPO, the social network's stock is slumping, and there are rumblings that it will sink further s...
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Lone inventor in the garage? It's a mythMay 26, 2012 7:00 am - Where are the best scientific ideas created and developed? a) A garage. b) A basement workshop. c) A dorm room. d) A kitchen. e) A full-scale laboratory equipped with th...
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Cartoon studio in China faces state clout, global starsMay 26, 2012 7:00 am - SHANGHAI — Chinese cartoonist Carol Liu Hong built her studio from scratch, doing postproduction work for TV commercials and then, once she broke even, realizing her dre...
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Dragon makes history with space station dockingMay 25, 2012 10:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat...
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Don't touch that dial; more changes coming to TV viewingMay 24, 2012 8:00 am - More choices and access on our devices, and faster delivery of TV shows and videos are all planned with new products touted this week by companies with suburban ties. L...
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Qian “Ella” Xing joins Volo's AtomAMPD as techncial assistantMay 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Qian "Ella" Xing has joined Volo's AtomAMPD as a technical assistant, helping Atom AMPD expand their operations into China. Ella will be working on translation, interpr...