Information Technology
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5 minerals crucial for clean energy in short supplyJan 07, 2012 6:11 am - Limited supplies of five rare-earth minerals pose a threat to increasing use of clean-energy technologies such as wind turbines and solar panels, a U.S. Energy Departmen...
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Spec-Ops troops study to be part-spy, part-gumshoeJan 07, 2012 6:06 am - FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The raid to grab Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan took just under 40 minutes — roughly 10 to get to bin Laden. Special operators spent much of the rest...
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Review: Shark 360 mouse offers added precisionJan 07, 2012 5:22 am - ATLANTA — Console gaming occasionally gets a boost from add-ons that can make the standard controller more efficient to hold and operate. A new wireless mouse looks to r...
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Key events involving Yahoo and its performanceJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - Key events involving Yahoo Inc. and its performance leading up to Wednesday’s appointment of a new CEO: Nov. 17, 2008: Yahoo Inc. says co-founder Jerry Yang will step do...
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Thompson brings tech background to YahooJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - NEW YORK — Scott Thompson isn’t an obvious pick to lead Yahoo, but he brings to the struggling Internet company expertise in technology and operations. Whether that’s en...
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How much is Yahoo worth? The case for buyingJan 07, 2012 5:06 am - NEW YORK — It’s losing business to Google and Facebook. Its stock has gone nowhere since 2008. It just announced its fourth CEO in five years. It’s enough to make invest...
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Experts lowers 2012 tech spending growth forecastJan 07, 2012 4:03 am - NEW YORK) — Research firm Gartner Inc. has lowered its global technology spending growth forecast because of the sluggish economy and the euro crisis. Gartner said this ...
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MetroPCS to sell phones with TV tunersJan 07, 2012 4:03 am - NEW YORK — TV stations have been locked out of the screens we carry with us every day — those of cellphones. This week, they gained a foothold in the wireless world, tho...
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For some consumers, surveys breed feedback fatigueJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — We appreciate your decision to read this story. Would you take a short survey about your satisfaction with the reading experience? Could you review this artic...
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Motorola Mobility estimates ‘modest’ profit in 4QJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - PRNewswire LIBERTYVILLE — Motorola Mobility announced preliminary results for the fourth-quarter 2011, estimating sales of $3.4 billion with “modest profitability” for t...