Information Technology
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The virtual vacation homeAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Helena Peterson's favorite show these days depicts shadows flickering on artwork and furniture in a deserted dining room. It's not an avant-garde production but a Webcam...
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Services can help send big videoAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: I need some help sending videos to others. It seems that every video I try to send in various ways is always too large. I've tried to use a program that works wit...
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Laws proposed to fight e-fencingAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Organized retail theft has become so widespread that state and federal governments are seeking to pass legislation against e-fencing, where stolen goods are sold on Inte...
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FCC slaps Comcast for blocking file sharing
Aug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A divided Federal Communications Commission has ruled that Comcast Corp. violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers and ...
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Professionals find jobs back in rural hometowns
Aug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - LEBANON, Va. - Software engineer Keith Brown was conducting a meeting by teleconference at home when he had to call an abrupt halt. Dido, one of the family's two dogs, h...
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Microsoft must face suit
Aug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Microsoft Corp., the world's biggest software maker, must face a lawsuit accusing the company of infringing patents for a process to improve images on computer screens, ...
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Motorola aims to produce more phonesJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - A small profit? More phones? Are we talking about the beleaguered Motorola Inc.? The Schaumburg-based company Thursday posted a $4 million profit in the second quarter,...
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Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps
Jul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA - With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes...
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Internet companies shun U.S. images in global expansions
Jul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - AOL splashes images of Bollywood celebrities on its new home page for India. MySpace accepts sign-ups from mobile phones in Japan. Google departs from its cus...
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Popular Scrabble knockoff suspended on Facebook
Jul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The creators of a Scrabble knockoff responsible for countless hours at the online hangout Facebook suspended their word game Tuesday after being hit with a l...