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Stocks slip following homebuilding slowdown
NEW YORK (AP) , Caterpillar helped drag the stock market lower Wednesday after the industrial giant reported weaker worldwide sales. A mixed report on housing also weighed on the market. News that Apple's major supplier, Foxconn, stopped hiring at its largest plant in China helped push down Apple's stock.
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Stocks slip following homebuilding slowdown
NEW YORK (AP) , Caterpillar pulled the Dow Jones industrial average lower Wednesday after the industrial giant reported weaker worldwide sales. A mixed report on housing also weighed on the market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 27 points to 14,008 shortly after noon EST. Caterpillar slid $2.26 to $93.34, a 2 percent drop.
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Iran says it successfully sent a monkey into space
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) , A gray-tufted monkey strapped in a pod resembling an infant's car seat rode an Iranian rocket into space and returned safely, officials said Monday in what was described as a step toward Tehran's goal of a manned space flight.
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US orders for durable goods rise 4.6 percent in...
WASHINGTON (AP) , US orders for durable goods rise 4.6 percent in December, sign of strength in manufacturing.
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Senators to announce agreement on immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) , Senators to announce agreement on immigration overhaul.
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Zadzooks: Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable review (PS...
Owners of Sony's greatest mobile-gaming machine visit the future and find themselves in an outrageous battle to save their planet from the alien Ravagers in Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable (D3Publisher, Rated Teen, $39.99).
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Reddit co-founder dies in NY weeks before trial
NEW YORK (AP) , The family of a Reddit co-founder is blaming prosecutors for his suicide just weeks before he was to go on trial on federal charges that he stole millions of scholarly articles. Aaron Swartz hanged himself in his Brooklyn apartment Friday night, his family and authorities said.
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New Corvette bursts onto the road after 9 years
DETROIT (AP) , When General Motors engineers and designers started work on the next-generation Corvette, they drew up the usual requirements for the star of American muscle cars. Killer looks. Big engine. Handles like a race car. But topping the list back was something at odds with the roar of the car's big V-8: Gas mileage.
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New Corvette bursts onto the road after 9 years
DETROIT (AP) , When General Motors engineers and designers started work on the next-generation Corvette, they drew up the usual requirements for the star of American muscle cars. Killer looks. Big engine. Handles like a race car. But topping the list was something at odds with the roar of the car's big V-8: Gas mileage.
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4 gadgets that defined Vegas electronics show
LAS VEGAS (AP) , The world's largest gadget show wrapped up on Friday, and the organizers said it was the biggest ever, beating last year's record in terms of the floor space companies purchased to display their wares.
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4 gadgets that defined Vegas electronics show
LAS VEGAS (AP) , The world's largest gadget show wrapped up on Friday, and the organizers said it was the biggest ever, beating last year's record in terms of the floor space companies purchased to display their wares.
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Online activist, programmer Swartz dies in NY
NEW YORK (AP) , Computer prodigy Aaron Swartz, who helped develop RSS and co-founded Reddit, has been found dead weeks before he was to go on trial on federal charges that he stole millions of scholarly articles in an attempt to make them freely available to the public.
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Oracle says Java flaw will be fixed 'shortly'
NEW YORK (AP) , Oracle Corp. says it will soon fix a flaw in its Java software that caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In a statement Saturday, the company said it was "aware of a flaw in Java software integrated with web browsers."
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Online activist, programmer Swartz dies in NY
NEW YORK (AP) , A co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead, authorities confirmed Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief from prominent voices on the intersection of free speech and the Web.
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Online activist, programmer Swartz dies in NY
NEW YORK (AP) , A co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead, authorities confirmed Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief from prominent voices on the intersection of free speech and the Web.
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Milan Fashion Week starts on somber note
MILAN (AP) , Milan Fashion Week started off on a somber note Saturday, as the design world maintained a vigil for the missing CEO of the family-run Missoni fashion house. The Italian National...
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Online activist, programmer Swartz dies in NY
NEW YORK (AP) , A co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead, authorities confirmed Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief from prominent voices on the intersection of free speech and the Web.
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Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit, dies in N.Y.
NEW YORK (AP) , Authorities say a co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead. A spokeswoman for New York's medical examiner says 26-year-old Aaron Swartz hanged himself in his Brooklyn apartment and was found Friday.
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Online activist, programmer Swartz dies in NY
NEW YORK (AP) , Authorities say a co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead. A spokeswoman for New York's medical examiner says 26-year-old Aaron Swartz hanged himself in his Brooklyn apartment and was found Friday.
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Obama: Sorry, no Death Star for you
While conceding its potential contributions to job creation and defense against intergalactic threats, the Obama administration officially announced this week that a U.S. Death Star "is not on the horizon."
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US government tells computer users to disable Java
WASHINGTON (AP) , The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is advising people to temporarily disable the Java software on their computers to avoid potential hacking attacks. The recommendation came in an advisory issued late Thursday, following up on concerns raised by computer security experts.
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In gun debate, video game industry defends itself
WASHINGTON (AP) , The video game industry, blamed by some for fostering a culture of violence, defended its practices Friday at a White House meeting exploring how to prevent horrific shootings like the recent Connecticut elementary school massacre.
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Microsoft may have exited gadget show prematurely
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Microsoft may have relinquished its starring role in America's gaudiest gadget show a year too early. After 13 straight years in the spotlight, Microsoft's decision to scale back...
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FAA to review of Boeing 787, but calls plane safe
WASHINGTON (AP) , The government stepped in Friday to assure the public that Boeing's new 787 "Dreamliner" is safe to fly, even as it launched a comprehensive review to find out what caused a fire, a fuel leak and other worrisome incidents this week.
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Hackers sentenced for Michael Jackson music theft
LONDON (AP) , A British court sentenced two hackers to 100 hours of community service on Friday for stealing a treasure trove of unreleased music , including Michael Jackson tracks , from the U.S. servers of Sony Music Entertainment.
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Facebook tests $100 charge to message Zuckerberg
NEW YORK (AP) , Would you pay $100 to message Mark Zuckerberg? Facebook says it's testing some "extreme price points" to let users pay to have their messages seen by people who are not their friends. The tech blog Mashable reported early Friday that some users trying to message Zuckerberg are offered the option to pay $100 to ensure that their missive reaches the Facebook CEO's inbox.
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Gadget Watch: Long-battery watch talks to iPhone
LAS VEGAS (AP) , "Smart" watches that talk to cellphones have been around for some time, but they've been hampered by their high battery drain , usually needing recharging every few days. At this week's International CES electronics trade show in Las Vegas, a startup launched a smart watch, the Cookoo, that runs for a year on a standard button cell.
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Apple CEO: China will be biggest market
BEIJING (AP) , Apple expects China to overtake the United States as its biggest market, CEO Tim Cook told a Chinese government news agency. "China is currently our second largest market. I believe it will become our first. I believe strongly that it will," the Xinhua News Agency quoted Cook as saying in an interview.
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Apple CEO: China will be biggest market
BEIJING (AP) , Apple expects China to overtake the United States as its biggest market, CEO Tim Cook told a Chinese government news agency. "China is currently our second largest market. I believe it will become our first. I believe strongly that it will," the Xinhua News Agency quoted Cook as saying in an interview.
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Apple CEO: China will be biggest market
BEIJING (AP) , Apple expects China to overtake the United States as its biggest market, CEO Tim Cook told a Chinese government news agency. "China is currently our second largest market. I believe it will become our first. I believe strongly that it will," the Xinhua News Agency quoted Cook as saying in an interview.
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Apple CEO: China will be biggest market
BEIJING (AP) , Apple expects China to overtake the United States as its biggest market, CEO Tim Cook told a Chinese government news agency. "China is currently our second largest market. I believe it will become our first. I believe strongly that it will," the Xinhua News Agency quoted Cook as saying in an interview.
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Carmakers let app developers drive innovation
LAS VEGAS (AP) , It's not wise to Google the nearest gas station, compose email, or use your smartphone to check the latest sports scores while driving. But many Americans do. Drivers have grown so accustomed to their on-the-go tasks that automakers are increasingly trying to make those things easier to pull off with both hands on the wheel and both eyes on the road.
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Carmakers let app developers drive innovation
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Googling the nearest gas station, sending email from your smartphone, or booking a table at a restaurant: Those are all things you shouldn't do while driving. But so many drivers have grown accustomed to their on-the-go tasks that automakers are increasingly trying to make those things easier to pull off with both hands on the wheel and both eyes on the road.
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Gadget Watch: Samsung shows bendable phone screen
LAS VEGAS (AP) , By showing off a phone with a flexible screen, Samsung is hinting at a day when we might fold up our large phone or tablet screens as if they were maps. The Korean electronics company provided a glimpse of such a device at a keynote speech Wednesday at the International CES gadget show in Las Vegas.
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UK detective found guilty in phone hacking scandal
LONDON (AP) , A top British counterterrorism detective was found guilty Thursday of trying to sell information to one of Rupert Murdoch's tabloids, becoming the first person convicted on charges related to Britain's phone-hacking scandal since a police investigation was reopened in early 2011.
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Nokia: Q4 mobile phone sales beat own forecast
HELSINKI (AP) , Nokia Corp. says fourth-quarter mobile phone sales exceeded its own expectations, sparking a sharp rise in the company's share price. The struggling Finnish phone manufacturer says it sold a total 86.3 million devices in the last three months of 2012, including 4.4 million Lumia smart phones, while revenues amounted to some ‚3.9 billion.
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Gadget Watch: Samsung shows bendable phone screen
LAS VEGAS (AP) , By showing off a phone with a flexible screen, Samsung is hinting at a day when we might fold up our large phone or tablet screens as if they were maps. The Korean electronics company provided a glimpse of such a device at a keynote speech Wednesday at the International CES gadget show in Las Vegas.
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Schmidt joins elite few to glimpse net in NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Google chairman Eric Schmidt's glimpse of the Web being used at a top university in Pyongyang makes him part of a tiny elite that has seen the Internet in North Korea. His four day visit to the North was a golden propaganda opportunity for North Korean officials striving to give one of the world's most closed societies a modern, tech-savvy face.
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Google's Schmidt urges Internet openness in NKorea
BEIJING (AP) , Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Thursday it's up to North Korea to shed its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use the Internet and connect with the outside world, or risk remaining way behind other countries.
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Google's Schmidt urges Internet openness in NKorea
BEIJING (AP) , Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Thursday it's up to North Korea to shed its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use the Internet and connect with the outside world, or risk remaining way behind other countries.
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Google's Schmidt urges Internet openness in NKorea
BEIJING (AP) , Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Thursday it's up to North Korea to shed its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use the Internet and connect with the outside world, or risk remaining way behind other countries.
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Google's Schmidt urges Internet openness in NKorea
BEIJING (AP) , Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt urged North Korea on Thursday to shed its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use the Internet or risk staying behind economically, after seeing the tightly controlled country on a private visit.
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Google's Schmidt urges Internet openness in NKorea
BEIJING (AP) , Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt urged North Korea on Thursday to shed its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use the Internet or risk staying behind economically, after seeing the tightly controlled country on a private visit.
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'Smart' potty or dumb idea? Wacky gadgets at CES
LAS VEGAS (AP) , From the iPotty for toddlers to the 1,600-pound mechanical spider and the host of glitch-ridden "smart" TVs, the International CES show is a forum for gadget makers to take big , and bizarre , chances. Many of the prototypes introduced at the annual gadget show over the years have failed in the marketplace.
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'Smart' potty or dumb idea? Wacky gadgets at CES
LAS VEGAS (AP) , From the iPotty for toddlers to the 1,600-pound mechanical spider and the host of glitch-ridden "smart" TVs, the International CES show is a forum for gadget makers to take big , and bizarre , chances. Many of the prototypes introduced at the annual gadget show over the years have failed in the marketplace.
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Tech delegation pressing NKorea Internet openness
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , A private delegation including Google's Eric Schmidt is urging North Korea to allow more open Internet access and cellphones to benefit its citizens, the mission's leader said in the country with some of the world's tightest controls on information.
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Tech delegation pressing NKorea Internet openness
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , A private delegation including Google's Eric Schmidt is urging North Korea to allow more open Internet access and cellphones to benefit its citizens, the mission's leader said in the country with some of the world's tightest controls on information.
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Report: Apple may build less expensive iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Apple is trying to decide whether it makes sense to offer a cheaper iPhone as it tries to boost sales in less-affluent countries and reclaim some of the market share lost to cheaper phones running Google's Android software, according to a published report.
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'Smart' potty or dumb idea? Wacky gadgets at CES
LAS VEGAS (AP) , From the iPotty for toddlers to the 1,600-pound mechanical spider and the host of glitch-ridden "smart" TVs, the International CES show is a forum for gadget makers to take big , and bizarre , chances. Many of the prototypes introduced at the annual gadget show over the years have failed in the marketplace.
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Tech delegation pressing NKorea Internet openness
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , A private delegation including Google's Eric Schmidt is urging North Korea to allow more open Internet access and cellphones to benefit its citizens, the mission's leader said Wednesday in the country with some of the world's tightest controls on information.
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KELLNER: The new Apple iMac is great , just try finding...
Despite continuing predictions of gloom and doom, Apple Inc. continues to roll out amazing new products. A good example is the iMac computer, starting at $1,299, and available , well, sort of , in 21.5-inch and 27-inch display models.
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Tech delegation pressing NKorea Internet openness
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , A private delegation including Google's Eric Schmidt is urging North Korea to allow more open Internet access and cellphones to benefit its citizens, the mission's leader said Wednesday in the country with some of the world's tightest controls on information.
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AP Exclusive: Google exec in NKorea openness call
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , A private delegation including Google's Eric Schmidt is urging North Korea to allow more open Internet access and cellphones to benefit its citizens, the mission's leader said Wednesday in the country with some of the world's tightest controls on information.
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Chinese buyer says solar firm MiaSole will expand
BEIJING (AP) , The Chinese company that bought MiaSole, a California producer of thin-film solar panels, says it can make the emerging technology successful where others have suffered huge losses. ...
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Google exec gets look at NKoreans using Internet
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , Students at North Korea's premier university showed Google's executive chairman how they look for information online: They Google it. But surfing the Internet that way is the privilege of only a very few in North Korea, whose authoritarian government imposes strict limits on access to the World Wide Web.
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TV-over-Internet service expands despite lawsuits
NEW YORK , The Barry Diller-backed Internet company that challenged cable and satellite TV services by offering inexpensive live television online plans to expand beyond New York City this spring. ...
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ICE dismantles high value $100 million software piracy...
One of the most significant cases of copyright infringement ever uncovered was dismantled Tuesday with a guilty plea by a Chinese national to charges of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and wire fraud in the distribution of more than $100 million of pirated software around the world.
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CES unveils big TVs with 'ultrahigh definition'
LAS VEGAS (AP) , The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens , unless the viewer moves farther away from the screen. The issue is playing out in cozy dens and family rooms around the world. To get the full benefit of a large high-definition screen, viewers must move back from their sets.
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Samsung unveils gesture-control TVs at gadget show
LAS VEGAS (AP) , New TVs from Samsung will recognize an expanded range of gestures so people can swipe through on-screen menus in a way that revolutionizes the old remote control. Samsung Electronics Co., the Korean electronics maker that is successfully challenging Apple in smartphones, touts the new user interface as faster and more intuitive than before.
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Samsung unveils gesture-control TVs at gadget show
LAS VEGAS (AP) , New TVs from Samsung will recognize an expanded range of gestures so people can swipe through on-screen menus in a way that revolutionizes the old remote control. Samsung Electronics Co., the Korean electronics maker that is successfully challenging Apple in smartphones, touts the new user interface as faster and more intuitive than before.
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Study: Billions of Earth-size planets in Milky Way
LOS ANGELES (AP) , Our Milky Way is home to at least 17 billion planets that are similar in size to Earth, a new estimate suggests. That's more than two Earth-size planets for every person on the globe.
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CES unveils big TVs with 'ultrahigh definition'
LAS VEGAS (AP) , The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens , unless the viewer moves farther away from the screen. The issue is playing out in cozy dens and family rooms around the world. To get the full benefit of a large high-definition screen, viewers must move back from their sets.
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Head Monster Lee rolls out new headphones
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Headphone maker Monster's gadget show event was expectedly monstrously cheesy with a healthy dose of hype. Head monster and founder Noel Lee skirted around a stage on a two-wheel Segway scooter at the International CES gadget show Monday, as celebrities, athletes and models touted the company's upcoming line of headphones to about a hundred journalists.
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Qualcomm promises faster routers with gaming tech
LAS VEGAS (AP) , When data traffic snarls in your Wi-Fi router, Qualcomm has an answer for you: a "Killer" traffic cop to sort things out. Qualcomm Inc., a maker of processor chips for mobile phones and other devices, says it's building an advanced form of data traffic management into its chips for Wi-Fi routers.
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LG kicks off CES with 55-inch 'ultra-HD' TV
LAS VEGAS (AP) , LG unveiled a 55-inch TV that sports "ultrahigh-definition" resolution with four times the sharpness of regular HD television sets, kicking off what is likely to be a mini-obsession with the latest super-clear format at the annual International CES gadget show.
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Mock Mars trek finds down-to-Earth sleep woes
WASHINGTON (AP) , Astronauts have a down-to-Earth problem that could be even worse on a long trip to Mars: They can't get enough sleep. And over time, the lack of slumber can turn intrepid space travelers into drowsy couch potatoes, a new study shows.
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Sharp gets tactile with ultra-HD 32-inch monitor
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Sharp is jumping on the "ultrahigh definition" bandwagon by introducing two super-clear TVs and one ultra-HD computer monitor that will give PC users something to brag about to Apple fans in love with the high-resolution Retina display.
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Panasonic unveils bone-conduction TV headphones
LAS VEGAS (AP) , People who don't want to disturb sleeping family members could use a new product from Panasonic that doesn't need speakers or even your own ears: wireless bone-conduction headphones. The headphones connect to a TV via the Bluetooth wireless standard and attach to your head like a normal set of headphones.
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Google executive chairman arrives in North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , Google's chairman wants a firsthand look at North Korea's economy and social media landscape during his private visit Monday to the communist nation, his delegation said, despite misgivings in Washington over the timing of the trip.
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Sharp gets tactile with ultra-HD 32-inch monitor
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Sharp is jumping on the "ultrahigh definition" bandwagon by introducing two super-clear TVs and one ultra-HD computer monitor that will give PC users something to brag about to Apple fans in love with the high-resolution Retina display.
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LG kicks off CES with 55-inch 'ultra-HD' TV
LAS VEGAS (AP) , LG unveiled a 55-inch TV that sports "ultrahigh-definition" resolution with four times the sharpness of regular HD television sets, kicking off what is likely to be a mini-obsession with the latest super-clear format at the annual International CES gadget show.
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Debate erupts in France over blocking online ads
PARIS (AP) , France's Digital Economy minister said Monday she persuaded a top Internet access provider to stop its controversial policy of blocking online advertisements , a move widely seen as an attack against Google but which has also struck fear among bloggers and online publishers.
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LG kicks of CES with 55-inch 'ultra HD' TV
LAS VEGAS (AP) , LG is unveiling a 55-inch TV that sports "ultrahigh-definition" resolution with more than 8 million pixels, kicking off what is likely to be a mini-obsession with the latest super-clear format at the International CES gadget show in Las Vegas.
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Google executive chairman arrives in North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , Google's chairman wants a first-hand look at North Korea's economy and social media during his private visit Monday to the communist nation, his delegation said, despite misgivings in Washington over the timing of the trip.
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Google executive chairman arrives in North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , Google's chairman wants a first-hand look at North Korea's economy and social media during his private visit Monday to the communist nation, his delegation said, despite misgivings in Washington over the timing of the trip.
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Google executive chairman arrives in North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , Google's chairman wants a first-hand look at North Korea's economy and social media during his private visit Monday to the communist nation, his delegation said, despite misgivings in Washington over the timing of the trip.
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New Lego robotics kit talks to iPhones
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Lego bricks are getting cozy with the iPhone and other Apple devices in the latest incarnation of the Mindstorms robotics kit. Lego is set to announce Monday that a new, $350 Mindstorms EV3 kit will have the ability to talk to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches through Bluetooth wireless connections.
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Furor over French move to block online ads
PARIS (AP) , France's government says it has persuaded a leading Internet provider to stop blocking online advertisements , a controversial move that would have hit online search giants such as Google.
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Google executive chairman arrives in North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) , The Google chairman wants a first-hand look at North Korea's economy and social media in his private visit Monday to the communist nation, his delegation said, despite misgivings in Washington over the timing of the trip.
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New Lego robotics kit talks to iPhones
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Lego bricks are getting cozy with the iPhone and other Apple devices in the latest incarnation of the Mindstorms robotics kit. Lego is set to announce Monday that a new, $350 Mindstorms EV3 kit will have the ability to talk to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches through Bluetooth wireless connections.
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Google executive chairman heading to NKorea
BEIJING (AP) , The Google chairman wants a first-hand look at North Korea's economy and social media in his private visit Monday to the communist nation, his delegation said, despite misgivings in Washington over the timing of the trip.
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New Lego robotics kit talks to iPhones
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Lego bricks are getting cozy with the iPhone and other Apple devices in the latest incarnation of the Mindstorms robotics kit. Lego is set to announce Monday that a new, $350 Mindstorms EV3 kit will have the ability to talk to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches through Bluetooth wireless connections.
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Google executive chairman heading to NKorea
BEIJING (AP) , The executive chairman of U.S.-based Google, one of the world's largest Internet companies, was traveling Monday to North Korea, a nation with notoriously restrictive online policies. Eric Schmidt, the most high profile U.S.
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Lenovo to release giant 27-inch 'coffee table PC'
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Dismayed that family members are spread out over the house, each with a separate PC or tablet? Lenovo has something it believes will get them back together: a PC the size of a coffee table that works like a gigantic tablet and lets four people use it at once.
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Google executive chairman heading to NKorea
BEIJING (AP) , The executive chairman of U.S.-based Google, one of the world's largest Internet companies, was traveling Monday to North Korea, a nation with notoriously restrictive online policies. Eric Schmidt, the most high profile U.S.
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Google executive chairman Schmidt going to NKorea
BEIJING (AP) , The executive chairman of U.S.-based Google, one of the world's largest Internet companies, was traveling Monday to North Korea, a nation with notoriously restrictive online policies. Eric Schmidt, the most high profile U.S.
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Analysts predicting slow start for 'ultra-HD' TVs
LAS VEGAS (AP) , "Ultra-HD" TVs are set to be the talk of International CES, the gadget show kicking off this week in Las Vegas. But the televisions aren't likely to account for much of the market even four years down the road.
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Google executive chairman Schmidt going to NKorea
BEIJING (AP) , Google's executive chairman is heading to North Korea. Eric Schmidt of Google is in Beijing and is scheduled to leave Monday on a commercial flight bound for a country considered to have the world's most restrictive Internet policies. He is part of a delegation led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
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Zadzooks: Battle of the Bulge review (iPad)
A critical confrontation from World War II plays out on Apple's multifunctional computer tablet in the interactive history lesson Battle of the Bulge (Shenandoah Studio, rated: 9+, reviewed with iPad 2, $9.99).
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Lenovo to release giant 27-inch 'coffee table PC'
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Dismayed that family members are spread out over the house, each with a separate PC or tablet? Lenovo has something it believes will get them back together: a PC the size of a coffee table that works like a gigantic tablet and lets four people use it at once.
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Lenovo to release giant 27-inch 'coffee table PC'
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Dismayed that family members are spread out over the house, each with a separate PC or tablet? Lenovo has something it believes will get them back together: a PC the size of a coffee table that works like a gigantic tablet and lets four people use it at once.
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HBO will continue screening Universal movies
NEW YORK (AP) , HBO has renewed its deal with Universal Pictures to be the exclusive pay-TV provider of the studio's movies for another decade, the companies said on Sunday. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. HBO, part of Time Warner Inc., and Universal Pictures, part of Comcast Corp., have had an agreement in place since 2003.
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HBO will continue screening Universal movies
NEW YORK (AP) , HBO on Sunday its deal with Universal Pictures to be the exclusive pay-TV provider of the studio's movies for another decade, the companies said. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. HBO, part of Time Warner Inc., and Universal Pictures, part of Comcast Corp., have had an agreement in place since 2003.
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HBO will continue screening Universal movie
NEW YORK (AP) , HBO is renewing its deal with Universal Pictures to be the exclusive pay-TV provider of the studio's movies for another decade, the companies say. Financial terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. HBO, part of Time Warner Inc., and Universal Pictures, part of Comcast Corp., have had an agreement in place since 2003.
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1 year later, lone gray wolf still prowling Calif.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) , He doesn't like busy Interstate 5 or eating cattle, at least so far. He gets along with his distant cousins the coyotes, likes to swim and roams a lot , an awful lot , around the northernmost reaches of the Golden State.
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NYC iPhone owner tricks thief using dating app
NEW YORK (AP) , A New York City musician used a combination of technology, seduction, a hammer and a bribe to reclaim his missing iPhone from a confused crook. Jazz trombonist Nadav Nirenberg (nah-DAHV' NEE'-run-berg) says he left the phone in a livery cab on New Year's Eve.
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NYC iPhone owner tricks thief using dating app
NEW YORK (AP) , A New York City musician used a combination of technology, seduction, a hammer and a bribe to reclaim his missing iPhone from a confused crook. Jazz trombonist Nadav Nirenberg (nah-DAHV' NEE'-run-berg) says he left the phone in a livery cab on New Year's Eve.
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WSJ says Hostess in talks to sell bread brands
NEW YORK (AP) , The makers of Thomas' English muffins and Tastykake snacks are emerging as the two of the bidders for Wonder Bread and other Hostess bread brands as the company tries to sell off its assets under bankruptcy-court oversight, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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NYC iPhone owner tricks thief using dating app
NEW YORK (AP) , A New York City musician used a combination of technology, seduction, brute force and a bribe to reclaim his missing iPhone from a confused crook. Jazz trombonist Nadav Nirenberg (NAH'-dav NEEH'-run-berg) tells the New York Post (http://bit.ly/WhFlST ) that he left his iPhone in a livery cab on New Year's Eve.
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Iran building software to control networking sites
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) , Iran's police chief says the Islamic Republic is developing new software to control social networking sites. Gen. Esmail Ahmadi Moghadam was quoted in Iranian newspapers Saturday as saying the new software will prevent Iranians from being exposed to malicious content online while allowing users to enjoy the benefits of the Internet.
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Kilar to quit as CEO of Hulu by March
LOS ANGELES (AP) , Jason Kilar will step down by the end of March as the chief executive of Hulu, the online video service owned by the parents of ABC, NBC and Fox. Kilar, 41, broke the news to staff in an email, which he posted on the Hulu blog on Friday. While he didn't state a reason, the video site has been losing money despite posting nearly $700 million in revenue last year.
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Atom smasher hiatus sets stage for more discovery
GENEVA (AP) , The world's largest and most powerful atom smasher goes into a 2-year hibernation in March, as engineers carry out a revamp to help it reach maximum energy levels that could lead to more stunning discoveries following the detection of the so-called "God particle."
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Spaceport wants protections from tourist lawsuits
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) , Spaceport America officials are urging legislators to limit potential lawsuits from wealthy outer space tourists who take off from New Mexico, saying such a bill is crucial to the future of the project.
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New search engine tailors its results for tablets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , The makers of Blekko believe they've built a great alternative to Google, but they're also realistic. They know their two-year-old Internet search engine won't ever supplant Google as the most popular place to search on laptop and desktop computers.
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New search engine tailors its results for tablets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , The makers of Blekko believe they've built a great alternative to Google, but they're also realistic. They know their two-year-old Internet search engine won't ever supplant Google as the most popular place to search on laptop and desktop computers.
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New search engine tailors its results for tablets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Are tablet users looking for an alternative to Google and other search engines designed primarily for PCs? That's the hope that led to Friday's release of Izik, which is billed as the first search engine tailored especially for iPads and increasingly popular tablet computers running on Google's Android software.
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Google emerges from FTC probe relatively unscathed
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Google has settled a U.S. government probe into its business practices without making any major concessions on how the company runs its Internet search engine, the world's most influential gateway to digital information and commerce.
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Indian court to rule on generic drug industry
NEW DELHI (AP) , From Africa's crowded AIDS clinics to the malarial jungles of Southeast Asia, the lives of millions of ill people in the developing world are hanging in the balance ahead of a legal ruling that will determine whether India's drug companies can continue to provide cheap versions of many life-saving medicines.
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China fines LG, Samsung in flat panel price case
BEIJING (AP) , China fined South Korean and Taiwanese makers of LCD display screens $56 million on Friday for price-fixing, joining the United States and Europe in a crackdown on the industry. Suppliers have been hit by American and European regulators with penalties totaling more than $3 billion for colluding to push up slumping prices of display screens in 2001-06. U.S.
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Indian court to rule on generic drug industry
NEW DELHI (AP) , From Africa's crowded AIDS clinics to the malarial jungles of Southeast Asia, the lives of millions of ill people in the developing world are hanging in the balance ahead of a legal ruling that will determine whether India's drug companies can continue to provide cheap versions of many life-saving medicines.
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Google emerges from FTC probe relatively unscathed
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Google has settled a U.S. government probe into its business practices without making any major concessions on how the company runs its Internet search engine, the world's most influential gateway to digital information and commerce.
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Zadzooks: Anomaly Korea review (iPad)
A sequel to a game that offers a welcomed twist on the tower-defense genre has arrived on Apple's interactive tablet and will keep a player embroiled in a desperate battle to save Earth. It's 2019 in...
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NY comptroller sues Qualcomm on political spending
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) , New York's comptroller has sued Qualcomm Inc. in an attempt to compel the wireless technology company to disclose its political spending to him and other shareholders. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Delaware seeks a court order to inspect company records, saying prior requests for the information have been rebuffed by the San Diego-based corporation.
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It's 'cash only' now for tourists at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AP) , It's "cash only" now for tourists at the Vatican wanting to pay for museum tickets, souvenirs and other services after Italy's central bank decided to block electronic payments, including credit cards, at the tiny city-state.
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Google relatively unscathed from antitrust probe
SAN FRANCISCO , Google has settled a U.S. government probe into its business practices without making any major concessions on how the company runs its Internet search engine, the world's most influential gateway to digital information and commerce.
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Google chairman Eric Schmidt heading to North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , When he lands in North Korea, even Google's executive chairman will likely have to relinquish his smartphone, leaving him disconnected from the global information network he helped build. Eric Schmidt is a staunch advocate of global Internet access and the power of Internet connectivity in lifting people out of poverty and political oppression.
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Google chairman heading to North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , When he lands in North Korea, even Google's executive chairman will likely have to relinquish his smartphone, leaving him disconnected from the global information network he helped build. Eric Schmidt is a staunch advocate of global Internet access and the power of Internet connectivity in lifting people out of poverty and political oppression.
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Google chairman heading to North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , When he lands in North Korea, even Google's executive chairman will likely have to relinquish his smartphone, leaving him disconnected from the global information network he helped build. Eric Schmidt is a staunch advocate of global Internet access and the power of Internet connectivity in lifting people out of poverty and political oppression.
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APNewsBreak: Google exec chairman to visit NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov.
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APNewsBreak: Google exec chairman to visit NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov.
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APNewsBreak: Google exec chairman to visit NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov.
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APNewsBreak: Google exec chairman to visit NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early as this month, sources told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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APNewsBreak: Google exec chairman to visit NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early as this month, sources told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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APNewsBreak: Google exec chairman to visit NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early as this month, sources told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Microsoft renews plea for crackdown on Google
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Microsoft began the new year harping on a favorite theme: The software maker is arguing that government regulators need to crack down on Google to preserve fair competition in the Internet and smartphone markets.
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APNewsBreak: Google exec chairman to visit NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early as this month, sources told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Microsoft renews plea for crackdown on Google
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Microsoft is making a last-ditch effort to convince government regulators that they need to crack down on Google to preserve competition on the Internet and in smartphone markets. Microsoft laid out its arguments in a blog post Wednesday by Dave Heiner, the software maker's deputy general counsel.
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APNewsBreak: Google exec chairman to visit NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private trip led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early as this month, sources told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Media stocks buoyant after 'fiscal cliff' deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) , Shares of media companies rose Wednesday as fears of an advertising slowdown based on slower economic growth abated somewhat due to a deal to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff." Movie studio owners could also benefit from a one-year extension of certain film and TV tax credits in the budget deal passed Tuesday.
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LG beats rivals in race to sell new OLED TVs
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , LG Electronics Inc. started taking pre-orders on Wednesday for the world's first big TVs that use an advanced display technology promising startlingly clear images on wafer-thin screens.
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NKorea's Kim wants better living standards, arms
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called for improving the economy and living standards of his impoverished nation with the same urgency that scientists showed in successfully testing a long-range rocket recently.
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NKorea's Kim wants better living standards, arms
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called for improving the economy and living standards of his impoverished nation with the same urgency that scientists showed in successfully testing a long-range rocket recently.
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NKorea's Kim wants better living standards, arms
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called for improving the economy and living standards of his impoverished nation with the same urgency that scientists showed in successfully testing a long-range rocket recently.
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NKorea's Kim wants better living standards, arms
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Making his first New Year's speech, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called Tuesday for his country to focus on economic improvements with the same urgency that scientists put into the launch of a long-range rocket last month.
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Tribune exits bankruptcy with new TV-focused board
CHICAGO (AP) , More than four years after crushing debt and plunging advertising sales forced it to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Tribune Co. has emerged with a new television-focused board and over $1 billion in new financing.
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Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) , Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat. Topping its to-do list in the new year: Set off toward a Martian mountain , a trek that will take up a good chunk of the year.
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Survey: Library websites get more mobile visits
NEW YORK (AP) , A new Pew study reports that around 13 percent of Americans aged 16 and older used a mobile device to visit a library website during the past year. Patrons ages 18-49 were the most likely to use a mobile device for the library, while those 65 and older were the least likely.
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Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) , Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat. Topping its to-do list in the new year: Set off toward a Martian mountain , a trek that will take up a good chunk of the year.
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Tribune leaves bankruptcy after 4 years
CHICAGO (AP) , Tribune Co. emerged from a Chapter 11 restructuring Monday, more than four years after the media company sought bankruptcy protection. The reorganized company is starting with a new board of directors and new ownership that includes senior creditors Oaktree Capital Management, Angelo, Gordon and Co., and JPMorgan Chase and Co.
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Tribune leaves bankruptcy after 4 years
CHICAGO (AP) , Tribune Co. has emerged from a Chapter 11 restructuring more than four years after the media company sought bankruptcy protection. The reorganized company said Monday that it is starting with a new board of directors and new ownership that includes senior creditors Oaktree Capital Management, Angelo, Gordon and Co., and JPMorgan Chase and Co.
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'The Hobbit' stays atop box office for third week
LOS ANGELES (AP) , "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and capping a record-setting $10.8 billion year in moviegoing. The Warner Bros. fantasy epic from director Peter Jackson, based on the beloved J.R.R.
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Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) , Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat. Topping its to-do list in the new year: Set off toward a Martian mountain , a trek that will take up a good chunk of the year.
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Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) , Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat. Topping its to-do list in the new year: Set off toward a Martian mountain , a trek that will take up a good chunk of the year.
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Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) , Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat. Topping its to-do list in the new year: Set off toward a Martian mountain , a trek that will take up a good chunk of the year.
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Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) , Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat. Topping its to-do list in the new year: Set off toward a Martian mountain , a trek that will take up a good chunk of the year.
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Netflix CEO gets pay bump after 2012 cut
LOS ANGELES (AP) , Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' pay will double to $4 million next year, after he took a pay cut due to management missteps this year. Hastings' annual salary will rise to $2 million in 2013 and he will get $2 million in stock options, according to a securities filing Friday. That's up from a salary of $500,000 and $1.5 million in stock options for 2012.
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Zadzooks: Monsters, Inc. Storybook Deluxe review (iPad)
Monstropolis' top scare team, James P. "Sulley" Sullivan and Mike Wazowski, returned to movie theaters in December in a 3-D version of their classic Disney/Pixar adventure. The pair also recently debuted on the iPad for youngsters to read about their animated exploits in Monsters, Inc. Storybook Deluxe (Disney Publishing, rated 4+, reviewed with iPad 3, $6.99).
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UK's Pearson invests in Barnes and Noble's Nook
LONDON (AP) , Pearson, the U.K. publisher and education company, is to take a 5 percent stake in Barnes and Noble's NOOK e-reader as technology companies seek new inroads into the potentially lucrative business of digital textbooks for schools.
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HP says gov't investigating troubled Autonomy unit
NEW YORK (AP) , Autonomy, the British business software company now owned by Hewlett-Packard Co., is facing a Justice Department investigation over improper accounting under previous management, according to HP. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Thursday, HP said Justice officials had informed the company on Nov.
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Ahead of the Bell: Hewlett-Packard
NEW YORK (AP) , Hewlett-Packard Co. says that the Department of Justice is investigating HP's business software unit Autonomy, which the computer maker has accused of fudging its accounting. HP said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Thursday that it was informed by representatives of the Justice Department on Nov.
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HP says gov't investigating troubled Autonomy unit
NEW YORK (AP) , Hewlett-Packard says the Justice Department is investigating the business software unit Autonomy after the computer maker said the business engaged in improper accounting before HP bought it. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Thursday, HP said Justice officials had informed the company on Nov. 21 that they were opening an investigation.
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UK's Pearson invests in Barnes and Noble's Nook
LONDON (AP) , British publisher Pearson PLC says it is investing in a business based on Barnes and Noble's NOOK e-reader. Pearson said Friday it would pay $89.5 million cash for a 5 percent stake in NOOK Media LLC which includes the bookseller's e-reader and tablets, its digital bookstore and its 674 stores serving U.S. colleges.
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UK's Pearson invests in Barnes and Noble's Nook
LONDON (AP) , British publisher Pearson PLC says it is investing in a business based on Barnes and Noble's NOOK e-reader. Pearson said Friday it would pay $89.5 million cash for a 5 percent stake in NOOK Media LLC which includes the bookseller's e-reader and tablets, its digital bookstore and its 674 stores serving U.S. colleges.
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Ahead of the Bell: Hewlett-Packard
NEW YORK (AP) , Hewlett-Packard Co. says that the Department of Justice is investigating HP's business software unit Autonomy, which the computer maker has accused of fudging its accounting. HP said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Thursday that it was informed by representatives of the Justice Department on Nov.
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China requires Internet users to register names
BEIJING (AP) , China's government tightened Internet controls Friday with approval of a law that requires users to register their names after a flood of online complaints about official abuses rattled Communist Party leaders.
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China court orders Apple to pay in rights dispute
BEIJING (AP) , A Chinese court has ordered Apple Inc. to pay 1.03 million yuan ($165,000) to eight Chinese writers and two companies who say unlicensed copies of their work were distributed through Apple's online store. The Beijing No.
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Nowhere to use Japan's growing plutonium stockpile
ROKKASHO, Japan (AP) , How is an atomic-powered island nation riddled with fault lines supposed to handle its nuclear waste? Part of the answer was supposed to come from this windswept village along Japan's northern coast.
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China court orders Apple to pay in rights dispute
BEIJING (AP) , A Chinese court has ordered Apple Inc. to pay 1.03 million yuan ($165,000) to eight Chinese writers and two companies who say unlicensed copies of their work were distributed through Apple's online store. The Beijing No.
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Nowhere to use Japan's growing plutonium stockpile
ROKKASHO, Japan (AP) , How is an atomic-powered island nation riddled with fault lines supposed to handle its nuclear waste? Part of the answer was supposed to come from this windswept village along Japan's northern coast.
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China court orders Apple to pay in rights dispute
BEIJING (AP) , A Chinese court has ordered Apple Inc. to pay 1.03 million yuan ($165,000) to eight Chinese writers and two companies who say unlicensed copies of their work were distributed through Apple's online store. The Beijing No.
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Nowhere to use Japan's growing plutonium stockpile
ROKKASHO, Japan (AP) , How is an atomic-powered island nation riddled with fault lines supposed to handle its nuclear waste? Part of the answer was supposed to come from this windswept village along Japan's northern coast.
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Apple CEO gets modest 2012 pay after big 2011
NEW YORK (AP) , Apple CEO Tim Cook got $4.2 million in pay for the latest fiscal year, a modest sum compared to last year, when the company's board set him up with stock now worth $510 million for taking the reins in 2011.
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Apple CEO gets modest 2012 pay after big 2011
NEW YORK (AP) , Apple CEO Tim Cook got a relatively modest $4.2 million in pay for the latest fiscal year, after the company's board set him up with stock now worth $510 million for taking the reins in 2011.
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Survey finds increase in e-reading, drop in paper
NEW YORK (AP) , The tastes of the reading public are turning digital. A Pew Internet Research Center survey released Thursday found that the percentage of Americans aged 16 and older who read an e-book grew from 16 percent in 2011 to 23 percent this year. Readers of traditional books dropped from 72 percent to 67 percent.
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Apple CEO gets modest 2012 pay after big 2011
NEW YORK (AP) , Apple CEO Tim Cook got a relatively modest $4.2 million in pay for the latest fiscal year, after the company's board set him up with stock now worth $510 million for taking the reins in 2011.
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China tightening controls on Internet
BEIJING (AP) , China's new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet use and electronic publishing following a spate of embarrassing online reports about official abuses. The...
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China tightening controls on Internet
BEIJING (AP) , China's new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet use and electronic publishing following a spate of embarrassing online reports about official abuses. ...
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Nonprofit tech innovators inspire new philanthropy
WASHINGTON (AP) , Scott Harrison knows his charity has funded nearly 7,000 clean water projects in some of the poorest areas of the world in the past six years. How many of those wells are still flowing with drinking water months or years later, though? That's a tough question to answer.
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China tightening controls on Internet
BEIJING (AP) , China's new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet use and electronic publishing following a spate of embarrassing online reports about official abuses. ...
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China tightening controls on Internet
BEIJING (AP) , China's new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet use and electronic publishing following a spate of embarrassing online reports about official abuses. ...
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China tightening controls on Internet
BEIJING (AP) , China's new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet use and electronic publishing following a spate of embarrassing online reports about official abuses. ...
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Private picture of Mark Zuckerberg's family leaked
SEATTLE (AP) , Even Mark Zuckerberg's family can get tripped up by Facebook's privacy settings. A picture that Zuckerberg's sister posted on her personal Facebook profile was seen by a marketing director, who then posted the picture to Twitter and her more than 40,000 followers Wednesday.
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Delays litter long road to vehicle rearview rules
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , In the private hell of a mother's grief, the sounds come back to Judy Neiman. The SUV door slamming. The slight bump as she backed up in the bank parking lot. The emergency room doctor's sobs as he said her 9-year-old daughter Sydnee, who previously had survived four open heart surgeries, would not make it this time.
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Fees undermine fliers' ability to compare fares
WASHINGTON (AP) , For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the lowest total fare is eroding.
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KELLNER: More-or-less fearless tech predictions for 2013
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Three weeks ago, your columnist noted some of the "good" that came along in the tech world in 2012. With very little to lose , you don't think I'm wagering actual cash money here, do you? , here are some more-or-less fearless predictions for 2013: Google ascendant
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Fees undermine fliers' ability to compare fares
WASHINGTON (AP) , For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the lowest total fare is eroding.
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Fees undermine fliers' ability to compare fares
WASHINGTON (AP) , For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the lowest total fare is eroding.
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Ticket rush: Film fans hand Hollywood record cash
LOS ANGELES (AP) , The big deal for Hollywood is not the record $10.8 billion that studios took in domestically in 2012. It's the fact that the number of tickets sold went up for the first time in three years. Thanks to inflation, revenue generally rises in Hollywood as admission prices climb each year.
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Ticket rush: Film fans hand Hollywood record cash
LOS ANGELES (AP) , The big deal for Hollywood is not the record $10.8 billion that studios took in domestically in 2012. It's the fact that the number of tickets sold went up for the first time in three years. Thanks to inflation, revenue generally rises in Hollywood as admission prices climb each year.
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Delays litter long road to vehicle rearview rules
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , In the private hell of a mother's grief, the sounds come back to Judy Neiman. The SUV door slamming. The slight bump as she backed up in the bank parking lot. The emergency room doctor's sobs as he said her 9-year-old daughter Sydnee, who previously had survived four open heart surgeries, would not make it this time.
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Telepresence robots let employees ‘beam' into work
PALO ALTO, Calif. , Engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings, jokes with colleagues and roams the office building just like other employees at his company in Silicon Valley. But Mr. Goecker isn't in California. He's more than 2,300 miles away, working at home in Seymour, Ind.
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Netflix streaming service back online after outage
Those hoping to spend the holiday watching streaming video from Netflix can now get back in front of their TVs, tablets and PCs after a Christmas Eve outage. A Netflix Inc. spokesman said by email Tuesday morning that the service has been fully restored.
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Netflix says its video streaming service hit by outage
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Families across the United States will have to rely on other sources of entertainment after Netflix's video streaming service was hit by a Christmas Eve outage. The company, based in Los Gatos, Calif., apologized in a tweet for the outage Monday night.
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Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm
TEHRAN (AP) , An Iranian semiofficial news agency says there has been another cyberattack by the sophisticated computer worm Stuxnet, this time on the industries in the country's south. Tuesday's report by ISNA quotes provincial civil defense chief Ali Akbar Akhavan as saying the virus targeted a power plant and some other industries in Hormozgan province in recent months.
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Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) , An Iranian semi-official news agency says there has been another cyberattack by the sophisticated computer worm Stuxnet, this time on the industries in the country's south. Tuesday's report by ISNA quotes provincial civil defense chief Ali Akbar Akhavan as saying the virus targeted a power plant and some other industries in Hormozgan province in recent months.
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Netflix says video streaming service hit by outage
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Families across the United States will have to rely on other sources of entertainment after Netflix's video streaming service was hit by a Christmas Eve outage. The company based in Los Gatos, Calif., apologized in a company tweet for the outage Monday night.
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Iraqi telecom Asiacell hopes to raise $1.3 billion
BAGHDAD (AP) , Asiacell, one of Iraq's three mobile service providers, said Tuesday it is looking to raise $1.3 billion through what would be the country's biggest stock offering yet. A successful...
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Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) , An Iranian semi-official news agency says there has been another cyberattack by the sophisticated computer worm Stuxnet, this time on the industries in the country's south. Tuesday's report by ISNA quotes provincial civil defense chief Ali Akbar Akhavan as saying the virus targeted a power plant and some other industries in Hormozgan province in recent months.
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Indian land program shows tech's limits
BANGALORE, India (AP) , For years, Karnataka's land records were a quagmire of disputed, forged documents maintained by thousands of tyrannical bureaucrats who demanded bribes to do their jobs. In 2002, hopes emerged that this was about to change.
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Volunteers track Santa's progress, answer calls
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) , Most of the thousands of children who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve ask the usual questions: "Where's Santa, and when will he get here?"
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Volunteers track Santa's progress, answer calls
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) , Most of the thousands of children who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve ask the usual questions: "Where's Santa, and when will he get here?"
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Volunteers track Santa's progress, answer calls
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) , Most of the thousands of children who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve ask the usual questions: "Where's Santa, and when will he get here?"
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Volunteers track Santa's progress, answer calls
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) , Most of the thousands of children who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve ask the usual questions: "Where's Santa, and when will he get here?"
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Volunteers track Santa's progress, answer calls
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) , Most kids who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve have happy, simple questions: "Where's Santa, and when will he get here?" And the volunteers know just how to answer, using the North American Aerospace Command program's 11-page page playbook as a guide.
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Volunteers track Santa's progress, answer calls
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) , Volunteers have pulled on their Santa hats, and are answering phone lines and monitoring wall-size tracking screens as NORAD Tracks Santa begins its 57th annual goodwill mission. The first shift of Santa trackers started taking calls early Monday, telling children , and some adults , when Santa is due at their house.
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Sandia Lab building solar test centers across US
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) , One of the National Security Administration's three national laboratories is building regional testing centers around the country to field-test hardware for solar companies before their multimillion-dollar solar systems are installed in buildings.
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Tablet as teacher: Poor Ethiopian kids learn ABCs
WENCHI, Ethiopia (AP) , The kids in this volcano-rim village wear filthy, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They don't go to school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can spell words. The key to their success: 20 tablet computers dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a group called One Laptop Per Child.
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Zadzooks: God of War: Ascension (demo) review
Nestled on a Blu-ray set devoted to a remake of a perfectly fine Arnold Schwarzenegger film arrives a hint of what's to come for mature gamers in one of the more anticipated third person challenges for 2013.
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Telepresence robots let employees 'beam' into work
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) , Engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings, jokes with colleagues and roams the office building just like other employees at his company in Silicon Valley. But Goecker isn't in California. He's more than 2,300 miles away, working at home in Seymour, Indiana.
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Telepresence robots let employees 'beam' into work
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) , Engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings, jokes with colleagues and roams the office building just like other employees at his company in Silicon Valley. But Goecker isn't in California. He's more than 2,300 miles away, working at home in Seymour, Indiana.
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