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Russia set for Iran's nuclear plant launch, top nuclear official says

Business Technology - Thu, 08/19/2010 - 22:23
Russia's top nuclear official Thursday called the pending supply of nuclear fuel to Iran's first atomic energy plant "an event of crucial importance" that proves that "Russia always fulfills its (international) obligations."
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Facebook introduces check-in feature

Business Technology - Thu, 08/19/2010 - 15:58
Social-networking giant Facebook has entered the check-in world.
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Why I sold my used iPhone to Gazelle.com

Business Technology - Thu, 08/19/2010 - 13:19
I'm one of those people who won't throw out electronics just because they're outdated.
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iPad competitors struggling to catch up

Business Technology - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 13:42
Some of the world's biggest electronics companies are readying an assault on the tablet market. But before they even begin, they find themselves at an early disadvantage.
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Do 'FarmVille' spoofs mean we're sick of social games?

Business Technology - Tue, 08/17/2010 - 14:52
Even as Facebook titles like "FrontierVille" and "Restaurant City" continue to attract millions of players, interest in social games may be waning.
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Debunking the Internet apocalypse

Business Technology - Tue, 08/17/2010 - 12:22
As I read the criticism of Google and Verizon's supposed evil plan to demolish the Internet, and as I hear about "protests" of several dozen people at Google's headquarters, I scratch my head and wonder: am I missing something?
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Astronauts replace failed cooling equipment on space station

Business Technology - Tue, 08/17/2010 - 03:10
The repairs performed on the International Space Station's cooling system during a seven-hour-and-20-minute spacewalk Monday appear to be working, NASA said.
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GAO: Information logjam leaves U.S. more vulnerable to cyberattack

Business Technology - Tue, 08/17/2010 - 01:43
The public and private sector are not doing enough to share information that could help prevent a catastrophic cyberattack on the nation's critical infrastructure, according to a report by the General Accountability Office released on Monday.
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Hulu IPO: Major test for Internet TV business

Business Technology - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 19:04
A possible initial public offering of Internet TV service Hulu would be a significant test for the success of the online streaming video business.
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Epic smackdown looms in Google vs. Oracle

Business Technology - Fri, 08/13/2010 - 20:14
Stuck between maintaining an unsettling status quo or causing a damaging but potentially lucrative ruckus, Oracle is going for the ruckus.
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Droid 2 and BlackBerry Torch: The anti-iPhone launches

Business Technology - Thu, 08/12/2010 - 19:48
The Motorola Droid 2 and the BlackBerry Torch went on sale Thursday -- and the demand for the two new top-of-the-line smartphones was decidedly un-iPhone like.
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Astronauts on space walk to fix space station pump

Business Technology - Wed, 08/11/2010 - 14:30
Two astronauts were conducting a space walk Wednesday morning to repair a broken part of the International Space Station's cooling system.
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Offshore drilling ban unlikely to be extended, official says

Business Technology - Wed, 08/11/2010 - 01:24
The head of the government agency that regulates offshore drilling said Tuesday that it is "unlikely" a six-month moratorium on the practice will be extended.
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Verizon unveils Droid 2, retires hot-selling Droid

Business Technology - Tue, 08/10/2010 - 15:11
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday unveiled the Motorola Droid 2, the successor to one of the company's most prominent and best-selling devices.
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AT&T app offers TV on iPhone, new BlackBerry

Business Technology - Mon, 08/09/2010 - 20:12
Users of the iPhone can now download and watch TV shows on the device, AT&T announced Monday.
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Google and Verizon: Consumers control Internet

Business Technology - Mon, 08/09/2010 - 18:52
Google and Verizon unveiled a joint policy proposal for an open Internet standard known as "Net neutrality" on Monday.
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U.S. electricity blackouts skyrocketing

Business Technology - Mon, 08/09/2010 - 11:36
New York's Staten Island was broiling under a life-threatening heat wave and borough President James Molinaro was seriously concerned about the area's Little League baseball players. It was last July's Eastern heat wave and Consolidated Edison was responding to scattered power outages as electricity usage neared record highs.
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Astronauts complete 8-hour spacewalk

Business Technology - Sun, 08/08/2010 - 12:19
Engineers are reviewing data after astronauts completed a spacewalk to start fixing a part of the International Space Station's cooling system, NASA said.
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Astronauts begin spacewalk to fix cooling system

Business Technology - Sat, 08/07/2010 - 15:57
Astronauts have begun a spacewalk to fix a broken part of the International Space Station's cooling system, NASA said.
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People posing, and talking, as their pets on Facebook

Business Technology - Fri, 08/06/2010 - 13:42
There's nothing too unusual about the way Shiva Lingham starts her day. After a quick breakfast, she goes upstairs and crawls into her mom's unmade bed.
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