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Hate voicemail? Check this message...

Sep 17, 2009
If you haven't checked your voicemail lately, you may be in on a new trend. More people are losing their taste for the service. Beth Teitell reports on what phone companies are doing about it.
Posted In: Science
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Will electricity power cars of the future?

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Jennifer Collins
May 8, 2009
The Department of Energy is pulling the plug on hydrogen fuel-cell research. So electricity and ethanol are jockeying for the top car-powering spot. Are more electric cars in our future? Jennifer Collins reports.
Posted In: Science
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Texting experts for an Internet search

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Dan Grech
Aug 21, 2008
A new search company isn't using algorithms to find answers on the Internet -- it's using humans instead. Text in a question and someone will text you right back. Dan Grech checks it out.
Posted In: Internet, Science
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A slew of glitches for iPhone

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Jeff Tyler
Aug 20, 2008
From weak or inconsistent signals to dropped calls and poor battery life, Apple has been dealing with a bunch of problems since rolling out its latest iPhone. Jeff Tyler reports why it needs to work these out fast.
Posted In: Science
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Hey brogrammer, let's crush some code

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Queena Kim
May 15, 2012
For women in computer science, Silicon Valley's startup world is still a very male place. And one character stands out: The brogrammer.
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Networking Web site gathers inventors

Nov 4, 2009
Got any good ideas for making life a little more hassle-free? A Web site may help make your idea the next big thing. Simone Orendain reports.
Posted In: Internet
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OMG, you're still using AOL for e-mail?

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Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 9, 2009
Like the brand of shirt you wear, your preferred e-mail address can send a message about who you are. Stacey Vanek-Smith explores why many of her friends and colleagues recently started switching e-mail accounts.
Posted In: Internet
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Getty to snap up Flickr users' pics

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Jeremy Hobson
Jul 9, 2008
Thanks to a licensing deal between stock photo agency Getty Images and popular photo sharing site Flickr, you could soon cash in on those vacation snapshots. Jeremy Hobson reports.
Posted In: Internet
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Skilled workers needed to run high-tech CNC machines

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Dustin Dwyer
Mar 19, 2012
CNC machines have changed the way we manufacture parts in the US. Now the machines are changing how we hire our workers.
Posted In: manufacturing, CNC machines
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Apple's China supply chain exposed

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 26, 2012
The New York Times' Charles Duhigg discusses the harsh working conditions at Apple's manufacturers in China, and what can be done to enact change.
Posted In: apple, China, manufacturing

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