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AOL disconnecting its dial-up

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Bob Moon
Jun 17, 2008
Believe it or not, AOL still makes up to $2 billion a year from its dial-up business. But parent Time Warner hopes to sell off the dial-up wing within the next few months. Bob Moon tries connecting with its users.
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Home DNA kits -- to test or not to test?

by
Adriene Hill
May 16, 2012
Ancestry.com unveils new, more advanced DNA testing.
Posted In: Tech Report, dna, genetic testing
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VIDEO: Watch an iPad get made from the Foxconn factory floor

Apr 11, 2012
See what life is like for the workers who help assemble your Apple products in this exclusive video footage from the Foxconn factory floor in Shenzhen, China.
Posted In: Foxconn, factory tour, video
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Taking humans out of the supermarket checkout

by
Ann Heppermann
Mar 27, 2012
Retail is getting more and more "robotified," and where it's most evident is the self checkout kiosks at supermarkets. Retail clerks are finding themselves displaced by the machines.
Posted In: Retail, robot
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'Homeless Hotspots' from the ground level

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 13, 2012
The "Homeless Hotspots" program unveiled at South by Southwest has ignited both outrage and support. But participants in the Front Steps homeless shelter say it's a beneficial program.
Posted In: homeless hotspots, wi-fi, South by Southwest, sxsw
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New light bulb lexicon

by
Eve Troeh
Mar 1, 2012
New government guidelines are taking incandescent bulbs off the market, leaving us with compact fluorescents and LEDs. But now there's a new language for bulb shoppers to learn.
Posted In: lightbulbs, CFL, flourecent, LED, incandescent, expensive, Money, shopping, consumer
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Crap technology, not crappy

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 1, 2011
Thomas Hayden discusses the advantages of using what he calls "crap" technology.
Posted In: ipod, mp3, technology
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CliffsNotes goes digital

by
Jennifer Collins
Mar 10, 2011
The yellow shortcut guidebooks to literature are hoping to go viral with online videos co-produced by reality show producer Mark Burnett.
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Could the Feds take down Google for linking to illegal material?

by
John Moe
Feb 3, 2011
US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday that it recently shut down 10 websites, that it says were linking to other websites...
Posted In: Google, ICE, privacy, Web Culture
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"Hack-tivism" can be pricey for businesses

by
Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 8, 2010
On the outer limits of the Wikileaks scandal is the series of online attacks that have taken down a number of websites of companies that have stopped processing donations to Wikileaks. The websites are back to normal now, but preventing future attacks can be expensive for businesses.
Posted In: Internet

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