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Technology is the new retail therapy
Aug 18, 2008
Americans love technology, and the stats are proving it. Consumer electronic sales 4.8 in July, according to U.S. government estimates. The...
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I deflate you kindly and anonymously
Aug 15, 2008
Web applications and sites seem to be good for a lot of things, like bringing friends together, enabling anonymous misanthropic deeds, or in the...
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Ex-Apple lawyer settles backdating case
Aug 15, 2008
Steve Jobs has taken heat in the past for Apple's backdating scandal, but now former Apple lawyer Nancy Heinen is sharing that spotlight. Heinen...
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Spain eliminates wealth tax
Aug 14, 2008
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero pledged last year to eliminate the country's wealth tax if re-elected, which brings in around 1...
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Heat pump business is hot, naturally
Aug 13, 2008
Increasing energy costs have made geothermal heat pumps an attractive solution to heating buildings. The New York Times reports business is booming...
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iPhone coming to Best Buy
Aug 13, 2008
From the Associated Press:...
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Money can't buy you love, but . . .
Aug 13, 2008
It can buy you Beatles memorabilia. When once Beatles manager Brian Epstein signed a contract with the band on October 1, 1962, he became entitled...
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High-speed Net service hits slowdown
Aug 12, 2008
Wired's "Epicenter" blog has an item based on reports out this week that say Americans' adoption of broadband service hit a seven-year low last...
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Hydrogen vehicles go cross-country
Aug 12, 2008
A two-week road trip from Portland, Me., to Los Angeles is underway to show the commercial viability of hydrogen-fueled vehicles....
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$100 billion to Iraq War contractors
Aug 12, 2008
The New York Times reports total spending on contractors since the war began could reach $100 billion this year. A congressional report due out...
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