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Phone companies start checking storm damage
Phone and cable companies are still assessing the damage in the storm-hit areas of the East Coast amid widespread reports of phone outages in flooded areas. Read more »
Private vault company goes high-tech to protect possessions
Fingerprint entry pads, iris scanning technology, and motion and pressure sensors are security options people might expect to find in a place where precious and priceless art is stored. Read more »
Soundtrack to history: 1878 Edison audio unveiled
The modern masses can now listen to what experts say is the oldest playable recording of an American voice and the first-ever capturing of a musical performance, thanks to digital advances that... Read more »
Google cameras map popular Grand Canyon trails
Google and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a tricycle, inside the Smithsonian with a push cart and to British Columbia's snow-covered... Read more »
Apple debuts Mini, new full-size iPads
SAN JOSE, Calif. (MCT) — Apple Inc. gave fans the mini-moment they had been waiting for Tuesday by introducing a smaller iPad to the world, but the company surprised the technology community... Read more »
Prices, details on the iPad Mini, 4th-gen iPad
Apple refreshed its iPad lineup on Tuesday. Here are details on prices and availability of the new iPad mini and updated full-sized iPad. Read more »
Apple unveils several products, driving down the price of outdated models
After weeks of rumors, Apple officially announced the iPad mini, with prices starting at $329 for a 16GB Wifi model, $170 cheaper than the iPad 4 that was also announced at Apple’s live event. Read more »
New Mac products unveiled; iPad Mini starting at $329
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple Inc. is refusing to stoop to the level of its rivals in the tablet market —it's pricing its new, smaller iPad well above the competition. On Tuesday, the... Read more »
US may soon become world's top oil producer
U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest producer. Read more »
Smaller iPad expected Tuesday, but at what price?
The price tag remains a big question mark as Apple prepares Tuesday to unveil what is expected to be a smaller iPad. Read more »
Balancing act: Rolodex, standard hours listed as office dinosaurs
LinkedIn asked more than 7,000 people which tools and trends will most likely not be seen around offices by the year 2017. At the top of the list were tape recorders, fax machines, the Rolodex and... Read more »
$50K prize if you can find way to block robocalls
Those annoying prerecorded phone pitches known as robocalls aren't just getting on the nerves of millions of consumers: The government is fed up too, and it's turning to the public for help,... Read more »
A cardboard bike that could change the world
Within months, industrial designer Izhar Gafni's cardboard bike will move into mass production. When it rolls into stores, it will weigh 20 pounds, cost $20 dollars and carry huge implications for... Read more »
Google opens window into secretive data centers
Google is opening a virtual window into the secretive data centers where an intricate maze of computers process Internet search requests, show YouTube video clips and distribute email for millions... Read more »
Shuttle inches toward retirement home at LA museum
At every turn of Endeavour's stop-and-go commute through urban streets, a constellation of spectators trailed along as the space shuttle ploddingly nosed past stores, schools, churches and front... Read more »
Photos: Endeavour takes a tour of L.A. en route to retirement
It's a surreal sight residents won't soon forget: A hulking space shuttle strutting down city streets, pausing every so often to get its bearings as it creeps toward retirement. Read more »
Space shuttle pauses on 12-mile trip to LA museum
At its prime, the space shuttle Endeavour circled the globe at 17,500 mph, faster than a speeding bullet. Read more »
Feds investigate brake problem in Honda Pilot SUVs
U.S. safety officials are investigating brake problems in the Honda Pilot SUV. Read more »
Weak password habits let hackers drain bank accounts
Six out of ten customers use the same password for multiple websites, which could potentially compromise financial data. Read more »
Google awards teenager $60,000 for hacking Chrome
Google gave a teenage hacker known as “Pinkie Pie” $60,000 for uncovering a flaw in its browser’s security at the second annual Pwnium competition. Read more »
3-D printing enables people to print almost any object at any time
3-D printing is potentially the next massively disruptive technology, enabling people to print almost any object at any time. Read more »
Scientist who helped clone sheep Dolly dies
Keith Campbell, a prominent biologist who worked on cloning Dolly the sheep, has died at 58, the University of Nottingham said Thursday. Read more »
Utah tech, finance professionals will make up to 5.3 percent more in 2013
Starting salaries for technology, administrative and finance professionals are expected to increase by as much as 5.3 percent in Utah next year. Read more »
Frenchman, American win Nobel for quantum physics
A French-American duo shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for inventing methods to observe the bizarre properties of the quantum world, research that has led to the construction of... Read more »
Creativity finds a home with Pinterest
The online pinboard is taking the internet by storm by turning dreamers into doers. Read more »
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