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IBM Works on China's Medical Records

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:51
IBM is deploying technology in a group of Chinese hospitals that will help them use patient records to make statistical analyses of traditional Chinese medicine treatments.
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Microsoft Looks to Grow in China

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:29
Microsoft is looking for a Chinese partner to help make the U.S. company a major player in China's Internet-search market.
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Q. & A.: Reversing the Mistaken Browser Click

NY Times - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:52
Pressing Control-Shift-T opens recently closed tabs in a browser.

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Smartphones Take Hold in China

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:17
Sony Ericsson CEO Nordberg expects smartphone use in China to expand to half of all mobile-phone users in the country within five years.
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Gartner Cuts PC Sales Forecast

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:53
Researcher Gartner cut its 2010 projection for world-wide PC shipments, saying sales will rise 19% but the second half won't be a strong as it previously expected.
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Kremlin Is Atwitter After Scolding by President

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:24
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev publicly scolded a regional governor for posting on Twitter during a government session.
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Staples to Start Selling Amazon's Kindle

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:14
Staples announced plans to sell Amazon.com's Kindle, becoming the latest brick-and-mortar store to sell the device.
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3M to Buy Tracking Firm

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 09:30
Conglomerate 3M plans to buy Attenti Holdings, an Israeli maker of remote monitoring technology used to track people.
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Have a Free Flight to Mexico With Your Taco?

NY Times - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 09:26
Virgin America is the latest company to use location-based apps for marketing.

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Hurd to Depart News Corp. Board

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 09:12
Former H-P Chief Executive Mark Hurd wasn't nominated for election to another term as a member of News Corp.'s board.
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Who says video games aren't art?

CNN - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 08:12
According to Merriam-Webster, the word "art" can be defined as "the conscious use of skill and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects."
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Can Apple maintain the iPod's relevance?

CNN - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 08:08
Long before the iPhone, the iPod was the device that helped transform Apple from computer company into a consumer electronics company.
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Taiwan PC Makers Post Profit Rises

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:16
Taiwan's major personal-computer makers, Acer, Compal and Quanta, reported rises in second-quarter net profit, helped by a recovery in demand for electronic products.
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Police Question WikiLeaks Founder

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 04:44
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been questioned by Swedish police regarding allegations of molestation.
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Gmail looks to clear clutter with Priority Inbox

CNN - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 00:11
Gmail users who feel swamped by a virtual flood of messages will get some help sorting them out.
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NASA Tests Engine With an Uncertain Future

NY Times - Tech - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 23:30
NASA is revisiting the question of what rocket to build next and whether solid motors will be part of it.

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Google Offers Respite From Inbox Overload

NY Times - Tech - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 22:42
Google is introducing a new feature in Gmail called Priority inbox that it hopes will better highlight important e-mails.

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Advances Offer Path to Shrink Computer Chip

NY Times - Tech - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 22:28
Researchers are reporting that they can overcome a barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory.

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Intel to Buy A Wireless Division Of Infineon

NY Times - Tech - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 22:01
The deal would give Intel a foothold in the smartphone chip market, a segment of the wireless business that is experiencing strong growth.

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Autodesk Will Reintroduce Its AutoCAD Design Software for Macs

NY Times - Tech - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 22:00
As Apple’s line of Mac computers has staged a comeback, more customers have asked that Autodesk make its flagship product available on the platform again.

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