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Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub (AP)

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Kathleen Hampton stands by an orange signpost signaling the presence of an underground fiber optic cable running by her family's remote ranch in Washakie County, Wyo., in this May 2008, photo. Hampton works part-time for Eleutian Technology, a Ten Sleep company that connects area teachers with students in Korea for English-language classes via the Internet. (AP Photo/Bob Vines)AP - The nearest Wal-Mart is two hours away, and only foul weather, a deer in the road or a Washakie County sheriff's deputy would slow down anyone with a mind to drive there faster.


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Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub (AP)

Yahoo! News: Technology News - 1 hour 54 sec ago

Kathleen Hampton stands by an orange signpost signaling the presence of an underground fiber optic cable running by her family's remote ranch in Washakie County, Wyo., in this May 2008, photo. Hampton works part-time for Eleutian Technology, a Ten Sleep company that connects area teachers with students in Korea for English-language classes via the Internet. (AP Photo/Bob Vines)AP - The nearest Wal-Mart is two hours away, and only foul weather, a deer in the road or a Washakie County sheriff's deputy would slow down anyone with a mind to drive there faster.


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Florida teen kills self in front of live webcam (Reuters)

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Reuters - A Florida teenager committed suicide by drug overdose in front of a webcam streaming live video to the Internet and some viewers may have egged him on, authorities said on Friday.
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Florida teen kills self in front of live webcam (Reuters)

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Reuters - A Florida teenager committed suicide by drug overdose in front of a webcam streaming live video to the Internet and some viewers may have egged him on, authorities said on Friday.
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Pentagon bans computer flash drives (AP)

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AP - The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.
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Pentagon bans computer flash drives (AP)

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AP - The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.
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Hundreds wait at Verizon stores for BlackBerry Storm (Reuters)

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Customers line up outside of a Verizon Wireless store to purchase the new Blackberry Storm phone in New York, November 21, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Hundreds of people lined up at some Verizon Wireless stores on Friday to buy the BlackBerry Storm, the first touch-screen phone from Research In Motion that aims to compete with Apple's iPhone.


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Google to shut down virtual world website (Reuters)

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A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007. (Darren Staples/Reuters)Reuters - Google Inc said it would shut down its three-dimensional virtual experience website by year end to focus more on its core search, advertisements and applications business.


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IBM, Partners Aim To Build Brain-Like Computer Systems (NewsFactor)

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NewsFactor - IBM, in collaboration with five universities, announced plans Thursday to create computing systems that simulate and emulate the brain's abilities for sensation, perception, action, interaction and cognition while rivaling its low power consumption and compact size. The goal is to solve the problem of information management.
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New European online library crashes under weight of interest (AFP)

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Spanish Culture Minister Cesar Antonio Molina (3rdL) and other European Culture ministers attend the launch of the Europeana Virtual Library in Brussels on November 20, 2008. The EU's new Europeana digital library has swiftly become a victim of its own success, forced to shut down for weeks within hours of its launch due to the enormous amount of interest.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - The EU's new Europeana digital library has swiftly become a victim of its own success, forced to shut down for weeks within hours of its launch due to the enormous amount of interest.


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Study Finds Online Activities Help Teens' Development (NewsFactor)

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NewsFactor - Online games, social-networking Web sites, and chat rooms are empowering and motivating for teens and help with their development, according to a study released Thursday by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation at the American Anthropological Association's annual meeting. The study covered three years and 5,000 hours of observing teens online.
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BlackBerry Storm Rolls Out, But It's Not an iPhone (NewsFactor)

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NewsFactor - All eyes were on Research in Motion Friday as the BlackBerry Storm rolled out across the United States with Apple-like fanfare. The phone is available exclusively through Verizon Wireless.
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Green news harvest: Tracking Congress' signals (CNET)

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CNET - Here's a sampling of green-tech news, with quick commentary.
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Engineers face jail in economic espionage case (AP)

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AP - Two engineers from China who pleaded guilty to the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. are facing sentencing Friday, in a case that highlights national security threats surrounding sensitive technologies.
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`Chinese Democracy' album: a 17-year evolution (AP)

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An Aug. 31, 2006 file photo shows Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose posing backstage at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)AP - When the last new Guns N' Roses album came out, there were no iPods or digital downloads. There was no "American Idol." No music blogs. No MySpace.


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Modern Networking Tools: Swapping Bits, Not Cards (BusinessWeek Online)

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BusinessWeek Online - With the recession in full swing, industries across the charts have been laying off hundreds of employees -- making the job market increasingly competitive. So what's a freshly unemployed tech professional to do? Hit the streets and start networking. As the hordes of job-seekers descend upon trade shows, conferences, and meet-ups around the country, a few mobile startups could be poised to profit from their misery: digital business-card services.
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NBC Offers Trivia Game to Facebook Users (PC Magazine)

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PC Magazine - NBC News has made a big pitch to the Facebook generation, offering users of the social-networking site the chance to test their knowledge using video from the network's vast archives.
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Bra for the boys an online bestseller in Japan (Reuters)

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Bras are displayed at Triumph International in Tokyo October 23, 2001. (Toshiyuki Aizawa/Reuters)Reuters - Who said bras are only for women? A Japanese online lingerie retailer is selling bras for cross-dressing men and they've quickly become one of its most popular items.


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NBC offers trivia game to Facebook users (Reuters)

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Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, delivers a keynote address at the company's annual conference in San Francisco, California July 23, 2008. (Kimberly White/Reuters)Reuters - NBC News has made a big pitch to the Facebook generation, offering users of the social-networking site the chance to test their knowledge using video from the network's vast archives.


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Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell (Reuters)

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President-elect Barack Obama on the phone with a potential voter during his visit to a campaign field office in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive.


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