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Technology Can Be a Blessing for Bored WorkersNew York Times, United States -1 hour agoBut discussion of the effects of technology on our working lives is almost always restricted to office workers, who often see cellphones and BlackBerrys as …

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Reuters World News Highlights at 0210 GMT, Feb 18Guardian Unlimited, UK -2 hours ago… powers who went to war to save its Albanian majority, but Russia served notice the new state will never be forced on its Serb allies in the territory. …Reuters World News Highlights at 1800 GMT, Feb 17Guardian Unlimitedall 4 news articles

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A mouse needs a padJakarta Post, Indonesia -34 minutes agoWe use computers for lots of things — as glorified typewriters (we used to call our computers"word processors", to give you an idea of what they were …

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Cheap, tough notebooks could transform schoolsStuff.co.nz, New Zealand -4 hours agoThe computers have been compared to the Asus Eee PC – which went on sale at Dick Smith outlets last year priced at $599. They were inspired by the "$100 …

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Young essay contest winners get free computersABC7Chicago.com,  USA -49 minutes agoDue to the overwhelming response, the contest was expanded to allow 33 students to be selected to receive a new computer. " today is the day we're …

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Dumb or Just Fun? Animation Illustrates a CBS News ItemNew York Times, United States -1 hour agoBy BRIAN STELTER Critics who regularly bemoan the dumbing down of television news would most likely have been enraged by the sight, on a recent weekday, …

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Kasparov held by Russian copsNews24, South Africa -3 hours agoMoscow - Opposition politician and former chess champion Garry Kasparov has been stopped by police while in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Ekho Moskvy radio …

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Clinton, Obama science advisors showcase their candidatesAFP -3 hours agoThe two advisors showed that, while the two candidates' programs for science and technology were similar on many points, they were quite different in their …Clinton, Obama Surrogates Debate Science PolicyCQPolitics.comHome > News > Findings > Presidential Campaigns Call for Big …Science NowLive from the Biggest [...]

CONSUMER REPORTS: PayWave technology9NEWS.com, CO -23 minutes agoVisa's "PayWave" technology is offered by 41 card-issuing banks around the world and is accepted at more than 32000 retailers. The cards use microchips and …

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The good news is that a Smoker's Permit will cost only £10. The …Guardian Unlimited, UK -43 minutes agoGood news for smokers: Le Grand reckons said licence should cost only £10. Bad news: he wants to make the application process as deliberately complex as …

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