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Blacks and Hispanics big cellphone users
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Blacks and Hispanics are the groups most likely to use cellphones for talking and texting, The Nielsen Co. reports.
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iPhone app catches burglars on camera
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DALLAS, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A Dallas man said he was able to catch burglars on camera from 1,400 miles away with the help of a $4.99 iPhone application.
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3Par shares jump in bidding war
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. computer giant Hewlett-Packard jumped forcefully into the bidding game for data storage firm 3Par Inc., offering $1.5 billion for the firm.
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iPad may boost e-textbook sales in U.S.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. software developer says the iPad and similar tablet computers have all the makings of a breakthrough in the adoption of digital college textbooks.
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Economic Outlook: Is merger mania back?
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Two big merger deals this week, one friendly and one not-so-friendly, may signal growing confidence in the world economy.
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Sign language phone being tested
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SEATTLE, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- University of Washington researchers say they are testing the first video phone that transmits American Sign Language over the U.S. cellular network.
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Intel buys McAfee security software
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Intel Corp., the world's largest electronic chipmaker, Thursday said it was acquiring McAfee, the security software-maker, for $7.68 billion.
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Obama signs border security bill
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Friday signed the Southwest Border Security Bill in the Oval Office.
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iPad dock resembles retro TV
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NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A New York designer said if demand is high he may market the dock he created for his iPad, a retro TV design made from a wooden fruit box.
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Computer data stored with 'spintronics'
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have demonstrated a form of plastic computer memory that uses the spin of electrons to read and write data, computer experts say.
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Web site makes cyberbullying anonymous
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DALLAS, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A 9-month-old social networking site that attracts teens and promotes anonymous, cruel postings contributes to cyberbullying, experts say.
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Report: Saudi Blackberry service restored
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- There were conflicting reports Saturday that service to Blackberry smart phones in Saudi Arabia had been restored after being blocked by the government.
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String of suicides at Chinese company
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BEIJING, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Chinese investigators said a woman who died this week at a company that makes computer components for the U.S. market may be the latest in a series of suicides.
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FCC head opposes higher fees for Web speed
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The head of the Federal Communications Commission says he opposes letting U.S. Internet service providers offer faster service for customers who pay more.
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High endocrine disruptor levels in homes
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NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- High levels of endocrine disruptors -- linked to a range of reproductive problems -- are found in homes of the poor and wealthy alike, U.S. researchers say.
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