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I Am (amazon) Woman -- Hear Me Roar
It was -- literally -- a small thing that I wanted, but my entire family gaped at me in horror, as if I had brightly announced, "I think I'll sell my body on the streets to pick up a little pin money...
Posted on 5/23/12 at 1:32 PM
Problem Solved? #1 Organ Donor Shortage
There are a host of issues in our world that we are nowhere near solving. Take drunk driving, we try to find that sweet spot between how to punish the problem, and prevent the problem, and even outsma...
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:52 AM
New cell phone elicits feelings of techno-dumb
Ive come to realize now that Im over the age of 40, own my own home and have it fully furnished, that shopping isnt as much fun as it used to be. These days, everything I admire has to pass the Is it...
Posted on 4/24/12 at 5:33 PM
Whither the reporter's notebook?
When I read about local efforts to get iPads into the hands of school kids, I feel a little envious. OK, so maybe I'm falling prey to the cool-thing-of-the-moment. But I picture how useful it would b...
Posted on 4/11/12 at 9:22 AM
Forum Communications Co. upgrades regional apartment-finding website
FARGO, N.D. - Forum Communications Co. has redesigned its apartment-finding website ApartmentsHQ, giving those looking to rent an apartment or home anywhere in the Upper Midwest a powerful tool to m...
Posted on 3/25/12 at 7:00 PM
AT&T barges into home security and automation 
NEW YORK (AP) -- AT&T Inc. will start selling home automation and security services nationwide, taking on incumbents led by Tyco International Ltd.'s ADT.
By PETER SVENSSON , May 07, 2012
B&N, Microsoft team up on Nook, college businesses 
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to create a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will house the digital and college businesses of the bookseller and include a Nook application for Windows 8.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , April 30, 2012
Apple trumps expectations, sells 35M iPhones in 2Q 
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple, the world's most valuable company, is trumping skeptics once again by reporting blow-out iPhone sales.
By PETER SVENSSON , April 24, 2012
Listening session explores workforce needs, issues in engineering sector in rural Minn. 
By Anne Polta , April 24, 2012
Another delay in domain name expansion 
NEW YORK (AP) -- There's another delay in efforts to create hundreds of Internet address suffixes to join ".com" and others in use.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , April 17, 2012
Second annual youth science retreat is today in Willmar, Minn. 
WILLMAR — The second annual i3@MTC Youth Science Retreat takes place today the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar.
By Tribune News , April 14, 2012
Inside Scoop blog: Whither the reporter’s notebook? 
By Anne Polta , April 13, 2012
Verizon Wireless to charge for phone upgrades 
Verizon Wireless, the country's largest cellphone company, says it will start charging $30 every time a subscriber wants to upgrade to a new phone.
By PETER SVENSSON , April 12, 2012
Key to Netflix's future: better recommendations
LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) -- Netflix executives John Ciancutti and Todd Yellin are trying to create a video-recommendation system that knows you better than an old friend. It's a critical mission as Netflix faces pressure from its Internet video rivals and subscribers still smarting from recent price hikes.By MICHAEL LIEDTKE , April 10, 2012
Carriers agree to disable stolen phones for good 
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cellphone companies and the government are trying to make it as difficult to use a stolen cellphone as it is to sell a stolen car.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , April 10, 2012
Texting offers promise but also peril to campaigns 
NEW YORK (AP) — Text messaging is posing both new opportunities and dangers for America's political campaigns.
By BETH FOUHY , April 10, 2012
Small phone companies to sell iPhone at discount 
NEW YORK (AP) -- A group of small, regional cellphone companies announced Wednesday that they're going to start selling the iPhone, at prices that undercut the big carriers.
By PETER SVENSSON , April 05, 2012
Yahoo to lay off 2,000 employees 
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo is laying off 2,000 employees as new CEO Scott Thompson sweeps out jobs that don't fit into his plans for turning around the beleaguered Internet company.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE , April 04, 2012
'Texting lane' just for laughs, but issue serious 
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The sidewalk lanes for the digitally distracted may be a joke but officials in Philadelphia want the public to know the issue is no laughing matter.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , April 03, 2012
Report: Illegal overtime on Apple assembly line 
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Chinese workers who often spend more than 60 hours per week assembling iPhones and iPads will have their overtime curbed and their hourly wages raised after a labor auditor hired by Apple Inc. inspected their factories.
By PETER SVENSSON , March 29, 2012
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