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Police use Twitter to offer virtual car ridealongs
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Riding side by side as a police officer answers a call for help or investigates a brutal crime during a ridealong gives citizens an up close look at the gritty and sometimes dan...
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‘Paper Mario,’ ‘Professor Layton’ keep 3DS humming
While many kids are hoping to find a Wii U under the Christmas tree next week, some of the season’s most absorbing Nintendo games are available on its other system, the portable 3DS. “Paper Ma...
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Malware just one cause of gibberish
QUESTION: I returned my printer, an HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus, because it sometimes printed in a foreign language. Now a second unit periodically does the same thing. I’ve spent hours talking t...
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Associated Press An Amazon.com employee scans and packs books at a sorting station in December 2008 at their Fernley, Nev., warehouse. So far, no major disruptions to shipping have been reported after winter weather hit much of the Midwest on Thursday.
All I want for Christmas is my gifts on time
NEW YORK — Will Santa’s sleigh be late? A record number of Americans took to the Web to order holiday gifts after retailers flooded their inboxes with offers of extra discounts, free shipping an...
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Associated Press A scene from "Dishonored" is displayed. The game takes the number one spot in a list of the best video games of the year.
‘Dishonored’ tops diverse year in video games
The video game universe in 2012 is a study in extremes. At one end, you have the old guard striving to produce mass-appeal blockbusters. At the other end, you have a thriving community of indepe...
Dec 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press The new Google Maps application is demonstrated Thursday in New York. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app.
Google Maps return to iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone. The world’s most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The relea...
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Tech Q&A
QUESTION: I have a 79-year-old sister in Los Angeles who is technologically challenged, and it would be beneficial to have remote access to her PC so I could help her out. I’m wondering if you can ...
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Associated Press A customer tests the new iPhone 5 at the Apple store Sept. 21 in Hong Kong. T-Mobile will likely start carrying the iPhone next year after its parent company, Deutsche Telekom, said it has reached a new deal with Apple.
T-Mobile set to get Apple devices soon, iPhone likely
NEW YORK — T-Mobile will likely start carrying the iPhone next year after its parent company, Deutsche Telekom, said it has reached a new deal with Apple. T-Mobile USA had been the lone iPhone-l...
Dec 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press The new Ask search engine feature the company created with the Silicon Valley startup Quixey is displayed. The results from Quixey's database will appear among the answers that Ask delivers to questions posed on its search engine.
Ask.com adds apps to search results
SAN FRANCISCO — You’re apt to discover more useful apps for your smartphone or tablet computer at Ask.com beginning Tuesday. At least that’s the thinking behind a licensing agreement that Ask’s ...
Dec 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Oculus virtual reality hardware engineer Chris Dycus (foreground) wears a VR headset invented by Oculus VR inventor and founder Palmer Luckey (center). Luckey partnered with Nate Mitchell, vice-president of product (left), CEO Brendan Iribe (second from right), and Michael Antonov, chief software architect (far right) to launch the start up and raised $2.4 million on Kickstarter.
Putting gamers on the spot with virtual-reality goggles
Strap on the headset and adjust the goggle to your eyes. Look down and you’ll see the floor of a space station. Look up and pipes weave above your head. Turn left or right and the tight walls of a ...
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