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Recession to steal some glitz from gadget show

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:55:13 -0500

The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens this week in Las Vegas with a full slate of giant TVs and inventive gadgets, despite the pall of a recession hanging over the industry.

LG high-def TVs to stream Netflix videos directly

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:46:13 -0500

Netflix Inc. has come up with another way to get movies to people without sending DVDs in the mail.

N.C. lawmakers could consider texting-while-driving ban

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:50:22 -0500

California recently made it illegal for drivers to send and read text messages while driving. Could North Carolina be next?

Chip sales take a steep dive in November

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:47:29 -0500

The worldwide economic turmoil caused an immediate impact on sales of chips that go into everything electronic. Global semiconductor sales fell 9.8 percent in November compared to a year ago, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

Wikipedia meets $6 million fundraising goal

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:54:04 -0500

The nonprofit foundation that runs Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia of user-contributed articles, said Friday it has met its $6 million fundraising goal for fiscal 2008.