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A lot of Cyber Monday shopping happens using coffee shop WiFi
November 26, 2012 6:37 PM
Today is Cyber Monday when millions of Americans go online to get great holiday deals. At the Solar Roast Coffee shop in Pueblo folks were using WiFi to snag some of those deals. Besides saving money, those we talked to say it's also much easier without the crowds. "Why... more » -
Portable computer designer dies at age 69
September 9, 2012 3:02 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Bill Moggridge, a British industrial designer who designed an early portable computer with the flip-open shape that is common today, has died. He was 69. Moggridge is credited with the design of the Grid Compass, a computer that had a keyboard and yellow-on-black display. It... more » -
Medical report: laptop computers can burn your skin
October 4, 2010 9:05 AM
A medical report says people who work with computers on their laps for long periods could suffer from "toasted skin syndrome." In one case, a 12-year-old boy developed a sponge-patterned skin discoloration on his left thigh after playing computer games a few hours every day for several months. ... more » -
Woman summons help by typing with her toes
August 4, 2010 11:49 AM
An Atlanta woman tied to her bed by burglars is free thanks to some fancy footwork. Police say the woman was bound and pistol-whipped by a masked burglar who broke into her home early Tuesday morning. After he left the woman was able to use her feet to open... more » -
Meeting on laptop spying claims scheduled
April 16, 2010 12:29 PM
A meeting is set Friday between lawyers for a Pennsylvania school district accused of spying on students through laptop webcams and counsel for several families involved in a related lawsuit. Student Blake Robbins says Lower Merion School District officials secretly activated the webcams and captured him sleeping in bed... more » -
Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits
November 3, 2009 9:14 AM
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are moving to prohibit the use of computer laptops in airline cockpits. The idea is to prevent another incident like the one in which a Northwest Airlines plane overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles. Sen. Byron Dorgan, the chairman of the aviation subcommittee, says his staff... more »
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