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Refugee Groups Use Social-Networking Technology

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:47:03 GMT

Nikola Jovanovic was a senior in high school in 1999 when his prom was canceled. The reason: NATO planes bombed his hometown of Pec in Kosovo. Shortly afterward Jovanovic fled to Belgrade, where he now works for an Austrian bank, and he recently caught up with old classmates on Facebook. For many refugees who, like Jovanovic, resettled in relatively wealthy circumstances, social-networking sites have been a boon for finding lost friends and family members.

Zittrain: The Dark Side of Google's "Cloud"

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:45:50 GMT

How to cope with the disappearance of the PC

Should Microsoft Worry About Google's Chrome?

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:39:43 GMT

Should Microsoft be worried about the search giant's new operating system? Not yet.

How to Cut Carbon Without Hurting the Poor

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:02:03 GMT

How to limit greenhouse-gas emissions without punishing the poor.

Veterans: America's New Green Warriors

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:54:05 GMT

Why veterans are stepping out of their camouflage and into the renewable energy industry.

Billie Jean King on Wimbledon's Tech Advances

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:48:49 GMT

Why I believe Centre Court's new roof means nothing but blue skies ahead for tennis.

Publishers Take on the Keeper of the Kindle

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:51:55 GMT

Attention, would-be professional bloggers: Amazon now lets anyone create a blog and sell subscriptions to owners of its Kindle e-reader device. But Amazon sets the prices, and Amazon keeps 70 percent of the money.

247WallSt:

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:10:20 GMT

Probably not. Why CEOs are avoiding online social networking.

Dan Lyons: Why We Need Steve Jobs

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:15:16 GMT

Love him or hate him, Apple needs its CEO back. Now.

Worth It: David Lynch's Interview Project

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:36:34 GMT

One of the subjects in the Interview Project an on-the-fly Web documentary series hosted by surrealist filmmaker David Lynch, is a round-faced man named Clinton, who shares an experience he had years ago at a Stevie Nicks concert. Her singing, he says, opened up a "sixth sense" in him. When his mother died years later, he had planned to commit suicide, but it was Nicks's songs that saved him. The story would be a laugh if it weren't so wrenching. He in his tale of -ecstatic salvation.

China's Internet Plan May Backfire

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:18:13 GMT

China's Internet plan may backfire.

Why Your Laptop's Batteries Die So Fast

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:20:07 GMT

Why your laptop runs out of juice so fast.

Forbes: Is Obama Overregulating the Economy?

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:08:40 GMT

What to watch for as the Obama administration's proposed reforms are debated in Congress this summer.

Unmanned Blimps: The New Spy in the Sky

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:53:41 GMT

The blimp flying above your head may be watching your every move.

Q&A: The Coming DTV Changeover

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:11:14 GMT

TV's digital changeover is almost here. But does really matter?

Air Safety: A CSI Lab for Bird Strikes

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:34:53 GMT

As the latest hearing on Flight 1549 gets under way, we go inside the nation's top lab for investigating collisions between airplanes and feathered creatures.

Review: Apple's Hot New iPhones and Macs

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:24:49 GMT

Apple announces a bushel of new, improved iPhones and laptops that only increase the company's lead in the marketplace.

Controversial Videogame on the Battle of Fallujah

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:24:31 GMT

A videogame so real it hurts.

It's Writers Vs. Techies. Guess Who's Winning?

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:57:46 GMT

It's geeks versus writers. Guess who's winning.

Is Your Cell Phone Spying On You?

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:58:55 GMT

Don't talk: your cell phone may be eavesdropping. Thanks to recent developments in "spy phone" software, a do-it-yourself spook can now wirelessly transfer a wiretapping program to any mobile phone. The programs are inexpensive, and the transfer requires no special skill. The would-be spy needs to get his hands on your phone to press keys authorizing the download, but it takes just a few minutes—about the time needed to download a ringtone.