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Cell phones ok'd
for class rooms

At some college campuses, the devices are used to check schedules, take quizzes and more. Full story

Your Vote: Do cell phones have a place in education?
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Surprising summer games

The dog days tend to dry the flow of game launches. But this year there are plenty of new gems out there ... you just have to know where to look. Full story

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When sex and tech don't mix

Playboy TV’s new reality dating show, "Gadget or the Girl" isn’t a turn on for man or machine. Full story  |  Discuss: Which would you choose?

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Are conventions obsolete?

Cosmic Log: Political conventions don't provide the traditional upward "bounce" for candidates in prediction markets, and economists think they know why.

Red Tape: Was Palin's SSN published online?
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FCC plans DTV test in N.C.

  The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Friday that he is unlikely to delay plans for an important test in North Carolina that could disrupt television service for some viewers in the path of Tropical Storm Hanna.

Internet

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Google is world's most powerful 10-year-old

When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor's $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world.

Games

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It was a hot summer for video games

The dog days of summer tend to dry the flow of game launches to a trickle. But this summer has been ... different. The recent weeks and months have offered up a surprising number of gaming gems. You just have to know where to look.

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