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TORONTO - One of Ontario's top politicians has spent the last couple of weeks fiddling around with a new gadget that tech geeks around the world are clamouring to get their hands on: the PlayBook tablet.

Does public perception of the individual behind a tech company affect its appeal to consumers? Bill Gates and Steve Jobs must  think so, considering their continued position as the faces of Microsoft and Apple even after reducing their official duties, … Continue reading →

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Apple's iPad 2 shortage has spread to the afterlife as Chinese families in Malaysia rush to buy paper replicas of the popular new gadget to burn for their dead as part of a centuries-old rite.

MCLEAN, Va. - USA Today, a newspaper created nearly 30 years ago to appeal to people who grew up watching television, is revising its formula to try to counter the Internet's threat to its survival.

MCLEAN, Va. - USA Today, a newspaper created nearly 30 years ago to appeal to people who grew up watching television and to hurried travellers, is revising its formula to try to counter the Internet's threat to its survival.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc will stick to plans to roll out its newest iPad on Friday to 25 more markets, including France and the United Kingdom, even as it fails to meet the high demand for the gadget in the United States.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc will stick to plans to roll out its newest iPad on Friday to 25 more markets, including France and the United Kingdom, even as it fails to meet the high demand for the gadget in the United States.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Travel today, from luggage to laptop, is increasingly high-tech. Yet every hotel room hosts a costly anachronism: a traditional telephone.

WINNIPEG - Smaller than a laptop, faster than a BlackBerry, able to connect to networks in a single bound!

SAN FRANCISCO - With the original iPad, Apple brought an attractive, easy-to-use tablet computer to the masses at a reasonable price — a feat numerous companies are trying to top.

Some anti-aging industry marketers are cashing in on boomers' desires to feel better and younger, but many of the claims are bogus, a new documentary reveals.

Some anti-aging industry marketers are cashing in on boomers' desires to feel better and younger, but many of the claims are bogus, a new documentary reveals.

HUNTINGTON, Vt. - Last year, when the sap stopped running from some of Bruce Curavoo's maple trees, it kept running in others. He got enough to make about 300 more gallons of syrup from his crop.

TOKYO - Japanese police arrested a teenager accused of cheating on his university entrance examination by consulting online forums with his mobile phone, prompting outrage Friday in this gadget-loving country that prizes hard work and fairness.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd said it has set ambitious goals for its newest handheld gaming system despite growing competition from smartphones like Apple's iPhone.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo's 3D-capable handheld game player contains chips manufactured by Toshiba Corp, Fujitsu Ltd and Invensense Inc, technology firm iFixit said after dismantling the hot new gadget.

BEIJING/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - IPhone maker Foxconn Technology Group is considering investing $12 billion in Brazil, a move that could help Apple Inc and other tech companies expand in the world's eighth largest economy.

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc will dump its Flip video camera division, retiring the popular brand in a first step toward reviving a company its CEO John Chambers admitted has lost its way.

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc will dump its Flip video camera division, retiring the popular brand in a first step toward reviving a company its CEO John Chambers admitted has lost its way.

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - One month after a devastating tsunami flattened their homes, some families took a step toward normalcy and moved into temporary housing, while Japan's prime minister promised Sunday to help fishermen along the devastated coast get back to their boats.

TORONTO - One of Ontario's top politicians has spent the last couple of weeks fiddling around with a new gadget that tech geeks around the world are clamouring to get their hands on: the PlayBook tablet.

Does public perception of the individual behind a tech company affect its appeal to consumers? Bill Gates and Steve Jobs must  think so, considering their continued position as the faces of Microsoft and Apple even after reducing their official duties, … Continue reading →

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Apple's iPad 2 shortage has spread to the afterlife as Chinese families in Malaysia rush to buy paper replicas of the popular new gadget to burn for their dead as part of a centuries-old rite.

MCLEAN, Va. - USA Today, a newspaper created nearly 30 years ago to appeal to people who grew up watching television, is revising its formula to try to counter the Internet's threat to its survival.

MCLEAN, Va. - USA Today, a newspaper created nearly 30 years ago to appeal to people who grew up watching television and to hurried travellers, is revising its formula to try to counter the Internet's threat to its survival.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc will stick to plans to roll out its newest iPad on Friday to 25 more markets, including France and the United Kingdom, even as it fails to meet the high demand for the gadget in the United States.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc will stick to plans to roll out its newest iPad on Friday to 25 more markets, including France and the United Kingdom, even as it fails to meet the high demand for the gadget in the United States.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Travel today, from luggage to laptop, is increasingly high-tech. Yet every hotel room hosts a costly anachronism: a traditional telephone.