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Hot-ticket item for kids: cell phones
Mar 20 2005 9:52PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - While some might question why someone so young might need one, and some scientists have expressed health concerns, many young kids are asking their parents for cell phones. And increasingly, they're getting them.
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Scripps takes latest channel direct to Web
Mar 20 2005 9:52PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Seizing on the success of its Home & Garden Television brand, E.W. Scripps Co. has gone directly to the Internet with its latest channel that combines tips for building professionals and the power of streaming video.
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Japan cell-phone users turn to literature
Mar 20 2005 9:52PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Your eyes probably hurt just thinking about it: Tens of thousands of Japanese cell-phone owners are poring over full-length novels on their tiny screens.
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LexisNexis tightens data security
Mar 20 2005 9:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - LexisNexis, which last week said intruders had accessed dossiers on about 32,000 people in one of its database products, has restricted access to individuals' Social Security and drivers license numbers.
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Study: Most parents limit teens' Web use
Mar 20 2005 9:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Most parents of teenagers who go online say they set time limits on the kids' Internet activity, according to a study released Thursday. They also try to monitor it, in part by placing computers in common areas.
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Quarter of cell customers use messaging
Mar 20 2005 9:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A quarter of American adults who have cell phones have used the devices' text-messaging features within the past month, a new study finds.
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Hitachi displays robot on wheels
Mar 20 2005 9:51PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Hitachi's robot on wheels avoids obstacles, responds to simple voice commands and reads the weather forecast.
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Review: DVRs can be used all around house
Mar 20 2005 9:51PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Digital video recorders like TiVo long ago freed us from the tyranny of network schedules. The newest DVRs provide liberation from the need to coordinate our viewing with the rest of the household.
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Mobile phones for kids raise concerns
Mar 20 2005 12:48PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Parents should think twice before giving in to a middle-schooler's demands for a cell phone, some scientists say, because potential long-term health risks remain unclear.
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