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Learn how green computer technology, electronics recycling and green IT are saving the planet one byte at a time.

  • Illustrations of sexy Second Life avatars

    Can a kick-butt video game avatar make you healthier?

    Thu, Nov 08, 2012 11:34 AM by Michael Gowan, TechNewsDaily

    Study: If you're enough into the game to care about how you come across online, that will motivate you to make a better impression in real life.

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  • voting in New York after Hurricane Sandy

    N.J. difficulties not indictment of online voting, advocates say

    Tue, Nov 06, 2012 5:31 PM by technewsdaily

    With regular polling places closed down and many voters displaced, New Jersey allowed residents to vote by email.

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  • Screenshot of Facebook

    Teens get grandparents on Facebook for family bonding

    Fri, Nov 02, 2012 3:18 PM by Leslie Meredith

    Having your grandparents as Facebook friends is no longer uncool, as younger generations try to get their elders plugged into the ubiquitous social network.

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  • Inside Seattle's living computer museum

    Fri, Nov 02, 2012 9:30 AM

    Video: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has opened the Living Computer Museum, with displays of old machines _ all in working order _ along with wish list items he'd like to add, just in case anybody has an old tape drive or super-computer.

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  • Google Playground invitation

    What to expect from Google's 'Playground is open' event on Oct. 29

    Thu, Oct 18, 2012 10:09 AM by Brad Chacos, LAPTOP

    Tech journalists expect Google to shake up the mobile industry by allowing multiple manufacturers to offer Google Nexus-branded phones.

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  • Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display

    New Apple MacBook gets EPEAT Gold certification, but critics cry foul

    Tue, Oct 16, 2012 11:32 AM by John Platt

    The ultrathin laptop has been called one of the "least repairable, least recyclable" computers on the market.

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  • A woman looks at a laptop screen

    Eye movements could be next high-tech ID system

    Mon, Oct 15, 2012 10:10 AM by Francie Diep, TechNewsDaily

    Researchers hope that eye-movement sensors will be an enhancement over current iris scanners.

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  • Two girls looking surprised at a text message

    Suicide raises awareness of cyberbullying

    Fri, Oct 12, 2012 1:59 PM by Michael Gowan, TechNewsDaily

    Cyberbullying can take many forms, including Facebook taunts, cruel text messages, or the posting of embarrassing YouTube videos.

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  • Slideshows combine photos and even handwritten documents to recount historical events and eras

    How Google is bringing history to life

    Wed, Oct 10, 2012 10:20 AM by Michael Gowan, TechNewsDaily

    The Google Cultural Institute brings together resources from museums and foundations for users to experience, particularly on tablets.

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  • man using iPad

    As mobile devices advance, PC future murky

    Wed, Oct 10, 2012 9:33 AM by Rob Lever, AFP

    As Microsoft prepares to launch the newest version of its operating system, the tech landscape is dramatically different from 3 years ago.

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  • An image of the Like-A-Hug vest in action

    Vest lets Facebook users hug from afar

    Mon, Oct 08, 2012 10:20 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The designer of the Like-A-Hug vest develops technologies that deliver 'a reawakening of a sensorial spacial experience.'

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  • Twitter

    Facebook, Twitter more tempting than sex

    Fri, Oct 05, 2012 7:50 PM by Agence France-Presse

    For those immersed in Internet Age lifestyles, checking Facebook or Twitter is more alluring than sex.

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  • person using laptop

    'No politics' tool seeks to keep media 'social'

    Fri, Oct 05, 2012 4:24 PM by Agence France-Presse

    A browser extension called 'no politics please' at noppl.com is designed to work to filter out unwanted content on Facebook.

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  • Steve Jobs delivers the keynote address at the 2011 Apple World Wide Developers Conference

    Apple even stronger a year after Steve Jobs death

    Fri, Oct 05, 2012 11:46 AM by Rob Lever, AFP

    Despite the loss of Jobs, Apple has maintained and even extended its leadership with a record-breaking introduction of the iPhone 5.

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  • Internet surfers sit and use computers at a shopping mall in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    What is Internet Use Disorder?

    Thu, Oct 04, 2012 5:26 PM by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries

    Studies have shown that those with addictions to the Internet suffer from reduced brain volume or experience cravings when shown screenshots of the Web.

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