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Teens Win Top Honors For Xbox Innovation
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Technology
Reason To Smile: Samuel Palmisano, president and CEO of IBM, walks by an IBM logo at the CeBIT technology fair in Hanover, Germany. IBM's stock had a strong year in 2011.
IBM Sees A Big Boost As It Turns 100
()In 2011, IBM's stock rose more than tech hotshots Google and Apple. IBM is 100 years old, but it has totally remade its business for the 21st century. And which supercomputer became Jeopardy champion in 2011? IBM's Watson.
Hacking Victims Targeted Again After Comments
Stratfor said its affected clients and its supporters "are at risk."
()Timeline: A History Of Touch-Screen Technology()
December 26, 2011 Today's touch-screen devices seem like a thing of the future, but the technology that runs your iPad or Android can actually be traced back to 1948 and something called the Electronic Sackbut.
The Two-Way
Voyager 1 Speeds Toward The Brink Of Interstellar Space()
December 26, 2011 The Voyager 1 spacecraft is 11 billion miles from the sun. And every minute, it gets 636 miles closer to its destination: the frontier of interstellar space. The craft is currently between what NASA calls "the solar wind from the Sun and the interstellar wind from death-explosions of other stars."
It Was A Good Year For...
Now Hovering Above Us All: 'The Cloud'()
December 26, 2011 The days of keeping large files on your home or office computer are waning. Instead, documents and files are accessible from nearly any device, anytime from anywhere. But what exactly is this place called the cloud?
Hackers Target Security Think Tank, Post Data Online()
December 25, 2011 Members of the group known as Anonymous stole subscriber information and credit card data from the U.S.-based Stratfor. One alleged hacker said the goal of the assault was to steal a million dollars and give it away as Christmas donations.
Kee Facts: A Few Things You Didn't Know
How A Thousand Points Of Light Lit The National Tree()
December 24, 2011 Billions of brilliant lights sparkle on houses and trees around the nation as people celebrate the Christmas season. Those lights have also given American presidents reason to joyfully flip the switch on the national tree for nearly 90 years.
Monkey See
Callin' Oates: The Hotline You Don't Need (But Might Call Anyway)()
December 21, 2011 A new hotline puts the music of Hall & Oates at your fingertips. The question, of course, is: Why?
Apple Wins Partial Victory In Patent Claim()
December 19, 2011 The U.S. International Trade Commission said Monday that the ban will take effect April 19 so that wireless carriers will have time to adjust their plans. The ITC said in a final ruling that HTC Corp. may import some refurbished phones to offer customers as replacements under warranties and insurance plans.
