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Small screen, smart outcome

Tech news consumers have been hearing about the post-PC era for a while now — a world where phones and tablets will handle the majority of our computing needs. For the first time ever, smart phone sales exceeded PCs this past holiday quarter, and tablets like the iPad and Kindle Fire have been growing in [...]

Time to rethink Iranian policy

Last month, Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Roshan died when a motorcyclist sped by and tossed a bomb at the scientist’s car. This is the fourth Iranian nuclear scientist to be killed by a passing motorcyclist in two years. Iran blames the U.S. and Israel, citing the nations’ intense mistrust of Iran’s nuclear program. These significantly [...]

Making real life more game-like

Nearly everyone plays games. Whether people are hard-core gamers with multiple systems or casual players of Angry Birds, they are familiar with earning rewards for completing in-game goals. They enjoy trying to better their skills and show off to their friends. What if those game elements could be used outside of virtual reality? What if [...]

Tablets battle for No. 1 spot

While 2011 has been deemed the “Year of the Tablet,” it has come up short of what many tech experts predicted.

Race governs immigration

From the Statue of Liberty to its “melting pot” metaphor, the United States continues to project itself as a beacon of hope for immigrants. But the heavily armed U.S.-Mexico border is anything but hopeful for Hispanics.

Bring on the computer geeks

If you quit school now, you could be making six figures before you turn 30.

GOP cacophony mutes message

As debts accumulate, poverty increases and wars go unchecked, American news channels seem more obsessed with Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain than anything else.


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