How chips, PCs, services companies are faring
A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring: Mammoth 'Butchered' by Ancient Man
A young woolly mammoth, found remarkably well preserved in the tundra in Siberia, may have been attacked by lions -- but scientists say there are signs it was then butchered by ancient humans.
  Cable Firms Aim for 50,000 Hotspots
Being a Bright House, Optimum, Xfinity, Cox Communications, and Time Warner Cable subscriber is about to get a bit better. Or at least it will if you’re the type that’s always searching for a public WiFi hotspot. Five of the nation’s largest cable companies have...
Savored Android app supplies the meal deals
Not sure why no one of thought of this long ago. Who doesn’t want a restaurant deal? Savored uses a Priceline-like model for restaurants, matching hungry diners to empty tables nearby. That way, the restaurant-goers get cheaper eats, and the restaurants themselves win with fewer open tables. Hands-On With So.cl, Microsoft's Social Search Site for Students
Microsoft's new site So.cl -- which combines social networking and search -- is giving college students a platform to learn and collect information, news and pictures from around the web. But can the latest social network truly stand out in an already-crowded social space? New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales
The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology.
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