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Top 5 weather apps
Rain, shine, snow, or sleet, our top 5 weather apps can help you make the most of whatever weather you’re up against.
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Top 10 fitness apps
With summer in full swing, you might be wondering about the best way to get fit. Click through our top 10 summer fitness apps to find out how your iPhone or Android smart phone can help you stay in shape.
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Five gifts to 'green' your dad on Father's Day
Here are five energy-saving Father's Day gift ideas to help 'green' your dad:
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NSA surveillance 101: What US intelligence agencies are doing, what they know
US intelligence agencies are gathering massive amounts of US telephone calling data and social media data on both foreigners and citizens. Here are seven questions and answers about what is known so far.
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Five ways to protect yourself from government surveillance
Last week, press leaks revealed that the National Security Administration has been gathering and storing metadata from Verizon and nine Internet communication companies: Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, and Apple. Regardless of how you feel about the government collecting data on its citizens, take a few minutes to click through and consider these five tips for protecting yourself from government surveillance.
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How loony is the Google Loon project?
Google Loon is a project to bring the Internet to forgotten corners of the globe using balloons. Will it fly?
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Saving Money Want a MacBook Air? New version is a better deal than the old one.
MacBook Air's newest version has arrived, which should mean deep discounts on the previous version. But this time, the new model is actually a better deal.
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Energy Voices Solar power shines in oil-rich Saudi Arabia
As solar prices have fallen, and oil prices have risen, Saudi Arabia now has a strong economic incentive to push ahead with its long awaited solar plans, Peixe writes. Saudi Arabia’s desire to install vast amounts of generation capacity makes them a potentially important market, and they will be able to take advantage of this with Chinese manufacturers.
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In Gear Can electric cars save Route 66?
US Historic Route 66 is one of the most famous highways on earth, but the interstate system effectively killed it. But some think electric car road trips could re-kindle interest in Route 66.
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Energy Voices Court ruling: a boost for renewables or can of worms?
Appeals court ruling will allow wind energy from the northern Plains to reach population centers in the Midwest. But the ruling may force states to rewrite their renewable portfolio standards, opening them up to attack.
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Top 10 fitness apps
With summer in full swing, you might be wondering about the best way to get fit. Click through our top 10 summer fitness apps to find out how your iPhone or Android smart phone can help you stay in shape.
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In Gear NHTSA asks for Liberty, Grand Cherokee recall. Jeep says 'no.'
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked Jeep to recall 2.7 million vehicles due to a potentially dangerous design issue in some Grand Cherokee and Liberty models. But Jeep pushed back saying the risk of an incident was too small. That isn't sitting well with consumers, according to a new survey.
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First woman in space: Miserable cosmonaut or triumphant space flyer?
Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, flew 50 years ago today. After her problem-plagued flight, it took almost two decades for another woman to go into space.
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Energy Voices San Onofre: the fallout from closing California's nuclear plant
Last week a California utility announced it would close the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. That closure, along with the shutting down of other nuclear plants, will have serious consequences for consumers and slow efforts to reign in greenhouse gas emissions, Styles writes.
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Energy Voices GM offers $5,000 discount on Chevy Volt to boost sales
General Motors is offering a $5,000 discount on its Chevy Volt electric car in an effort to jumpstart lagging sales. The Chevy Volt discount follows the strategy of the recent reduction in price of the Nissan Leaf.
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India to send world's last telegram. Stop.
Once a staple of authoritative communication across the Indian subcontinent, the telegram has lost too much ground to smartphones. One devotee is threatening a Gandhi-style fast.
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Unusual new planet casts doubt on how planets form
A distant, baby planet is challenging the reigning theory about how planets are made.
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Yemen struggles to keep the lights on amid frequent power line sabotage
Local tribesmen who feel ignored by Yemen's central government frequently attack power lines, plunging the country into darkness and undermining public trust in their leaders.
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Five gifts to 'green' your dad on Father's Day
Here are five energy-saving Father's Day gift ideas to help 'green' your dad:
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Energy Voices Westminster explosion linked to natural gas (+video)
Westminster explosion leveled one house and caused minor injuries in suburban Denver Thursday. Residents in the area said they smelled gas before the Westminster explosion.
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Energy Voices Debunking the electric car range anxiety myth
The idea is that a car with less range will necessarily lead to more instances of range anxiety, Finley writes, but, for some, driving an electric car might mean less range anxiety than driving a conventional gas car.
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Difference Maker David Eads runs FreeGeek Chicago, 'an Apple Store for the rest of us'
FreeGeek Chicago gives volunteers hands-on training in restoring old computers to sell or recycle – while they earn credits toward taking home their own desktop or laptop free of charge.
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Crusade for smartphone 'kill switch' heats up, but would it work?
Law enforcement officials are pushing smartphone manufacturers to develop a kill switch to disable stolen phones. They see it as a way to stem rampant smartphone theft.
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George Takei: Why we care that his Facebook is 'fake'
George Takei: The Star Trek actor allegedly paid a journalist to pen his Facebook jokes. Why are we surprised by George Takei, and why are we upset?
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Energy Voices Libya oil production slows as world looks elsewhere for fuel
Ongoing protests have forced the closure of two export terminals and an entire oil field in Libya, causing a drop in the country's oil production. Gains in production elsewhere may mean a long road ahead for oil in Libya.
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NYC, San Francisco aim to stop 'Apple picking' phone muggings
Smart phone theft is up nationwide, and especially in large cities. San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman hope to counteract it.
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NSA surveillance 101: What US intelligence agencies are doing, what they know
US intelligence agencies are gathering massive amounts of US telephone calling data and social media data on both foreigners and citizens. Here are seven questions and answers about what is known so far.
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On Cairo streets, generators' hum sends loud message about Morsi's failings
Egyptians are furious with President Morsi, who they blame for widespread electricity cuts that are further disrupting businesses, shops, and restaurants at a time of economic hardship.
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Energy Voices BP: US oil production sees biggest rise in 62 years
American oil production had a banner year in 2012, largely thanks to new drilling techniques that recover oil from shale rock formations. As world energy supplies grew, demand for energy moderated, thanks to Europe's recession and energy-saving efforts.
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Is Apple building a 5.7-inch iPhone phablet?
Apple is reportedly weighing the release of a large, 5.7-inch iPhone, which would put the device squarely in phablet territory.
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