Minn. cities vying for super-fast Internet wait for Google's reply For the past month, cities around the country and throughout Minnesota have pulled out all the stops to convince Google they should become a trial location for Google's ultra-high speed broadband network.March 26, 2010
Stimulus funds go to lucky few Internet upgrade projects A plan to upgrade broadband Internet service in southwest Minnesota will receive nearly $13 million in stimulus money to build the project. But dozens of other applications in the state were turned down.March 8, 2010
Duluth says Google network could be 'magnet' for growth Just days after Google pitched its nationwide offer to bring super-fast broadband to a winning community, Duluth Mayor Don Ness was elbowing for his city to be first in line.February 26, 2010
Lake County acts to prevent another phone outage Lake County officials are making plans to avoid the widespread communications outage that hit two weeks ago when a fiber optic line in Duluth was severed.February 19, 2010
China's lead on green energy technology President Obama is pushing the US to build clean energy to remain competitive in the 21st century global economy. But following a recent boom in green investment, China will soon be in the lead.Midmorning, February 8, 2010
Newsmaker: Apple Tablet release date today The long-awaited rival to the Kindle is expected to be released today (Jan. 27, noon CST). The Apple Tablet is said to be an integrative device that browses the Web, plays music and movies. The most anticipated feature is its function as an electronic book and newspaper reader.Midmorning, January 27, 2010
Kids' media usage creating a generation gap A recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation says that kids use entertainment media for nearly 8 hours a day. Some experts argue that the next generation gap will be created by this latest boom in communication and technology devices. Midmorning finds out how kids' increasingly saavy experience with gadgets is impacting their creativity, multitasking ability, and making them unique from generations before and after.Midmorning, January 27, 2010
Qwest, regulators take aim at 'cramming' Some businesses are trying to slip additional charges onto consumers' telephone bills without the consumers' knowledge, in a practice called "cramming." And now Qwest is taking action against one firm.January 25, 2010
A slew of new e-readers to hit the market When most people think of electronic book
readers, Amazon's thin, white Kindle probably springs to mind. But
that could be about to change.January 7, 2010
Google confirms plans to sell own mobile phone The phone which was unveiled Tuesday had been widely anticipated since Google handed out the device, called the Nexus One, to its own
employees three weeks ago.January 5, 2010
Video game watchdog shuts down, victim of economy David Walsh said when he was assembling his
first report card on video game violence 13 years ago, children
were attacking on-screen monsters or aliens with imaginary chain
saws and guns.December 20, 2009
Warnings issued after possible security breach The state of Minnesota has directed all of its agencies to stop using a Texas company state officials hired to verify the identities of new employees after a possible breach of security on the company's Web site.December 11, 2009