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Technology UK police to track dementia patients using GPS

By Associated Press Published: May 1, 2013 at 8:45 AM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 8:46 AM PDT

A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a move condemned by some campaigners as "barbaric."

Technology Hollywood studios go direct to fans for social-media boost

By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer Published: May 2, 2013 at 9:28 AM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 9:28 AM PDT

Studios value the approach because it allows them to reward devoted fans while building early buzz for their films

Technology T-Mobile USA completes MetroPCS acquisition

By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Published: May 1, 2013 at 8:43 AM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 8:43 AM PDT

Shares of T-Mobile USA Inc., the new-born combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, rose briskly on Wednesday, their first day of trading.

Technology Police, politicians push surveillance post-Boston

By TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press Published: May 2, 2013 at 9:19 AM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 9:19 AM PDT

Some in law enforcement, however, acknowledge that their plans may face an age-old obstacle: Americans' traditional reluctance to give the government more law enforcement powers

Technology IBM makes tiny movie by pushing molecules around (Video)

By Associated Press Published: May 1, 2013 at 7:50 AM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 10:40 AM PDT

IBM says it has made the tiniest stop-motion movie ever - a one-minute video of individual carbon monoxide molecules repeatedly rearranged to show a boy dancing, throwing a ball and bouncing on a trampoline.

Technology Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO

By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Published: May 2, 2013 at 9:08 AM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 9:08 AM PDT

Krzanich started at Intel Corp. in 1982 as a process engineer

Technology Hubble snaps photo of approaching 'comet of the century' (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: Apr 30, 2013 at 8:27 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 30, 2013 at 11:16 AM PDT

The Baltimore-based Space Telescope Science Institute says the Comet Ison is being called the "comet of the century" because it could be brighter than the full moon when it makes its closest pass by the sun in late November.

Technology Online poker is back: Legal website launches in Nevada

By HANNAH DREIER, Associated Press Published: Apr 30, 2013 at 8:13 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 30, 2013 at 11:41 AM PDT

Poker devotees will soon be able to skip the smoky casino and legally gamble their dollars away on the couch — at least in the state of Nevada.

Technology NASA spacecraft captures photos of monster hurricane on Saturn (Photo Gallery)

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Published: Apr 29, 2013 at 12:53 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2013 at 2:39 PM PDT

The eye of the cyclone is an enormous 1,250 miles across. That's 20 times larger than the typical eye of a hurricane here on Earth. And it's spinning super-fast. Clouds at the outer edge of the storm are whipping around at 330 mph.

Technology Virgin Galactic spaceship makes first powered flight

By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON Associated Press Published: Apr 29, 2013 at 11:27 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2013 at 12:50 PM PDT

A spaceship bankrolled by British tycoon Sir Richard Branson made its first powered flight Monday in a test that moves Virgin Galactic toward its goal of flying into space later this year.

Technology Consumer Reports: Great go-anywhere action cameras (Video)

By Consumer Reports Published: Apr 29, 2013 at 8:08 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2013 at 8:10 AM PDT

Catching great action shots from your mountain bike or on the beach is a lot easier these days with cool new video cameras.

Technology Google's virtual assistant invades Siri's turf

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Published: Apr 29, 2013 at 7:59 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2013 at 7:59 AM PDT

Google is trying to upstage Siri, the sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's iPhone and iPad.

Technology Bills aim to protect privacy as drone age dawns

By LAURA OLSON Associated Press Published: Apr 28, 2013 at 4:34 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 28, 2013 at 4:34 PM PDT

California lawmakers are attempting to stay ahead of science fiction-style technology as increasingly nimble unmanned aircraft are considered for use in tracking fleeing suspects and monitoring crowded public spaces.

Technology Cyberattack suspect had 'bunker' in north Spain

By HAROLD HECKLE Associated Press Published: Apr 28, 2013 at 4:30 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 28, 2013 at 4:30 PM PDT

A Dutch citizen arrested in northeast Spain on suspicion of launching what is described as the biggest cyberattack in Internet history operated from a bunker and had a van capable of hacking into networks anywhere in the country, officials said Sunday.

Technology Actor-director Zach Braff raises $2M on Kickstarter in 3 days

By Associated Press Published: Apr 27, 2013 at 4:43 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 27, 2013 at 4:43 PM PDT

Braff tells fans on Twitter, "I will not let you down. Let's go make a killer movie."