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Wednesday

China Earthquake: A Year Of Recovery

Phones Faltering, Quake Survivors Rely on Texting

The first word about the massive earthquake in China did not come from the news media. In China, some 600 million people have cell phones, and when the quake hit, many reached for them — but not to talk. Instead, they used the nation's most popular form of communication — text messaging.

Phones Faltering, Quake Survivors Rely on Texting

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Thursday

Business

Apple Stock Falls Despite Quarterly Gains

Apple's fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped higher than analyst estimates as computer and iPod revenue boosted the company's profits. The computer and music giant's second-quarter profits totaled more than $1 billion, compared with $770 million in the same quarter last year.

Apple Stock Falls Despite Quarterly Gains

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Friday

Business

Google Earnings Dispel Fears of Ad Slump

In the midst of a flagging U.S. economy, Google released its first-quarter earnings Thursday. The results were surprisingly positive. The search engine giant reported a 42 percent increase in revenue.

Google Earnings Dispel Fears of Ad Slump

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Tuesday

Saturday

In Character

Hannibal Lecter: A Psycho with an Unlikely Soft Spot

The cannibal psychiatrist from The Silence of the Lambs is a murderous madman -- but he comes to be fond of FBI agent Clarice Starling. It's that evil-with-a-sweet-streak thing that's behind his appeal.

Hannibal Lecter: A Psycho with an Unlikely Soft Spot

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Thursday

Technology

Teens Take Advantage of Online Privacy Tools

Many younger people have very nuanced ideas about Internet privacy. They post deeply personal information on social networking sites, but understand and use various privacy locks so only certain people can see their profiles.

Teens Take Advantage of Online Privacy Tools

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Tuesday

Your Money

Western Union to Offer Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers

Western Union is teaming up with two other companies to offer customers money transfers over their cell phones. It's aimed at immigrants, who often don't go to banks or use the Internet to conduct business.

Western Union to Offer Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers

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Thursday

Business

FCC Auctions Off Airwaves

The FCC auctions off a huge new chunk of the airwaves for wireless communication. Verizon Wireless bought the best part of the airwaves, known as the "C" block. AT&T also purchased some of the spectrum.

FCC Auctions Off Airwaves

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Tuesday

World

China Censors Web Coverage of Tibet Protests

Part of a Chinese crackdown on coverage of protests in Tibet involves blocking access to the Web. Analysts say China has the most sophisticated Internet censoring system of any nation.

China Censors Web Coverage of Tibet Protests

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Tuesday

Diversions

Reviving Oakland's Jazz and Blues Scene, Virtually

Can a video game restore a neighborhood's faded glory? A group of Berkeley students hopes so. They've set their sights on 7th Street in West Oakland, California — in the 1940s and 50s, the street was home to a vibrant music scene, but now it's bleak and deserted.

Reviving Oakland's Jazz and Blues Scene, Virtually

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Saturday

Law

Ruling to Shut Down Leak Site Called Censorship

Wikileaks.org allows users to anonymously post corporate and government documents they think expose wrongdoing. Last week a federal judge ordered the site shut down after a bank charged that it had illegally posted documents stolen by a former employee.

Ruling to Shut Down Leak Site Called Censorship

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Tuesday

Business

Blu-ray Wins High-Def Battle . . . for Now

Toshiba on Tuesday admitted defeat in the high-definition DVD format wars, announcing it would stop making its HD DVD players. The move leaves Sony's Blu-ray as the reigning hi-def format. But Blu-ray still has to win over consumers.

Blu-ray Wins High-Def Battle . . . for Now

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Monday

Business

Yahoo Saying No to Microsoft Offer

Yahoo is rejecting an unsolicited $44.6 billion offer from Microsoft. But it remains to be seen whether Yahoo shareholders will support a management decision to snub the software giant's bid.

Renee Montagne and Laura Sydell talk about Microsoft's bid for Yahoo on Morning Edition

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Tuesday

Technology

Spoils of Yahoo Deal Would Exceed Ad Revenue

Microsoft's first priority in its unsolicited bid for Yahoo is to compete with Google for advertising revenue that comes from online searches. But the merger would bring a lot of other goodies, too.

Spoils of Yahoo Deal Would Exceed Ad Revenue

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Saturday

Business

Microsoft Faces Big Hurdles in Bid to Topple Google

Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo further demonstrates its desire to compete with Google, which has dominated the Web search industry. But analysts warn that Microsoft and Yahoo each bring flawed Internet strategies to the table, while Google holds a strong hand.

Microsoft Faces Big Hurdles in Bid to Topple Google

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