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Android phone owners can now use an updated version of Microsoft’s Office tools for writing, spreadsheets and slideshows. The new Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps …
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Need to hit friends up for cash? There’s an app for that
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ On a trip to Maine with four friends, Alexander Culbertson racked up $1,300 on gas, …
Navy celebrates once-secret sub now on display in museum
By STEPHEN SINGER GROTON, Conn. (AP) _ A once-secret submarine in U.S. military research and expeditions is being celebrated for its advanced technology, exploration of …
Higher education board says remote meetings would save money
By DAVE KOLPACK FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ Some members of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education said Wednesday that one way to cut down …
Google building next data center at Alabama power plant site
STEVENSON, Ala. (AP) _ Google is converting an old coal-burning power plant in Alabama into a sleek data center running on renewable energy to fuel …
Metrolink trains on track for crash-avoidance tech
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The commuter train network that crisscrosses Southern California now has an advanced crash-avoidance system on all the tracks it owns. Metrolink …
Vin Diesel test drives new ‘Fast & Furious’ ride
By NICOLE EVATT UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) _ “Fast & Furious” star Vin Diesel traded the franchise’s signature muscle cars for a new kind of …
Protesters block construction of giant Hawaii telescope
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) _ Hundreds of protesters on a Hawaii mountain road erupted in cheers Wednesday after construction crews turned around and …
Kansas trooper marks 10,000 Twitter followers with CHiPs star
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) _ A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper reached his 10,000th Twitter follower with a noteworthy addition. The Hutchinson News reports (http://bit.ly/1QO6BKE ) that …
Watchdog: IRS erased backups after loss of tea party emails
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER WASHINGTON (AP) _ IRS employees erased computer backup tapes a month after officials discovered that thousands of emails related to the tax …