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• STEM grant to develop education

  May 3, 2012 in City on Page A6 A Washington nonprofit organization has given $220,000 to spearhead development of a local program focusing on science, technology, engineering and math education. Washington STEM, the nonprofit, also supports the creation …

• Do Your Part: High-tech solutions can ease green transition

  February 20, 2012 in Features on Page C1 We’ve all heard the excuses about going green — it’s too time consuming, too expensive, and just too difficult. Now, some high-tech tools are making it downright easy to be … 2

• Tough economy drives training programs on computer, job skills

  January 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When Bobbi Worley became unemployed in August, she figured she’d find a new job rather quickly. After all, she’d worked as a bookkeeper for 40 years in a handful of … 2

• Super Bowl to be streamed online, to mobile phones

  December 20, 2011 in Sports The biggest draw in television is going mobile. The Super Bowl will be streamed online and to phones in the U.S. for the first time, the NFL said today. NBC’s …

• Colleges pay to fend off porn sites

  December 14, 2011 in City, Region on Page A5 Universities around Washington are buying up websites under the new .xxx web extension created for pornographic material. But they aren’t trying to bolster their budgets by getting into the porn … 5

• Facebook feature aims to help prevent suicide

  December 13, 2011 in News, Business Help is just a few clicks away on Facebook for people expressing suicidal thoughts. The social networking site launched a new feature today that enables users to connect with a … 1

• Twitter simplifies in bid to engage more users

  December 8, 2011 in Business Twitter is changing to address a paradox about a service that revolves around messages limited to just 140 characters. As simple as it sounds, the concept remains too confusing and …

• As you surf the Web, candidates surf with you

  December 3, 2011 in Business Online advertising, once used primarily as a way to reach young and heavily wired consumers, has emerged as an essential communications tool in the 2012 presidential contest.

• Concerns raised over stealthy cellphone software

  December 2, 2011 in Business Technology bloggers are asking if our cellphones are spying on us after a security researcher said a piece of software hidden on millions of phones was recording virtually everything people … 1

• Seniors work to close tech gap

  November 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 Some people who’ve bought an iPad have been known to brag about their 4-year-olds figuring out how to use the digital tablet within 15 minutes. There are many others with … 9

• BBB: Moving forward means keeping up with technology

  November 27, 2011 in Business on Page E2 The phone books get delivered outside our condo building each year. One of the residents hauls them into the common area for each owner to take into their home. Those …

• BlackBerry outages spread to North America

  October 12, 2011 in Business Sporadic outages of BlackBerry messaging and email service spread to the U.S. and Canada today, as problems stretched into the third day for Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. 2

• New education strategies endorsed

  September 15, 2011 in Business on Page A8 The challenge of preparing workers for jobs 20 to 40 years from now requires a “blended” approach combining technology and hands-on involvement by innovative teachers, says Mark David Milliron, an …

• Shawn Vestal: No Twitter, no apps, just boredom and a surprise discovery

  August 6, 2011 in News on Page A5 I’m not sure when I turned over the title to my soul, technically. It might have been the moment I dragged out my “smart” phone to occupy 10 seconds while … 1

• Computer voice helps dispatchers get info to fire crews faster

  August 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 The voice of a woman dispatching Spokane-area fire crews last week was strong, steady and confident. The voice was coming from a computer. 5

• Inside Schools: Ehlers going to Greenacres Elementary

  July 30, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 The Central Valley School Board has selected Lindsay Ehlers as the new principal assistant at Greenacres Elementary School. Ehlers has been a teacher at Liberty Lake Elementary School for the …

• Sirti hires tech muscle to assist clients

  May 15, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Sirti, the Washington state-funded agency focused on aiding area tech companies grow and prosper, has hired two experienced tech veterans to serve as “executive entrepreneurs.” The two, Donald Klein and … 3

• Smartphone’s a lifesaver, but now I don’t have a life

  April 16, 2011 in City on Page B1 I am dumber than my smartphone. I say that for the obvious reasons – my smartphone is clearly more evolved than I am – but also for a more alarming … 2

• PNNL offers technology sale to help companies

  April 3, 2011 in Business on Page E3 The Department of Energy is having a sale on technologies developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and other national laboratories. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a program this week that … 1

• Inland Business Products bought

  January 5, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Minnesota-based IdentiSys Inc. has purchased Inland Business Products, a Spokane Valley company that provides photo IDs, barcode technology and card-security and access-control systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• Apple to make iPhones compatible with Verizon, others

  October 6, 2010 in Business A new report says Apple Inc. is getting ready to manufacture a new iPhone that works on cellular networks based on CDMA technology, a move that would allow the phones …

• This darned Skype thingy is so handy

  February 25, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 As an old fogy, I’m supposed to hate all these smart phone, iPod, BlackBerry thingies that so intrude into our public spaces, private conversations and – God help us – …

• Mixed messages

  November 15, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 It started slowly in Gwen Reed’s English classes. A “4ever” in a book report here, a “ppl” in an essay there, and a scattering of uncapitalized words or unpunctuated sentences …

• Families finding mixed feelings about Facebook

  July 5, 2009 in City on Page B1 It used to be a dilemma only for college students. But these days, as middle- and no-longer-middle-age people flock to Facebook, it’s a question for the over-40 set, too: Sure, …

• Revolving loan fund offers boost to firms

  February 10, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Spokane’s totally tech-focused loan program, after a quiet beginning, is close to firing on all cylinders this spring, its managers say. The Sirti technology growth fund, which has $3 million …

• Recession visits technology firms

  January 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 The economic recession is hurting every industry, and technology is no exception. In an unprecedented move, Microsoft Corp. announced Thursday that it is cutting 5,000 jobs as demand for personal …

• Ultimate place to see, be seen

  January 4, 2009 in Business on Page E1 Many of the items to be found under the Christmas tree next December will first see light at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday through next Sunday in Las …

• In age of Internet, gang tagging gets high-tech

  April 20, 2008 in City on Page B1 No more going out in the cold, dark night to spray paint gang graffiti. Now, gangbanging can be done from the comforts of home by discretely pushing a few buttons …

• A Holiday Guide To High-Tech Gadgetry

  November 1, 1997 A Roswell artifact? No, it’s the Logicode Quicktel classic external data/fax modem.

• Honda Introduces Walking Robot

  August 2, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A15 Science fiction came that much closer to science fact Monday, when Honda Motor Co. introduced a two-legged robot that can walk, reconnoiter - even do simple fix-it jobs. The 6-foot, …

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