Tech keeps Super Bowl on track

As the players, coaches and halftime performers — not to mention the Lombardi Trophy — make their way to Miami’s Sun Life Stadium for the Super Bowl on Sunday, Jerry Hunter and company will be keeping a close eye on them.

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Facebook gets birthday face-lift

Facebook updates its homepage to emphasize games and apps and make it easier to find updates from friends. The site now has 400 million users.

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Mind computers at the Olympics

Along with the figure skating, ice hockey and snowboarding, another event will compete for attention at the Winter Olympics in Canada this month: Mind-controlled lights.

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Apple’s iPad: Improving the Web?

Apple’s iPad launched last week, boasting the “best way to experience the Web.” But will it really help or hurt?

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USB inventor is unlikely tech ‘rock star’

If you believe the ads, Ajay Bhatt is tech’s version of an arrogant rock star. But the co-creator of USB technology, which connects computers to gadgets, is almost nothing like his proxy persona.

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USB inventor is tech’s unlikely ‘rock star’

If you believe the ads, Ajay Bhatt is tech’s version of an arrogant rock star. But the co-creator of USB technology, which connects computers to gadgets, is almost nothing like his proxy persona.

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How to cope with information overload

Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of online content? You’re not alone. Keeping up to speed can be nearly impossible these days, with potentially hundreds or even thousands of daily postings competing for your attention from services like Facebook, Twitter, and RSS feeds.

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Is the ‘Avatar’ concept really possible?

“Avatar,” now the highest grossing film ever, has thrilled audiences with the idea that humans could inhabit faux, avatar bodies. Sounds creepy, but is “Avatar” tech possible in reality?

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Will NASA ever return to the moon?

In the wake of President Obama’s proposed budget cuts, will U.S. astronauts ever return to the moon? Yes, says NASA, but maybe not in a government-built spaceship — and maybe not any time soon.

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Google shows off Chrome OS tablet ideas

Who could resist the months of hype that paved the way for Apple’s iPad debut last week? Apparently not Google, which has shown its interest in tablet computing with its browser-based Chrome OS.

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