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The I-Slate: A Low-Cost Tablet For Kids In The Developing World

This tiny tablet can be powered by the sun, and dramatically improves a student's abilities to learn math. Over the years, computers have become an integral part of education in the developed world. But what of schools in less wealthy areas that lack access to electricity, not to mention the cash for pricey electronics?

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6 Things to Watch For at Today’s Apple Launch

Today is a first: Apple's first major launch event in the post-Jobs era. Scheduled for 10 a.m. PST, Apple is hosting what has become an annual event; the ushering in of this year's latest iPhone.

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When Firing Is a Good Thing

Kevin Ryan has hiredand firedplenty of people in his day. Here, the Gilt CEO explains why not firing an employee can cause a bad situation to "fester." "If you have a 100 person company, someone is No

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Draw the Line on Lawyer Fees

Lawyer and founder of MyLawsuit.com Michele Colucci hopes her start-up will change the way people find an attorney and how much is paid in referral fees. At the start of her career as an attorney, Michele Colucci spent a couple of years in Los Angeles working for a large law firm, but found that Big Law wasn’t for her

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Draw the Line on Lawyer Fees

Lawyer and founder of MyLawsuit.com Michele Colucci hopes her start-up will change the way people find an attorney and how much is paid in referral fees. At the start of her career as an attorney, Michele Colucci spent a couple of years in Los Angeles working for a large law firm, but found that Big Law wasn’t for her. After a stint as the owner and operator of a small chain of retail stores in the Washington D.C

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Infographic: What’s Really Happening At Solyndra

You've heard bad things about it in the news, but one company's bankruptcy doesn't spell doom for the solar industry, or government funding of energy projects. If you've read any news recently , you've heard of Solyndra , the big solar firm whose bankruptcy is causing headaches for the Obama administration and is being used as evidence that the world isn't ready for solar power.

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Does the Economy Matter to You?

This week's TrendWatch helps you weed through the economic indicators that matter to your small business. You may feel a bit lost these days trying to take the nation’s economic temperature. We’ve seen the stock market yo-yo in a matter of days—plunging to record lows on a Friday, only to shoot back up at the sound of Monday’s opening bell

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Blekko, the Next Google?

Several investors, including some notable celebrities, are banking on the spam-free search engine to compete against Bing, Yahoo, and Google. Upstart search engine Blekko has closed a $30 million funding round in its quest to be the spam-free Google. Yandex, the most popular search engine in Russia, has invested $15 million and promised to share its servers and other technology

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