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Switch from analog to digital will leave a hole in emergency communications

The switch from analog to digital will take most battery-powered TVs out of the picture and leave a hole in emergency communications. But there's always old-fashioned AM radio and a few technological workarounds.

Options for replacing an analog battery-powered TV

Some options for replacing an analog battery-powered TV, which won't pick up broadcast signals after the digital conversion on Feb. 18:

Microsoft backs Icahn's Yahoo revolt

Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo Incorporated's board next month, saying Monday that a successful rebellion would encourage the Redmond, Wash.-based software maker to renew its takeover bid for Yahoo or negotiate another multibillion-dollar deal. The development gives Icahn a huge carrot to dangle before Yahoo shareholders as he wages a campaign to oust Yahoo's nine directors at the annual meeting Aug. 1. Microsoft's support of Icahn also intensifies the pressure on Jerry Yang, co-founder and CEO of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo.

Website helps users 'crank that'

All of the latest dance moves are available -- and in slow motion -- at the press of a button at DanceJam.com.

Technobabble: Short circuits

A brief look at new and noteworthy experiences among DVDs, video games, gadgets and the Web.

Penguin in a coal mine? Woes signal sea trouble

Populations are dwindling from a combination of global warming and pollution.

Shell out enough moolah, and a worm could bear your name

Want a new species to be your namesake? Research groups are selling the rights, but critics worry about fraud.

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Disney dances with Sleeping Beauty, Miley on Blu-ray

Disney is in Minneapolis today for an insiders’ look at its Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray release, due Oct. 7. And on Friday, the folks from the House of Mouse’s home-entertainment division return for a very public promotion of the Blu-ray and DVD releases of Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds 3-D Concert and Camp Rock: [...]

Blog: Patent Pending

Are CT scans for the heart useless?

Do yourself a favor and read the excellent story in the past Sunday New York Times that questioned the medical value of doctors ordering powerful CT scans for the heart. The story argues there is little evidence that proves the benefits of advanced CT scans. Medicare, the story noted, doubted whether such procedures were necessary [...]