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SEATTLE — Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book club and perhaps even Grandpa.

New OSU social media network helps students connect

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Oklahoma State University launched a social media network to help new students connect with one another and campus activities.



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Q&A with Dan Case: Timing not right for trucks going to natural gas, official in Oklahoma says 10 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment The executive director of the Oklahoma Trucking Association says time is not right for trucks to switch to natural gas. Read More
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Amazon hopes Kindles spark sales 18 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment SEATTLE — Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book club and perhaps even Grandpa. And despite increased competition from Apple Inc.'s flashy iPad and... Read More
Hacker highlights ATM security flaws using keys, the internet Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them. The attacks demonstrated Wednesday targeted standalone ATMs. But they could potentially be used against the ATMs operated by mainstream banks. Read More
Airline fares rising Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment If you think airfares have been rising, it's not your imagination. Figures just released from the government, while a bit dated, show that airline prices in the first three months of this year rose nearly 5 percent from a year earlier. And that doesn't include baggage fees and other extras. But if you take a step... Read More
Oklahoma business briefs: State agriculture agency offers grants Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is offering grants of up to $500 a year over three years. Read More
Oklahoma County advocacy group hopes playhouse raffle draws funds for kids Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment For the next two weeks, people have a chance to win one of five playhouses or an electric car in a raffle to benefit the Oklahoma County chapter of Court Appointed Special Advocates. Read More
Internet crooks craft creative counterfeiting scam Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment SAN FRANCISCO — Think of it as one more reason not to write checks. Hackers believed to be operating out of Russia have figured out a high-tech way to carry out the decidedly low-tech crime of check fraud, a computer security company says — writing at least $9 million in fakes against more than 1,200... Read More
BP replaces CEO Tony Hayward, reports $17 billion loss Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment LONDON — BP's much-criticized CEO Tony Hayward will be replaced by American Robert Dudley on Oct. 1, the company said Tuesday as it reported a record quarterly loss and set aside $32.2 billion to cover costs of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Read More
Software to benefit Oklahoma Blood Institute's quality control system Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment OKC-based Sigma Blood produced a new program to track safety information for blood banks. Read More
Airlines posting profits so fare sales may wane Mon, Jul 26, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Good times are finally back for the nation's airlines. For travelers, that means it's getting harder to find bargains. The summer travel season got off to a roaring start, fares are up, and money is rolling in from fees on things like checked baggage. The six biggest U.S. airlines earned about $1.3 billion in the... Read More
Some e-waste programs show success Mon, Jul 26, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California led but no one followed. In the five-plus years since California launched its government-run e-waste recycling program, all 22 other states to craft e-waste laws have chosen the opposite approach: making industry responsible for recycling its debris. They have done so for... Read More
Technology Update: New gov't rules allow unapproved iPhone apps Mon, Jul 26, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Technology update New rules allow iPhone owners to have access to applications WASHINGTON — Owners of the iPhone will be able to legally break electronic locks on their devices to download software applications that haven't been approved by Apple Inc., according to new government rules announced Monday.... Read More
Tech Bytes: UAE says BlackBerry is potential security threat Mon, Jul 26, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment TECH BYTES AT&T epxands 3G network PONCA CITY -AT&T announced the availability of its 3G network in Ponca City last week. 3G broadband service was activated on six towers in the greater Ponca City area. This opening is part of a continuing capital expansion program by AT&T to expand services to more... Read More
Federal grant means new jobs at Oklahoma's i2E Mon, Jul 26, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment A $1 million federal grant will allow i2E to hire up to new 9 employees in the next year. Read More
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Entrepreneur saw business possibility in challenge of physical rehab exercises Mon, Jul 26, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Jeremy Green was studying to become a physical therapist when he had the idea that became Real Time Rehab. He deferred his studies and became an entrepreneur. Read More
BP's Tony Hayward to leave as CEO Mon, Jul 26, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Tony Hayward, who became the face of BP's flailing efforts to contain the massive Gulf oil spill, will step down as chief executive in October and be offered a job with the company's joint venture in Russia. Read More
Your Business Coach: Project management is not just for IT Sat, Jul 24, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Formal project management can lend success to many aspects of business — not just information technology. Read More
India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment It looks like an iPad, only it's 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 basic touchscreen tablet aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production by 2011. Read More
Furor over hydraulic fracturing puts Oklahoma operators on defensive Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Some oil and gas companies have decided that transparency is the best way to combat critics who claim their practices could endanger the environment. Read More
Relief tunnel should reach BP Gulf well by weekend Wed, Jul 21, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW ORLEANS — Three months into the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the federal government's spill chief says a relief tunnel should finally reach BP's broken well by the weekend, meaning the gusher could be snuffed for good within two weeks. Read More
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Market changes, investors drive Motorola's breakup Tue, Jul 20, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW YORK — For decades, Motorola Inc.'s products told the story of the march of electronics into the hands of consumers: car radios in the 1930s, TVs in the 1940s and cell phones starting the 1980s. Now, the iconic company is breaking up, the victim of changing markets and the need to present simpler stories... Read More

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