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Images: Alternate reality games unfold

February 28, 2005 Clues on "Perplex City" and coded postcards found in Bologna and North Carolina blend real-world signs and storytelling. TAGS: North Carolina, games

Engineering the perfect Christmas tree

December 21, 2004 Don't get that fake evergreen just yet. Gene engineering and time-tested farming techniques are merging to form a better tree. Photos: Oh Christmas tree TAGS: tree, North Carolina, engineering

Dell opens controversial plant

October 5, 2005 Lawsuit challenging generous tax breaks didn't stop $100 million North Carolina production facility. Photo: Dell's new N.C. plant TAGS: North Carolina, plant, tax, Dell, Governor, state, incentive, U.S.

Dell's N.C. plant the target of a lawsuit

June 22, 2005 Nonprofit lawyers are challenging the state and local governments over Dell's generous subsidy package. TAGS: North Carolina, tax incentive, commerce, tax, state, lawsuit, Dell, incentive, facility, manufacturing, attorney

Lenovo cuts jobs in restructuring push

March 16, 2006 About 1,000 jobs will be eliminated as the company streamlines sales and marketing. TAGS: Lenovo, IBM ThinkCentre, North Carolina, restructuring plan, Raleigh, China, IBM Corp., ThinkPad, New York, Dell, PC

Telco agrees to stop blocking VoIP calls

March 3, 2005 Madison River Communication of North Carolina will pay $15,000 to the FCC. Chairman Michael Powell claims victory. TAGS: Nuvio Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, Michael Powell, North Carolina, telecommunications company, service provider, chairman, cable company

EFF moves to block e-voting system certification

December 9, 2005 Electronic Frontier Foundation says N.C. election officials failed to meet requirements before signing off on setups. TAGS: Diebold Inc., certification, North Carolina, election, e-voting, complaint, source code, state, law, security

North Carolina defends e-voting certifications

December 2, 2005 Watchdog groups say the state "illegally" certified systems built by two e-voting vendors. TAGS: e-voting, Diebold Inc., North Carolina, source code, state, vendor, code, security, Microsoft Corp.

Online auto sales scammers to serve time

November 5, 2005 North Carolina man and Mississippi woman collected more than $60,000 for cars they never delivered. TAGS: Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, victim, car

Nortel takes on more municipal wireless projects

June 4, 2007 Greenville, N.C., plus several suburbs of Denver will get connected. TAGS: Nortel Networks Corp., North Carolina, wireless service, Denver, Colorado, student, service provider

State AGs to MySpace: Turn over sex offender data

May 14, 2007 Eight state attorneys general request the site provide details on members who are registered sex offenders and explain how they are dealt with. TAGS: MySpace, Hemanshu Nigam, attorney, News Corp., North Carolina, letter

Customers miffed over DirecTV with TiVo problems

January 13, 2007 Many report that the popular Season Pass feature stopped functioning in December; DirecTV says it's aware of the problem. TAGS: DirecTV, Mercer, TiVo Inc., set-top, North Carolina

How to hinder, not help, social networks

December 4, 2007 iMega chairman Joe Brennan says digital innovators face increased risks because of politically motivated short-term fixes by state governments. TAGS: social networking, North Carolina, minor, law, government, MySpace, U.S.

Dell subsidies suit asks for injunction, payback

June 23, 2005 North Carolina lawsuit says Dell got grossly unfair tax advantages to build factory, asks that incentives be halted and monies returned. TAGS: tax incentive, North Carolina, injunction, subsidy, commerce, tax, lawsuit, suit, incentive, state, Dell, manufacturing, lawyer, city, PC

Lenovo preps PC incubator

May 24, 2005 The ThinkCenter heir targets build-to-suit customers with its new facility at IBM's Innovation Center in North Carolina. TAGS: Lenovo, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh, North Carolina, IBM Corp., facility, Beijing, agreement, center, security, PC, Intel

MySpace to provide sex offender data to state AGs

May 21, 2007 After asserting that it'd be illegal to do so, News Corp. unit agrees to provide data about registered sex offenders who use the site. TAGS: MySpace, Richard Blumenthal, News Corp., Hemanshu Nigam, attorney, North Carolina, Connecticut, state

iPod accessory maker sues rival in patent spat

December 16, 2005 Digital Lifestyle Outfitters claims Belkin's FM transmitter and charger violates a DLO-held patent. TAGS: DLO, Griffin Technology Inc., patent, Belkin Corp., suit, North Carolina, FM transmitter, transmitter, Apple iPod, Apple Computer

City tries to cut energy bills with LEDs

February 12, 2007 Raleigh, N.C., is conducting a trial to see if LEDs live up to their reputation of a cheaper, more efficient light source. Photos: LEDs light the way in Raleigh TAGS: light-emitting diode, Cree, Raleigh, diode, North Carolina, electricity, city, U.S.

EarthLink, GE fund broadband over power line provider

May 4, 2006 Companies contribute to $130 million round of funding for Current Communications' powerline Net access technology. TAGS: broadband over power line, EarthLink Inc., General Electric Co., power company, broadband, telephone company, powerline, North Carolina, broadband service, Google Inc., Internet access, cable company, DSL, Wi-Fi, video

Made in lower-cost America

February 8, 2005 Communities outside traditional tech centers are getting IT operations as U.S. firms offer low-cost domestic alternatives to offshoring. TAGS: Arkansas, homeshoring, Silicon Valley, Idaho, venture capital, Boston, university, North Carolina, information technology, community, technology company, city, operation, America, U.S., California
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