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Wards didn't tell consumers about credit card hack
(AP) -- An old name in retail was hit by a modern scourge - a hack of its customers' credit card numbers - but didn't inform the consumers, revealing how data breaches might be heavily undercounted even with new notification laws.

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Online Dating: Where Technology and Evolution Collide
When searching for a soul mate, you might think that the more options, the better. But the rise of technology - notably, the Internet - has thrown a wedge in that perception.

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Review: Strong, innovative Web browsers emerge
(AP) -- With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it's easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading Internet Explorer has some impressive challengers.

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Extension has tomato-handling tips for consumers
The discovery of Salmonella in certain tomato varieties has caused a series of food-poisoning outbreaks throughout the United States and put the media and the public's eye on food safety. Renee Boyer, consumer food-safety specialist for Virginia Cooperative Extension, has advice for anyone handling fresh produce, including tomatoes.

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Singaporeans biggest online spenders: survey
Singaporeans and South Koreans are the region's biggest online spenders, a survey by MasterCard said Tuesday.

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Computer Science Professor`s Breakthrough Maps the Cool Quest
Like a Doppler weather map with red blotches tracking the paths of major storms, a new tracking software service co-developed by Columbia University computer science professor Tony Jebara instantly shows people where the hottest clubs or hangouts are, in real time.

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New rating system in the works for nursing homes
(AP) -- The U.S. has five-star rankings for restaurants and hotels. So why not five-star rankings for nursing homes?

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Even before tomato warning, many Americans lacked confidence in the food safety system
A new national study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that, in spite of a number of food safety incidents in recent years, most Americans remain confident that the food produced in the United States is safe. However, many have concerns about the safety of imported food produced in some other countries. They also do not have high levels of confidence in parts of the U.S. food safety system and some of the organizations involved.

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Simulations means 'smarter traffic decisions'
Kyoto University and IBM's Tokyo Research Laboratory have developed a system that can simulate urban transport situations encompassing millions of individual vehicles in complex traffic interactions. A simulation can predict, for example, what will happen if a new office building, sports arena or other major facility is built and lead to improved planning of roads and public transportation.

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How Can E-commerce be Made More Successful? -- Make it more Sensual, Study Says
Explosive growth of products for sale on the Internet does not always translate into financial success, due in large part to the fact that customers like to squeeze the produce. That`s one finding in a study by UC Riverside professors Angelika Dimoka and Paul A. Pavlou.

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