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Technology Researchers study unleashing wasp to crush stink bug invasion (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 6, 2013 at 11:52 PM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 11:52 PM PDT

They say all signs are there that the pest is poised to make farmlands its next frontier. That could lead to an economic catastrophe.

Technology Dam power makes clocks crazy: 'I thought my watch was broken' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Jessica Porter KVAL News with KVAL.com staff Published: May 6, 2013 at 4:13 PM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 12:34 PM PDT

People in Oakridge aren't crazy, but their clocks have been going crazy: Digital clocks are running faster than wrist watches and the clocks on phones.

Technology Aereo startup tries to thwart additional lawsuits

By Associated Press Published: May 6, 2013 at 1:23 PM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 1:23 PM PDT

TV-over-the-Internet startup Aereo wants a federal court to declare its service legal across the nation.

Technology Would 'kill switch' help curb cellphone thefts?

By TERRY COLLINS Associated Press Published: May 6, 2013 at 7:32 AM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 11:23 AM PDT

Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless industry to help find a cure.

Technology Are you a tax cheat if you shop online tax-free?

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER,Associated Press Published: May 5, 2013 at 4:57 PM PDT Last Updated: May 5, 2013 at 4:57 PM PDT

The Senate is expected to pass a bill Monday making it easier for states to collect sales taxes for online purchases. But small-business owners who make their living selling products on the Internet worry they will be swamped by new requirements from faraway states.

Technology New technology propels oil companies boom

By JONATHAN FAHEY,AP Energy Writer Published: May 4, 2013 at 1:09 PM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 11:25 AM PDT

In the race to conquer energy technology, Old Energy is winning.

Technology Solar plane leaves California on cross-country trip (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: May 3, 2013 at 1:23 PM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 4:17 PM PDT

Here are the planned stops and dates for the solar plane that left California on Friday. The slow-moving plane is expected to take about 20 to 25 hours to fly between each stop and spend about 10 days in each city.

Technology Casinos brace for impact of Internet gambling

By WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press Published: May 3, 2013 at 8:54 AM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 10:47 AM PDT

With legal gambling now moving beyond the casinos and onto the Internet, the industry is bracing for the most far-reaching changes in its history.

Technology Barnes & Noble adds Google Play app store to Nook HD

By MAE ANDERSON, AP Retail Writer Published: May 3, 2013 at 8:50 AM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 8:50 AM PDT

Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets.

Technology YouTube says the battle with TV is already over

By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer Published: May 2, 2013 at 9:37 AM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 9:37 AM PDT

Google chairman says "the future is now" for YouTube, which recently passed the milestone of 1 billion unique visitors every month

Technology UK police to track dementia patients using GPS

By Associated Press Published: May 1, 2013 at 8:45 AM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 8:46 AM PDT

A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a move condemned by some campaigners as "barbaric."

Technology Hollywood studios go direct to fans for social-media boost

By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer Published: May 2, 2013 at 9:28 AM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 9:28 AM PDT

Studios value the approach because it allows them to reward devoted fans while building early buzz for their films

Technology T-Mobile USA completes MetroPCS acquisition

By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Published: May 1, 2013 at 8:43 AM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 8:43 AM PDT

Shares of T-Mobile USA Inc., the new-born combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, rose briskly on Wednesday, their first day of trading.

Technology Police, politicians push surveillance post-Boston

By TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press Published: May 2, 2013 at 9:19 AM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 9:19 AM PDT

Some in law enforcement, however, acknowledge that their plans may face an age-old obstacle: Americans' traditional reluctance to give the government more law enforcement powers

Technology IBM makes tiny movie by pushing molecules around (Video)

By Associated Press Published: May 1, 2013 at 7:50 AM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 10:40 AM PDT

IBM says it has made the tiniest stop-motion movie ever - a one-minute video of individual carbon monoxide molecules repeatedly rearranged to show a boy dancing, throwing a ball and bouncing on a trampoline.