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Technology Sector

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Frontier Communications sued for taxing internet access

    Frontier Communications allegedly collected taxes it shouldn't have.​A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that Frontier Communications illegally collected sales tax on Internet bills. The suit also alleges that Frontier "improperly applied" a number of fees to its customers, including a "911 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Al Franken questions Google's internet search monopoly

    Al Franken asked questions that Google CEO Eric Schmidt can't answer.​Al Franken loves Google. He just doesn't trust it. That's what came out at yesterday's contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, which saw Google's CEO Eric Schmidt squirming a bit under the hot light of government oversi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Best Buy claims copyright on the word "geek"

    Bytemarks on FlickrBest Buy thinks it owns "geek"​Best Buy has already taken over the technical support world with its Minnesota-grown Geek Squad. Now, the company is claiming that it owns the word "geek." The electronics chain recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to Newegg.com--an online ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Al Franken skewers Apple over iPhone tracking [VIDEO]

    Al wants to know what Apple knows.​Al Franken pounced on Apple yesterday in a Senate hearing on privacy and mobile devices. Franken had summoned Apple executives as well as representatives from Google and others to discuss the companies' privacy policies. Specifically, Franken wanted to tal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Apple cuts back iPhone tracking after Al Franken bites

    Al Franken wants a word or two with Steve Jobs​Sen. Al Franken appears to have taken a bite out of Apple. Stung by bad PR, angry customers and the promise of Senate hearings chaired by Franken, the computer maker says it has released an update to iPhones to cut back on the amount of time the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Al Franken: Net neutrality rules permit political censorship [UPDATE]

    Franken: Keep it neutral.​The compromise net neutrality rules just adopted by the FCC would prohibit broadband providers like Comcast and Qwest from blocking user access to websites and applications. But the measure won't do the same thing for wireless companies, and Al Franken smells censor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Margaret Anderson Kelliher no longer to be unemployed

    Nick VlcekMAK attack on the technology industry.​Margaret Anderson Kelliher will not be unemployed come January. The outgoing Minnesota House Speaker landed a job as president of the Minnesota High Tech Association, a non-profit that advocates for the state's technology industry.

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    End of free online news? Strib publisher admires NYT's pay wall

    People have always been willing to pay for news, Mike Klingensmith says.

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009
  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Minn. Internet poker lives on... for now

    Minnesota regulators trying to stop online poker sites have failed in their attempt to make Internet service providers to block access to the sites. At least for now.

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction announce 2009 tour dates

    While final word on NIN's retirement ferments, the tour Trent Reznor mentioned in his "farewell" note has come to fruition.

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2009

    The Submarines

    While final word on NIN's retirement ferments, the tour Trent Reznor mentioned in his "farewell" note has come to fruition.

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Netbooks will save newspapers, says Slate

    Strib graphic.jpgLet's hope for the Strib's sake that it happens by the end of the month.

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    RNC Schedule: The Outside Scoop!

    Strib graphic.jpgLet's hope for the Strib's sake that it happens by the end of the month.

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2008

    Jim Norton

    Strib graphic.jpgLet's hope for the Strib's sake that it happens by the end of the month.

  • Calendar

    October 10, 2007

    Schatzlein’s 100 Year Celebration

    Strib graphic.jpgLet's hope for the Strib's sake that it happens by the end of the month.

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2007

    New laws in effect today

    Strib graphic.jpgLet's hope for the Strib's sake that it happens by the end of the month.

  • News

    May 9, 2007

    Spirit of Disservice

    Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio was convicted, but that's small consolation to Minnesotans who lost their savings

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2007

    1/11 Morning Communiqué

    Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio was convicted, but that's small consolation to Minnesotans who lost their savings

  • Unknown

    November 1, 2006

    The Straight Dope®

    Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio was convicted, but that's small consolation to Minnesotans who lost their savings

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2006

    10/24 Morning Communiqué

    Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio was convicted, but that's small consolation to Minnesotans who lost their savings

  • News

    August 2, 2006

    When Is Free Speech Too Free?

    Minneapolis has settled its lawsuits with Time Warner Cable. But the city may still be out to gut local cable-access programming.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2006

    5/15: Morning Communique

    Minneapolis has settled its lawsuits with Time Warner Cable. But the city may still be out to gut local cable-access programming.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2006

    4/27: Morning Communique

    Minneapolis has settled its lawsuits with Time Warner Cable. But the city may still be out to gut local cable-access programming.

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2006

    Citizen Craig on "citizen journalism"

    Minneapolis has settled its lawsuits with Time Warner Cable. But the city may still be out to gut local cable-access programming.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2006

    New DVD formats look great, except on the shelf

    Minneapolis has settled its lawsuits with Time Warner Cable. But the city may still be out to gut local cable-access programming.

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2005

    Satellite radio gets weirder: Bob Dylan turns DJ

    Minneapolis has settled its lawsuits with Time Warner Cable. But the city may still be out to gut local cable-access programming.

  • News

    May 18, 2005

    Happy Outsourcing Day!

    A moving Target: Local retailer creates new jobs...in Bangalore, India

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2005

    Wheels of Steel Via Satellite

    A moving Target: Local retailer creates new jobs...in Bangalore, India

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2005

    Radio takes a dive

    A moving Target: Local retailer creates new jobs...in Bangalore, India

  • Movies

    February 2, 2005

    Endgame

    How IBM rooked a champion--and crushed humankind

  • Movies

    February 2, 2005

    Extreme Sundance

    T&A and the ol' Ultra-V make for the ideal American film festival

  • News

    July 23, 2003

    The Friends of Tim Pawlenty

    The governor's right: Many "public servants" do what he and the friends of Tim have done. That's what reeks about it.

  • News

    July 23, 2003

    Secrets and lies

    Why Telegate matters

  • News

    November 20, 2002

    Welcome to Fantasy Island: Population 280 million.

    On the heels of Harry Potter, young adult books are sweeping the mainland. Why would grownups rather read about sorcery than sex?

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Kelley's Big Bill

    Politicians get ready to reboot telecommunications law

  • Books

    October 13, 1999

    Cable Petty

    Minneapolis settles its spat with Paragon--and gears up for another

  • News

    August 18, 1999

    Ma Cable?

    In St. Paul and its suburbs, an unlikely coalition battles telecom giant AT&T

  • News

    July 21, 1999

    Apple Bites

    In St. Paul and its suburbs, an unlikely coalition battles telecom giant AT&T

  • Books

    February 17, 1999

    The Empire Strikes Back

    Bootleg basher Microsoft puts the kibosh on local computer resellers

  • Books

    September 23, 1998

    Bad Connection

    Are city officials and Paragon Cable turning Minneapolis into a bandwidth backwater?

  • News

    February 4, 1998

    Maybe Then We'll Get Through on the Snowemergency Line

    Are city officials and Paragon Cable turning Minneapolis into a bandwidth backwater?

  • News

    January 14, 1998

    Privacy Posturing

    US West wants to use information about who you call to increase its sales. Privacy advocates are screaming foul.

  • Feature

    June 18, 1997

    Dodging Bullets

    Democrats and Republicans are happily engaged in a folie à deux to forestall any real congressional probe into campaign finances

  • News

    April 30, 1997

    Trouble in TV Land

    Democrats and Republicans are happily engaged in a folie à deux to forestall any real congressional probe into campaign finances

  • News

    February 7, 1996

    The Information Dirt Road

    Democrats and Republicans are happily engaged in a folie à deux to forestall any real congressional probe into campaign finances

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