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University takes on taste challenge: MREs

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A ready-to-eat Army meal can survive a 1,200-foot parachute drop and stay fresh for up to three years -- only to go straight into the trash can if it doesn't appeal to a soldier's taste.

That's a problem researchers at North ...

The new status symbol: A cracked cellphone screen

Apparently it's cool to be cracked.

While they haven't started smashing their smartphones on purpose (or have they?), young people are turning their cracked cellphone screens into the latest in shabby chic. Or is that trashy tech?

Whatever it is...

Web Winners: A housing bubble? What the Web says

Housing bubbles -- involving unsustainable home price inflation -- are again on the worry list. Are rising real estate prices a sign of recovery, or of impending doom? The jury is out.

--Signs of a new bubble, based on the prices of homes ...

Troy Wolverton: Ooma a high-quality VOIP option

If you're looking to cut down on your home phone bill without cutting your phone cord entirely, you can do a lot worse than Ooma.

Like other alternatives to your local phone company, Ooma delivers calls over the Internet. Unlike many of its ...