ARTICLES BY JORDAN ROBERTSON

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Apple's mystique may grow with Steve Jobs' death

SAN FRANCISCO - In the end, Steve Jobs left the world to his own devices.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

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Apple co-founder Jobs dies

CUPERTINO, Calif. - Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, has died. He was 56.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

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Rebooting the PC industry: Tablets force a shift

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The personal computer industry needs a jumpstart - and it's counting on a rescue from emerging markets and a late-to-the-party push into tablet computers.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

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Cisco's shortfall an omen for rest of tech world

SAN FRANCISCO - A gloomy outlook from Cisco Systems Inc. is shaking some investors' faith in the strength of the technology industry's recovery.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO

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PC industry's woes could mean bargains

SAN FRANCISCO - If you're looking for bargains on personal computers, bad news from the industry could be good for your pocketbook.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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A hacker's dream

SAN FRANCISCO - Computer-security researchers say new "smart" meters that are designed to help deliver electricity more efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid in previously impossible ways.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gov't won't classify proxies as 'sophisticated'

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. government has dropped _ for now _ a plan to classify the use of "proxy" servers as evidence of sophistication in committing a crime.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Hackers grabbed more than 285M records in 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - Hackers made off with at least 285 million electronic records in 2008, more than in the four previous years combined, according to a new study that shows identity thieves are getting better at exploiting careless mistakes that leave companies vulnerable to attack.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Gov't won't classify proxies as 'sophisticated'

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. government has dropped _ for now _ a plan to classify the use of "proxy" servers as evidence of sophistication in committing a crime.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Gov't won't classify proxies as 'sophisticated'

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. government has dropped _ for now _ a plan to classify the use of "proxy" servers as evidence of sophistication in committing a crime.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Hackers grabbed more than 285M records in 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - Hackers made off with at least 285 million electronic records in 2008, more than in the four previous years combined, according to a new study that shows identity thieves are getting better at exploiting careless mistakes that leave companies vulnerable to attack.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Hackers grabbed more than 285M records in 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - Hackers made off with at least 285 million electronic records in 2008, more than in the four previous years combined, according to a new study that shows identity thieves are getting better at exploiting careless mistakes that leave companies vulnerable to attack.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO