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Americans turn to mobile devices for Cyber Monday

Microsoft's long and tortured history in tablets

NEW YORK - For decades, the tablet computer was like a mirage in the technology industry: a great idea, seemingly reachable on the horizon, that disappointed as hopeful companies got closer. Microsoft has experienced this cycle of hope and disappointment many times.

Why Hoarding Of Hydroxychloroquine Needs To Stop

A family of old antimalarial drugs — including one that some patients rely on to treat their lupus or rheumatoid arthritis — is becoming harder to get in the United States, pharmacists say, partly because of remarks President Donald Trump has made, highlighting the drugs as a potential treatment for COVID-19.

How do you take your medication?

While most medications are taken in tablet or caplet (oblong tablet) form, both are composed of compressed powder that needs to dissolve in the stomach before the active ingredient is released. For faster relief, chewable tablets are absorbed as soon as they reach the stomach, and dissolvable tablets act like ground-up chewables once dissolved in the mouth. Liquid medications are absorbed as soon as they reach the digestive system. Gel caps contain liquid medication encased in a gelatin exterior. Once the stomach dissolves the outer coating, the medication is quickly absorbed. There are also tongue strips, which melt before they are absorbed in the stomach, which is just about as quick as dissolvable tablets.

Wishing upon a Star

Idaho contemplates computer devices for students

Cyber Monday draws $1.74 billion

The new must-haves from CES

Ask The Propellorheads

Online viewers won't miss Super Bowl ads shown on TV

It's a mouser masterpiece

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles animal shelter that lets its cats chase toys on top of iPads hope the digital art created by the movement will encourage donations of money and tablet computers.

Take Aspirin at first signs of heart attack

Those in the early grips of a heart attack may find that chewing an aspirin tablet will help save their lives. Heart attacks are often the result of a blood clot in the coronary artery that blocks blood flow. Aspirin may help overcome these heart events by inhibiting the formation of the blood clots. The most effective way to help restore blood flow in the event of a heart attack is to chew and swallow a regular adult-strength, 325-milligram tablet. Neither a baby-strength (81-milligram) aspirin tablet, which many heart patients take on a daily basis, nor a coated aspirin tablet, which is designed to be absorbed slowly, will suffice in the event of a heart attack.

Microsoft launches radical redesign

Windows 8 to bridge gap between PC, mobile devices

Microsoft launched a radical redesign of its world-dominating Windows operating system Thursday, introducing a touch-enabled interface that attempts to bridge the gap between personal computers and fast-growing mobile devices powered by the company's fiercest competitors.

Research firm: Amazon sells $199 tablet at a loss

NEW YORK - Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire tablet, which started shipping this week, costs $201.70 to make, a research firm said Friday. That's $2.70 more than Amazon charges for it.

Good news for bargain hunters

Black Friday gets a little less frenzied

New iPads ready to star in Apple's latest show

Pharmacist sentenced

New avenues for your appetite

COEUR d’ALENE — As of today, food has a new avenue for finding its way to your door.

Entertainment Briefs for April 8, 2010

Jon Gosselin: Kate ignores kids; Haim obtained 553 pills before death;

The death of DVDs

Ask The Propellorheads

A: First, watch what you say about my Granny. She makes great bread pudding and $2 used to buy a lot of ribbon candy.

Trump focuses attention on possible coronavirus treatments

President Donald Trump focused attention on possible treatments for the new coronavirus on Thursday, citing potential use of a drug long used to treat malaria and some other approaches still in testing.

Grasp the digital landscape

Before delving deeper into all the powerful resources available to you, it's worth looking at the overall digital landscape. The Internet, in all its glory, is progressing at a phenomenal pace. "Digital" comprises a mix of different channels such as social networks, websites, email; mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets; videos, widgets, kiosks, and gaming consoles. These media help marketers build relationships with consumers, publicize their brands, and also sell their products or services.