Monday, June 17, 2002
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| Senior engineer Julie Enyedy opens a vending machine that will dispense fresh deep-dish pizza at the Kraft Foods research and development plant in Glenview, Ill. The machine is programmed to store frozen pizza, transfer it to a carousel cooker and dispense the finished product in under two minutes. (Associated Press)
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Banks hoping to cash in with ads on ATMs - Chris Serres
Brett Tedder has no desire to bank through the Internet. He doesn't plan to buy a home any time soon. And his wallet is packed with bank cards.
Chip integration puts more features on electronic goods - Matthew Fordahl
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Three years ago, as many as 50 chips would have been needed to handle the features built into Ericsson's new T66 cell phone. Today, four slivers of silicon do the job.
Pair brewing online coffee auction - Patrick Majute
NAIROBI, Kenya -- It didn't seem right to the two young Kenyans that while they paid $4 at a U.S. Starbucks for a latte made of Kenya's finest AA arabica coffee, farmers back home were uprooting coffee trees because there was no money in the crop.
Prepaid plan gaining favor among users of cell phones - Betty Lin-Fisher
Prepaid cell phone plans -- in which the customer pays for minutes upfront instead of after the fact --began as a way to serve credit-challenged consumers unable to get credit approval needed for a traditional cell phone plan.
In search of the perfect fast food - Dave Carpenter
GLENVIEW, Ill. -- Back in the dark ages of the packaged foods business, developing "instant" Jell-O pudding that took 15 minutes to prepare was a big breakthrough, and frozen concentrate was the fastest thing going in orange juice.
On Computers: $170 box shields PC from online intruders - Bob Schwabach
The number of users with broadband connections to the Internet is increasing rapidly, up from just 2 or 3 percent a couple of years ago to nearly 20 percent today.
Browser makes stab at Microsoft market - Anick Jesdanun
NEW YORK -- A Web browser project run primarily by volunteers and backed by America Online is making one last stab at challenging the dominance of Microsoft Corp.
Software Spotlight: Home Design proves handy at building dream house - Melissa L. Jones
I've always had a taste for architecture, and I really get a kick out of those home-design programs. I have this dream of one day designing and building my own home.
Business news short takes - Compiled From Democrat-Gazette Press Services Arkansas' top bankruptcies
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