All Stories from April 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Cyber cops: Target hackers may take years to findApr 20, 2014 7:04 am - WASHINGTON - Secret Service investigators say they are close to gaining a full understanding of the methods hackers used to breach Target's computer systems last Decembe...
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Aereo CEO speaks on future of company, industryApr 19, 2014 5:12 pm - NEW YORK - The future of Aereo, an online service that provides over-the-air TV channels, hinges on a battle with broadcasters that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court ne...
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States want Google to crack down on online drug salesApr 20, 2014 6:47 am - Several state attorneys general are pressing Google to make it harder for its users to find counterfeit prescription medicine and illegal drugs online, marking the secon...
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Review: Windows Phone advances with 8.1 updateApr 19, 2014 8:45 am - NEW YORK - Microsoft's new Windows system for smartphones addresses many of the shortcomings in previous versions. Before, voice search lacked the natural language inte...
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The rise of big data: A double-edged swordApr 19, 2014 5:12 pm - Debates are raging about whether big data still holds the promise that was expected or whether it was just a big bust. The failure of the much-hyped Google Flu Trends to...
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Review: Forward to the past with Windows updateApr 19, 2014 7:16 pm - NEW YORK - Even as Microsoft prepares for a future dominated by touch-screen devices, it is steering its Windows system to embrace more of the past. The divide between o...
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Technology stock slump fuels concern startup values may followApr 19, 2014 5:12 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - The decline in publicly traded technology stocks is fueling concern that Silicon Valley startups will follow with plummeting valuations. In the past mont...
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Smartphone apps remind patients to take their medsApr 19, 2014 5:12 pm - Medicine only helps if you take it properly. And adhering to an exact schedule of what to take, and when, can be challenging for patients who are forgetful or need to ta...
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DuPage businessman helping inner-city community centerApr 20, 2014 10:20 pm - It started with a phone call from, of all people, a CPA. He had heard a radio ad for an Oakbrook Terrace-based company called Precision Payroll of America, LLC, and he ...
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Mexican dance group in Elgin looking for new spaceApr 20, 2014 10:20 pm - A Mexican dance group for youth and adults in Elgin hopes to find a space to practice that offers heating and air-conditioning. Ballet Folklorico Girasol has been in exi...