All Stories from November 12, 2016 (Change date)
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Review: Google Home is promising, but still a work in progressNov 15, 2016 5:38 am - Google has said that the promise of Google Home - its smart voice-activated speaker - is that I won't have to break my stride to find a light switch, change the channel,...
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Why Netflix and Comcast need each other more than everNov 13, 2016 7:39 am - Comcast subscribers who use the company's X1 platform soon will be able to watch Netflix just like any other cable channel. Announced earlier this summer, the integratio...
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Hope returns to save Bergman farmhouse in Hoffman EstatesNov 14, 2016 10:16 am - A potential plan to save the 116-year-old Bergman family farmhouse in Hoffman Estates has materialized after all, nearly two months after what had seemed the venerable h...
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Weekend picks: Peter Cetera brings 'Glory of Love' to GeneseeNov 13, 2016 7:43 am - Stay the night He made fans as the former lead singer of the band Chicago and on his own. Catch Peter Cetera perform in concert on Saturday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N...
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New apps let anyone build a (dumb) chatbotNov 13, 2016 7:39 am - I built a chatbot. It can only do a handful of things, and it's even dumber than the average chatbot. But it works, and I can talk to it through Facebook Messenger. More...
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App reviews: Qiktionary, Brain It On!Nov 14, 2016 10:54 am - Qiktionary Do you pride yourself on being a wordsmith? Try Qiktionary, a game made by the same people as the British quiz show "QI," which will test your wits and y...
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Comparing three top smartphone cameras: Google's Pixel, iPhone 7 Plus, Moto ZNov 15, 2016 5:38 am - Let me begin by saying this: I'm not a professional photographer. I have a slightly better-than-101 understanding of how cameras work and why things such as sensor size ...
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Dish's Sling TV facing competition for streaming customersNov 15, 2016 5:08 am - For almost two years, Dish Network Corp. has offered U.S. consumers a streaming-television service without a traditional cable or satellite subscription - and the compan...
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No. Colorado ends losing skid against Montana with 28-25 winNov 12, 2016 4:10 pm - GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Kyle Sloter threw two touchdowns, the last a 5-yarder to Theron Verna with 3:35 to play, as Northern Colorado beat Montana 28-25 on Saturday. The w...
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Turkish govt shuts down 370 civic groups, raids officesNov 12, 2016 12:01 pm - ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish opposition groups protested Saturday in Istanbul after the Interior Ministry shut down 370 civic groups on terrorism-related charges - organizati...