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  • BlackBerry CEO may announce lower-priced phone May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    The CEO of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion will deliver a keynote speech amid speculation that he'll introduce a lower-priced version of the BlackBerry at the company's annual three-day conference in Orlando, Fla. CEO Thorsten Heins is set to speak Tuesday morning. RIM unveiled new, versatile BlackBerrys earlier this year after delays allowed Apple and others to dominate the smartphone market.

     

  • Microsoft Windows 8 update will be free May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    Microsoft says a planned update to its Windows 8 operating system will be made available for free later this year. Microsoft Corp. announced the update last week, but wouldn't say at the time whether consumers would have to pay for it. Codenamed Blue, the update now has an official moniker: Windows 8.1.

     
  • Students from Elk Grove, Buffalo Grove and John Hersey high schools listen to 18-year-old IndyCar driver Zach Veach talk about his career during a visit to DMG/Mori Seiki in Hoffman Estates Friday. He said he wouldn't be racing if it wasn't for DMG/Mori Seiki, which provides many of the parts that go into his vehicle.

    DMG/Mori Seiki opens doors to students, others during Innovation Days May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    Nearly 3,000 business and manufacturing executives as well as students and educators filled the demonstration hall this week at Hoffman Estates-based DMG/Mori Seiki to learn about new technology, training and jobs in manufacturing. From Tuesday through Friday, the company demonstrated 41 robotic machines and devices for suppliers, new buyers, engineers and others for its third annual Innovation Days event, said President Mark H. Mohr.

     
  • Using Google Now for either Apple or Android devices first requires you to clear a psychological hurdle: How willing are you to share your life with Google? Now is based on Google’s analysis of your browsing history, mail, calendar and other online activities to predict the information you’ll need before you actually need it.

    Review: Google invades Apple with Siri-fighting ‘Now’ May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    Chances are you can't run Google Now on your Android phone. That's because the search giant's intelligent assistant only works on the minority of devices that use the current "Jelly Bean" version of its mobile operating system. But there's a new, easier way to access Google Now: on an iPhone. I tried Google Now on both an iPhone 5 and a third-generation iPad and found it very useful, though not as convenient or powerful as its Android counterpart.

     
  • Apple users get the chance to see what all the fuss over Google Now is about, thanks to an update from the company that brings Google’s version of the personal assistant to the iPhone and iPad.

    Applications Reviews: Twitter #Music, Google Now May 11, 2013 12:00 AM

     
  • This undated image provided by Pinterest shows the popular link- and photo-sharing website’s new updated site. The update now offers people a simpler navigation and new ways to arrange their boards to fit their needs. Although the haphazard spirit of Pinterest remains, the site is much less overwhelming.

    Review: Pinterest update cleaner, easier to manage May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    Don't worry, Pinterest fans: Your sprawling virtual pegboards of wedding dresses, handmade jewelry, craft projects and food porn haven't changed dramatically. They're just easier to manage. The popular link- and photo-sharing website has rolled out an update, one offering people simpler navigation and new ways to arrange their boards to fit their needs. Although the haphazard spirit of Pinterest remains, the site is much less overwhelming.

     
  • Associated Press/April 23, 2013 Children play in the surf a short distance from their coastal homes in Marquis, Grenada. If predictions of the impact of climate change come true, many coastal area of the Caribbean will be slammed by rising seas fueled by global warming. It’s expected to have massive economic and social costs in the region of scattered islands.

    Experts: CO2 record illustrates ‘scary’ trend May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    Carbon Dioxide was measured Thursday at 400 parts per million in Hawaii, a monitoring site that sets the world's benchmark. It's a symbolic mark that scientists and environmentalists have been anticipating for years.

     
  • Joshua Knoller, an account manager with Nicholas & Lence Communications, looks at the Facebook page of his mother, Rochelle Knoller of Fair Lawn, N.J., on his office computer, in New York.

    More than just a mom, now she's your Facebook 'friend' May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    As Mother's Day approaches, 1 in 3 mothers are connected with their teens over Facebook, according to the social networking giant's review of how users self-identify. With more than 1 billion Facebook users, that's a lot of mothers and kids keeping in touch through social media, says Fordham University communications professor Paul Levinson, author of "New New Media." "Facebook has been a boon to family relationships," said Levinson.

     
  • Tesla workers cheer on the first Tesla Model S cars sold during a rally at the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif.

    Tesla Model S gets Consumer Reports’ top score May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Tesla Motors Inc. Model S electric car has tied an older Lexus for the highest score ever recorded in Consumer Reports magazine’s automotive testing.The Model S, which starts at $62,400 after a federal tax credit, scored 99 points on a scale of 100 in the magazine’s battery of tests.

     
  • A surveillance image taken from a graphic released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York City shows a man identified as “defendant Reyes” allegedly using fraudulent magnetic cards to steal money from one of several cash machines in Manhattan.

    Feds: Hackers stole $45 million in ATM card breach May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
    Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch called it "a massive 21st-century bank heist" and compared its size to the Lufthansa heist in the late 1970s immortalized in the film "Goodfellas." Lynch said the fraudsters had moved with astounding speed to loot financial institutions around the world.

     
  • Roger Corman works Wednesday in his Los Angeles office.

    YouTube’s new pay channels go from campy to kids May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
    With a billion monthly visitors from around the globe, the Google-owned video service hopes to quickly add subscribers and add to the money it already makes from online advertising.

     
  • About 200 United Continental airplanes feature live TV for passengers, along with improved Wi-Fi services, with more expected later this year.

    United Continental ramps up its live TV, Wi-Fi May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
    Chicago-based United Continental Holdings, which still has some operations in Elk Grove Township, aims to attract more travelers with live TV provided by Direct TV in 200 planes, possibly more than other airlines. And more planes are expected to offer the in-flight feature later this year, said United spokesman Rahsaan Johnson.

     

  • Arlington Heights live streaming village meetings May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
    Arlington Heights residents can now access more information about the issues before the village board — and then watch trustees deal with them live — wherever an Internet connection is available. The village this month launched its new online initiative putting full village board agendas and packets on the Arlington Heights website, and offering live streaming and on-demand videos of all board meetings.

     
  • Associated Press/2010 The volcano in southern Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air. T

    British airline to test ash cloud detector May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
    "There is currently no radar technology that can detect ash, and even in daylight the pilot can't see it," said Ian Davies, easyJet's engineering director.

     

  • Hoffman Estates launches mobile app May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
    Residents can now communicate with the village of Hoffman Estates through a free mobile app for smartphones. Users can search "Hoffman Estates Mobile App" in the iPhone or Android app store to download the app. The app includes a voice memo option, photo option and locator tool that gives users the ability to tell village staff the exact location of their concern.

     
  • If the Fairness Act passes, and if you live in a state that collects sales taxes — 45 of them do, plus Washington, D.C. -- that state could choose to require you to pay that tax on all purchases, both offline and online.

    Why I love Internet sales tax plan May 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    Don't hate the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would require you to pay tax on all offline and online purchases. The bill does something that's almost unheard of: It makes taxes fairer and simpler. There's also a carve-out for small businesses

     
  • The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Federal Reserve on Feb. 21 proposed that banks add data about the fees to their required call report, a quarterly public accounting of their main assets and liabilities. The regulators said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau needs the information to carry out its mandate to root out abusive practices in the industry.

    Small banks demand exemption from U.S. data collection May 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    Small banks are pushing to be exempted from what they call an unneeded and overly burdensome U.S. data- collection effort to spot how consumers may be abused by checking account overdraft fees and other charges.

     
  • Actress Jamie Chung tries out the LG Optimus G phone with Hamed Nusraty during the Wednesday launch.Nearly 100 wireless companies across 43 countries participate in the overseas database for reported stolen mobile phones.

    New efforts to curb cellphone theft May 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless industry to help find a cure.

     
  • Google Inc.’s YouTube logo is displayed behind the reception desk at the company’s YouTube Space studio in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, March 30, 2013. In Japan, YouTube’s biggest regional success story in Asia, the company is recruiting online stars to bolster its local-language channels with more-targeted original programming and higher production values.

    YouTube says the battle with TV is already over May 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    YouTube vs. TV? YouTube says the battle — if there ever was one — is over. In a flashy presentation to advertisers Wednesday night, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declined to forecast that Internet video will displace television watching. Instead he declared: "That's already happened."

     
  • A Sony Mobile Communications Inc. SmartWatch MN2, top, is displayed with the company’s Xperia smartphone at the Sony Corp. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, April 15, 2013. Priced at $130, Sony’s 1.3-inch (3.3-centimeter) touchscreen watch wirelessly connects to Android smartphones using Bluetooth technology. The gadget alerts users to calls and allows them to reply to e-mails or texts with an array of pre-written messages.

    Apple, Samsung developing smartwatches May 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    With growth slowing in the $358 billion handset market, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are developing digital watches that allow users to make calls, check map coordinates, or monitor their physical activity.

     
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