All Stories from July 2, 2011 (Change date)
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New brand of hackers just out for publicityJul 02, 2011 6:15 am - LONDON — Can you be famous if no one knows your name? A new band of hackers is giving it its best shot, trumpeting its cyber-capers in an all-sirens-flashing publicity c...
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Sprint CEO launches 18-state push to stop AT&TJul 02, 2011 6:15 am - Dan Hesse’s White Room is closely guarded even within Sprint Nextel Corp. The chief executive officer carries the only key and draws black curtains over his scribblings ...
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‘Angry Birds’ CEO hatching movie plansJul 02, 2011 6:15 am - On a recent visit with his two children to a toy museum in Espoo, Finland, Mikael Hed was struck by a display of action figures from George Lucas’s “Star Wars” series. “...
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Nextflix, Hulu cut across countries’ bordersJul 02, 2011 6:15 am - NEW YORK — You may have seen the original BBC version of “The Office,” but have you seen the sketch show “A Bit of Fry & Laurie” with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry? What ...
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Mobile apps, quick response codes help sell homesJul 02, 2011 6:15 am - It’s second nature for many consumers to research any big-ticket purchase online before they pony up their hard-earned money. So why should buying a house be any differe...
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Google Plus increases pressure on FacebookJul 02, 2011 6:15 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google is making a fresh attempt at social networking with a service that competes with Facebook. The service, called Google Plus, has a similar appearan...
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Pros try to put value to antiquesJul 02, 2011 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. — It’s easy to get all wrapped up in antiques and then carried away by what we think they might be worth. Who hasn’t seen that appraisal on an episode of t...
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Berry farm to close after 40 yearsJul 02, 2011 6:00 am - WHITE HEATH, Ill. — During blueberry picking season, which kicks off this weekend, Russell McCann of Decatur drives two or three days a week to the Pontious Berry Farm. ...
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Study: 12 percent of U.S. households own e-readerJul 02, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — A study finds that 12 percent of U.S. households now own a reading device for electronic books, such as Amazon’s Kindle. That’s three times the number of hous...
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NFL lockout already hurting fantasy companiesJul 02, 2011 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS — The NFL lockout has led Bruce Taylor to take some painful steps: He has scrapped publication of a fantasy football magazine that sold 161,000 copies last yea...