Business Stories from July 12, 2014 (Change date)
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Galaxy Tab S review: The tablet may be too lateJul 12, 2014 8:27 am - Samsung is taking another big swing at the tablet market with the launch of the Galaxy Tab S, just as many consumers are questioning whether they need a tablet at all. T...
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Is this the year to buy a smartwatch?Jul 12, 2014 8:22 am - The LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear Live both went on sale last week, providing the first test for Google's just-for-wearables version of its mobile operating system, ca...
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Review: Unlimited e-book services offer plentyJul 12, 2014 8:16 am - SPANISH FORK, Utah - Two startups are trying to do for e-books what Netflix does for movies. Oyster and Scribd let you read as many books as you want for a monthly price...
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Ad agencies target wearable tech devicesJul 12, 2014 8:14 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Even before wearable technology gains widespread popularity, advertising companies are devising ways to deliver marketing messages directly to people who...
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Google fades into background in fight to save open InternetJul 12, 2014 8:08 am - WASHINGTON -- Google, once boastful that it was the leading defender of a free and open Internet, has gone into the shadows. Since the Federal Communications Commission ...
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Fox Lake to review 'mistake' in $8,000 storefront facade grantJul 12, 2014 8:00 am - Fox Lake mayor: Facade awards to be reviewed
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Publisher of Facebook study airs concern about methodologyJul 12, 2014 7:22 am - Facebook's news-feed study isn't just controversial among Internet users and academics, it turns out. Now, even the journal that published Facebook's research says it ha...
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Buzz Aldrin launches lunar landing social media campaignJul 12, 2014 6:45 am - "Joel, this is Buzz Aldrin. Apollo 11. First lunar landing." The message on my voice mail was, indeed, from that Buzz Aldrin, of that Apollo 11, and that first lunar lan...
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How professors are using Facebook to teachJul 12, 2014 6:12 am - Technology is an established part of the lives of students. But university lecturers are becoming increasingly frustrated at how they must compete with tablets and lapto...
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Owners of Trump Plaza casino expect it to closeJul 12, 2014 1:01 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Atlantic City's crumbling casino market disintegrated even further Saturday as the owners of the Trump Plaza casino said they expect to shut down i...