All Stories from October 10, 2015 (Change date)
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Public sesson on Gilmer/Midlothian road improvementOct 10, 2015 11:16 pm - A proposal to address a traffic choke point in the Hawthorn Woods area is scheduled for a public meeting Nov. 4. Lake County transportation officials will host the infor...
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Twitter's new CEO won't get any direct pay to run the companyOct 11, 2015 8:11 am - There are apparently many reasons Twitter's board decided to name Jack Dorsey permanent CEO. He knows and understands the product. He had the support of key investors. A...
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Amazon teams up with Accenture to boost cloud services businessOct 11, 2015 8:11 am - Amazon.com and consulting giant Accenture are teaming up to provide cloud-based technology services and consulting to businesses, catapulting the Web retailer further in...
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Microsoft introduces three phones, new surface tabletOct 11, 2015 8:11 am - Microsoft Corp. introduced its first laptop, three Lumia phones and a Surface Pro 4 tablet, the first indication of the company's revamped hardware strategy three months...
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Amazon competitor Jet.com drops $50 membership feeOct 11, 2015 8:11 am - SEATTLE - Jet. com - which took aim at e-commerce giant Amazon.com by offering a $50 membership fee that is half the cost of an Amazon Prime subscription - is eliminatin...
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Why Amazon's latest Fire HD models are stuck in a tablet no-man's landOct 11, 2015 8:11 am - Amazon's newest Fire HD tablets have a problem: It's hard to be in the middle of the road when you're selling gadgets these days. At $230 and $150, respectively, the Fir...
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Microsoft is making its first laptopOct 11, 2015 8:11 am - Under the leadership of chief executive Satya Nadella, the message out of Microsoft has been one of collaboration rather than competition. Since Nadella took over last F...
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Why Microsoft has a tech revolution it can't sellOct 11, 2015 8:11 am - Microsoft's presentation of new devices running the new Windows 10 operating system Tuesday left no doubt that the company's chief executive, Satya Nadella, is a visiona...
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Lake County forest district to issue last of $185M OK'd by voters for landOct 10, 2015 11:16 pm - A milestone is approaching for the Lake County Forest Preserve District as it prepares to issue the remaining $25 million in voter-approved bond issues that have fueled ...
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Leaves: Are they a problem, or opportunity?Oct 11, 2015 8:16 am - Q. What to do with those leaves? A. We love the color, the smell and the crunch of the leaves beneath our feet but, oh, what to do with the multiple bags of leaves sitti...