All Stories from October 17, 2015 (Change date)
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Here are the 67 new emoji that could show up on your phone next yearOct 20, 2015 6:12 am - You'll be able to call someone a liar, shrug, and call in sick to work without typing a single word, if a proposed set of emojis from the international body that governs...
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Can the NFL get rid of video clips on social media?Oct 19, 2015 7:19 pm - Something strange happened this week, just as sports fans settled down to watch playoff baseball and "Monday Night Football," firing up their second screens for replays,...
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Facebook tests another tool to get us to embrace social shoppingOct 18, 2015 8:27 am - Social commerce has been something of a buzz phrase in the retail industry recently, and it's not hard to see why: Merchants are trying to get you to buy their goods whe...
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Naperville pub owners expanding to Glen EllynOct 18, 2015 8:25 am - One paints, while the other hauls in the lumber. These restaurateurs and brothers, Kevin and Brian Hahn, don't mind doing the heavy lifting as they prepare to open Main ...
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Beating Mets would help Cubs exorcise demons of 1969Oct 18, 2015 12:11 am - Bring on the next dragon for the Cubs to slay and the next demon for them to exorcise. Gone are the rival Cardinals, whom the Cubs disposed of in the National League div...
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An unassuming 'fanboy' bought and very briefly owned Google.comOct 18, 2015 8:25 am - For one curious minute, the most popular website in the world was owned by a 29-year-old MBA student in Massachusetts. It was an hour past midnight, and Sanmay Ved was s...
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Pepsi launching mobile phone in ChinaOct 18, 2015 8:25 am - PepsiCo Inc. said this week it plans to launch a line of mobile phones and accessories in China in the next few months, a move that's both a bit of novel marketing and a...
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How to watch the Cubs tonight if you don't have cableOct 17, 2015 10:18 pm - Steve Vasilion of Batavia is a third-generation Cubs fan, and he's eager, of course, to watch them in the playoffs. But he found himself frustrated when he could not wat...
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Behind the scenes of the world's first true Instagram novelOct 18, 2015 8:27 am - Instagram has seen its share of photo essays, profiles and short stories. But no one has used the image-sharing network to publish an entire novel - at least not until M...
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What you watch on your phone might not be privateOct 18, 2015 8:25 am - If you download a free app to your phone or tablet and watch videos without registering, can the service share your viewing preferences with a third party? The answer is...