Information Technology
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How an app helped Beijing fix its pollution problemNov 16, 2019 12:00 am - On days of high smog in Beijing, residents open the Blue Map app on their smartphones to check the environmental polluters at fault and call them out on social media. It...
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Motorola's Razr flip phone is back as folding-screen smartphone, for $1,500
Nov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Hello, it's your flip phone from 2004 calling. Remember back when phones fit into a shirt pocket? And closed up with a thunk? In December, Motorola is planning a comebac...
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Nokia Naperville demo uses 'Fortnite' to show off 5G capabilitiesNov 14, 2019 4:30 am - The fifth generation of wireless technology is here, and during a demonstration Wednesday at its office in Naperville, Nokia showed how the company's products can provid...
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An Apple store employee 'helped' a customer by texting himself an intimate photo from her phone
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DataCubes raises $15.2 million in fundingNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - DataCubes, an underwriting platform for the commercial property and casualty insurance industry, has raised $15.2 million in funding led by venture capital ...
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Amazon 4-star opens in Oakbrook CenterNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Online shopping colossus Amazon.com unveiled its first Chicago-area “Amazon 4-star” store Wednesday, in a building that used to house another retail giant in the Oakbroo...
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Molex to collaborate with European software firmNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - LISLE - Molex Inc. announced it will collaborate with logi.cals, a company that specializes in engineering software for industrial automation. Molex and logi.cals will ...
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Akhan issued major patent in TaiwanNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - GURNEE - Akhan Semiconductor has been issued a patent by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, which covers Akhan's next-generation N-type diamond semiconductor syste...
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CTS Corp. board member steps downNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - LISLE - CTS Corp. said Diana Murphy will be leaving the company's board of directors, effective following its Annual Shareholders Meeting in 2020, in order to pursue oth...
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The secret and frustrating life of a Google contract worker
Nov 09, 2019 5:20 am - Kevin Kiprovski had a lofty title, "Expeditions Associate," and a fun job - he got to demo Google virtual reality gear to young students. When visiting schools, he wore ...