Information Technology
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Comcast plans Xfinity Store in BloomingdaleFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - BLOOMINGDALE - Comcast announced plans to open an Xfinity Store in Bloomingdale at 152 Gary Ave., in the Stratford Crossing Shopping Center. The 4,200-square-foot store,...
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Google forgot to notify customers it put microphones in Nest security systems
Feb 20, 2019 12:00 am - The worst kind of microphone is a hidden microphone. Customers were caught off guard in early February when Google announced its home security system, Nest Secure, would...
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Is your phone always low on battery and chewing through data? 'DrainerBot' could be to blame, Oracle says.
Feb 20, 2019 12:00 am - A sneaky piece of advertising software may be responsible for driving up millions of Android users' mobile data usage and wasting their device's battery life, according ...
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What it's like to work inside Apple's 'black site' for contractors
Feb 17, 2019 5:22 am - Apple's new campus in Cupertino, California, is a symbol of how the company views itself as an employer: simultaneously inspiring its workers with its magnificent scale ...
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Why more and more people don't want tech giants in their neighborhoods
Feb 16, 2019 5:22 am - When Amazon pulled out of its deal to construct half of its new headquarters in New York City on Thursday, the move was celebrated by the city's resurgent left. For mont...
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Canada's answer to Tesla: A $15,500 electric three-wheeler called the SoloFeb 16, 2019 5:19 am - It's all-electric like a Tesla. It's priced like a Ford Fiesta. It's one of the oddest-looking vehicles you've ever seen - and it may just redefine the commuter car. As ...
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Bare walls, little furniture and big dreams: A year inside an esports gaming house
Feb 16, 2019 5:15 am - WASHINGTON - In most regards, the new Zillow rental listing boasting a “marble masterpiece” for $6,000 a month in upper northwest Washington, measures up to expectations...
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TV magnate Shari Redstone now prefers to curl up with podcasts
Feb 16, 2019 5:09 am - When Shari Redstone gets home, she doesn't sit down in front of the television. The media mogul, whose family made billions of dollars in TV, prefers to catch up on "CBS...
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PopSockets conquered America's phones. Next up, Asia's.
Feb 16, 2019 5:08 am - Nine years ago, a philosophy professor named David Barnett glued two buttons to the back of his mobile to keep his headphone wires from getting tangled. Now he's plannin...
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Foreign robo-callers could face fines under the FCC's proposed rules
Feb 16, 2019 5:00 am - The Federal Communications Commission is dramatically expanding its war against unwanted robo-calls by proposing rules that cover spammy text messages and fraudsters loc...