Information Technology
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Elderly, conservatives shared more Facebook fakery in 2016
Jan 09, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sharing false information on Facebook is old. People over 65 and ultra conservatives shared about seven times more fake information masquerading as news on ...
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Sparton issued two new U.S. patentsJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Sparton Corp. has been issued two patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. One patent is for an invention that protects electronic circuits...
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LaSalle Solutions renews partnership with TRGJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - ROSEMONT — IT management services company LaSalle Solutions is once again partnering with The Racers Group for the 2019 season. This primary partnership comes in time fo...
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Samsung phone users perturbed to find they can't delete Facebook
Jan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Nick Winke, a photographer in the Pacific Northwest, was perusing internet forums when he came across a complaint that alarmed him: On certain Samsung smartphones, users...
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CES 2019: Google brings a Disney-like ride to tech show
Jan 08, 2019 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - The CES 2019 gadget show opened its doors Tuesday, with tech companies from giants to tiny startups showing off their latest products and services. In r...
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Toyota wants to share its tech that keeps cars from crashing
Jan 08, 2019 12:00 am - Toyota - in an unusual move for the cutthroat car business - has decided to share with rivals an automated safety system that uses self-driving technology to keep cars f...
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New Continuum acquires flagship buildingJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - WEST CHICAGO - IT infrastructure service provider New Continuum Holdings Corp. has acquired its flagship mission critical data center facility at 603 Discovery Drive in ...
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How phone apps could help monitor your teen's angst
Jan 05, 2019 5:30 am - Rising suicide rates and depression in U.S. teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could the same devices that some people blame...
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With slump in iPhone sales, are we post Peak Smartphone?
Jan 05, 2019 5:30 am - NEW YORK - Behind Apple's disconcerting news of weak iPhone sales lies a more sobering truth: The tech industry has hit Peak Smartphone, a tipping point when everyone wh...
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This startup's new passenger drone is 'like a flight simulator that you can ride in,' CEO says
Jan 05, 2019 5:20 am - If Matt Chasen gets his way, there will be a time - in the not-so-distant future - when commuters are able to order an air taxi that whisks them across town in minutes, ...