Information Technology
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Ultra/Sparton venture gets $36 million in sonobuoy contractsJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Ultra Electronics USSI, a subsidiary of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc and Sparton Corp. have been awarded subcontracts valued at $35.9 million from their E...
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Motorola files new infringement charges against HyteraJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Motorola Solutions has filed new patent infringement complaints with the Regional Court of Mannheim in Germany against Hytera Communications Corp. of Shenzhen,...
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There's a plan to make chip credit cards less annoying
Jul 23, 2017 7:21 am - In most of the world, buying goods with a credit card equipped with a chip is a mindless, routine task. Americans, having arrived late to chips after decades of swiping ...
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Remember Google Glass? It's back and ready to go to work
Jul 22, 2017 7:25 am - The much-ridiculed augmented-reality goggles from Google, once known as Google Glass, are back after two years of relative silence. On Tuesday, Google's parent company A...
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Explained: Why your WiFi feels so slow sometimes
Jul 22, 2017 7:24 am - Randall Munroe, creator of the popular webcomic XKCD, is just like the rest of us: He struggles with Internet reliability. In a new strip, Munroe explains how weird it i...
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Why you should download latest Apple iOS, macOS update right away
Jul 22, 2017 7:23 am - Apple has released a software update to iOS and macOS that you should download right away. The security update patches a dangerous vulnerability in WiFi chips that allow...
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Samsung finally rolls out Bixby voice assistant on Galaxy S8
Jul 22, 2017 7:22 am - Samsung is finally rolling out the English-language version of its Bixby voice assistant to U.S. phones, the company said Wednesday. Samsung's take on the voice assistan...
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Analysis: How IBM wants to fight hackers by encrypting the world
Jul 22, 2017 7:21 am - There are only two types of companies, it is commonly said: those that have been hacked, and those that just don't know it yet. IBM, the computing giant, wants to get ri...
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When taxis go driverless, who cleans up the vomit?
Jul 22, 2017 7:20 am - It didn't take long for Pritam Singh to learn a key lesson about working for Lyft. People are disgusting. They have a nasty habit of throwing up in moving vehicles. Ride...
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How hackers used a fish tank to breach a casino
Jul 22, 2017 7:17 am - Hackers are constantly looking for new ways to access people's data. Most recently, the way was as simple as a fish tank. The hackers attempted to acquire data from a No...