Information Technology
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Facebook Messenger lets you send money with TransferWise
Feb 25, 2017 6:10 am - International money transfer service TransferWise Ltd. has announced an integration with Facebook Inc.'s Messenger that will let people set up foreign exchange transacti...
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Analysis: What would an AMOLED screen mean for the new iPhone?
Feb 25, 2017 6:00 am - Early excitement about the next generation of the iPhone is building months ahead of an expected fall debut. Analysts expect Apple to release three iPhones this year, bu...
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Why Ford plans to remove steering wheel, pedals from its driverless cars
Feb 25, 2017 6:00 am - As Ford has been developing self-driving cars, it has noticed a problem during test drives: Engineers monitoring the robot rides are dozing off. Company researchers have...
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Why Verizon is still buying Yahoo despite epic security breach
Feb 25, 2017 6:00 am - When reports surfaced last week that Verizon was renegotiating its deal to acquire Yahoo, some analysts were stunned to learn how little of a price cut the telecom giant...
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Analysis: How we could close the tech gender gap in a decade
Feb 25, 2017 6:00 am - We all know that the technology industry has a gender problem. But how do you move the needle from awareness to action? Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating offic...
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Just what is LTE-U? And can it coexist peacefully with WiFi?
Feb 25, 2017 6:00 am - This spring, cellphone carriers such as T-Mobile plan to start supporting a new kind of mobile data. Known as LTE-U, the technology may result in a faster, smoother mobi...
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Mark Zuckerberg's goal: Remake a world Facebook helped create
Feb 25, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg helped create the modern world by connecting nearly a quarter of its citizens to Facebook and giving them a platform to share, well, ever...
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Mundelein students find new way to help seniors: Help them work smartphonesFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - Had she known sooner, Lucy Frett could have saved time and money dealing with her iPhone 7. But by the time her session with Delaney Brown, an eighth-grader at Fremont M...
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Chamber hosts talk about cybercrimeFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - WAUCONDA - The Wauconda Chamber of Commerce will host a Brown Bag Session on "Best Practices for Computer Security and VoIP; Protecting Your Business from Cybercrime." T...
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Will Canada capitalize on Trump's immigration policies?
Feb 19, 2017 6:15 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Vancouver long has sought a share of Silicon Valley's magic. With President Trump moving to curb immigration and the U.S. tech industry in open revolt, t...