Information Technology
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What's behind the return of BlackBerry and Nokia phones?
Jan 28, 2017 6:12 am - The 2017 smartphone cycle is about to kick off in earnest, and there are some familiar names fighting to come back into the fold. BlackBerry Mobile announced this week t...
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Airbnb's Chris Lehane rewriting Silicon Valley's political playbook
Jan 28, 2017 6:12 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Chris Lehane rarely wears the tailored Italian suits that he was known for during his days as a high-profile Washington operative. Now he favors the Sili...
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How bad are email, streaming, gaming for the environment?
Jan 28, 2017 6:12 am - A story started making the rounds last week about French energy regulators asking companies to cut back on email in order to save energy. It sort of sounds like a satiri...
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Amazon steals Netflix's spotlight with Oscar nomination
Jan 28, 2017 6:00 am - Amazon.com's strategy of sticking to Hollywood's time-honored traditions helped deliver a big payoff that has so far eluded its streaming rival Netflix — the first-ever ...
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Downside to Starbucks mobile orders? Congestion at pickup counter
Jan 28, 2017 6:00 am - Starbucks Corp.'s much-ballyhooed mobile-ordering system has brought a painful side effect to the coffee giant: traffic jams at the pickup counter. Because customers are...
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Your cable company wants to be your phone company, too
Jan 26, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Your TV provider may soon become your phone company. Which seems only fair, because your phone company also wants to be your TV provider. In the next few...
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Strong demand pushes Cabot Microelectronics 1Q revenue up 23 percentJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - AURORA - Cabot Microelectronics Corp. said revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 were up 22.8 percent as global demand for its products remained strong. Total re...
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Comcast rolls out 3.1 gigbit service for businessJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Comcast Business is now offering DOCSIS 3.1-based internet service to business customers in the Chicago area. Business internet 1 Gig and Business internet 50...
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Warren High to host tech marathon this weekendJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Students from Lake and Cook counties will participate in a 26-hour computer skills marathon this weekend at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. Called Devil Hack 1.0...
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Bad at saving? Digit's bot does it for you
Jan 22, 2017 6:11 am - Late last year, just in time for Christmas shopping, Rachel Rhoads got a nice surprise. One of her secret savings accounts had grown to $900 behind her back. Rhoads, a 3...