Information Technology
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I canceled my home Internet - and got more connected to the people around me
May 14, 2016 6:55 am - Almost two years ago, I moved from my hometown of Miami to Tampa. In Miami, my entire family lives within a few blocks of each other; I can't go to the grocery store wit...
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Multitasking is actually kind of a problem - for kids and adults
May 14, 2016 6:45 am - Parental advocacy group Common Sense Media came out with a new study that looks at how parents and their children view their own media habits - and whether they feel as ...
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Ford gets into cloud computing with $182 million investment
May 14, 2016 6:42 am - Seeking to boost its software expertise ahead of a shift to electric and autonomous cars, Ford Motor Co. will invest $182.2 million in Pivotal Software Inc., the cloud-c...
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Scientists say they've built an engine a million times smaller than an ant
May 14, 2016 6:33 am - Picture an ant. It's fuzzy, black and small, maybe a fifth of an inch long - and capable of carrying up to 50 times its own body weight. Now envision a powerful motor a ...
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Apple to revamp streaming music service after mixed reviews
May 14, 2016 6:12 am - Apple Inc. is planning sweeping changes to its year-old music streaming service after the first iteration of the product was met with tepid reviews and several executive...
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A tech firm's $1.65 billion comeback story
May 14, 2016 6:00 am - It's hard to believe now, he says, but 15 years ago, Reggie K. Aggarwal was on the brink of bankruptcy. He was living with his parents and had little more to his name th...
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YouTube said to plan 'Unplugged' online TV service for 2017
May 14, 2016 5:33 am - YouTube is working on a paid subscription service called Unplugged that would offer customers a bundle of cable TV channels streamed over the Internet, people familiar w...
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Dish techs fix iPhones, Best Buy gets Oculus VR
May 14, 2016 5:22 am - When Dish technicians aren't busy installing satellite TV services in people's homes, they'll be making house calls to replace iPhone batteries and broken screens. The n...
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Hulu to sell Internet TV package with live programming
May 14, 2016 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Hulu is expanding its Internet TV programming with a subscription service offering a mix of live cable and broadcast options that will include news and sports...
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Elk Grove firm stays flexible to changing mobile technologyMay 13, 2016 1:00 am - Remember the Palm Pilot, that handy little handheld device that allowed you to organize and sync your world with your computer? Andrew Graham certainly remembers. That d...