Information Technology
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Tinder testing feature to help you find connections for your friends
Mar 12, 2016 6:39 am - Ever hand your phone over to a married friend - or your parents - to swipe through Tinder for you? Or wish you could swipe your way to a BFF instead of a boyfriend? Ther...
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Review: Companion app can help you feel safe when walking alone at night
Mar 12, 2016 6:37 am - I'm 25 years old and my mother still ends our conversations with "Make sure you text me when you get home." Though I'm an adult, she still worries about my safety. And s...
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App reviews: Stack, Stop Motion Studio
Mar 12, 2016 6:36 am - Players are encouraged to pile blocks to the sky in Stack, but it requires some pretty good reflexes. The game starts with one block on a pedestal, with another one of e...
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Amid Apple's FBI fight, app developers are ramping up encryption
Mar 12, 2016 6:35 am - While Apple fights the demands of the FBI over encrypted iPhone data, the companies that help users communicate privately between such devices are working hard to dramat...
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Jeff Bezos pulls back the curtain on his plans for space
Mar 12, 2016 6:34 am - KENT, Wash. - Long before Jeffrey P. Bezos ever conceived of the idea to sell books on the Internet, he was obsessed with space. It started at age five when he watched t...
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Pandora's Plan to Stay Independent Means Pushing Beyond Radio
Mar 12, 2016 6:33 am - Under pressure from mounting competition and a declining stock price, Pandora Media Inc. executives showed up to work on Feb. 11 prepared to punch back. The Internet rad...
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The Trappist monk who inspired Steve Jobs - and influenced Apple's designs
Mar 12, 2016 6:32 am - Robert Palladino's name appears nowhere in Steve Jobs's lengthy authorized biography, but he had an enduring influence on Jobs and the business empire he erected. Jobs s...
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Goodyear's radical idea of what driverless car tires will look like
Mar 12, 2016 12:00 am - Amid a whirlwind of interest around self-driving cars, companies are sharing flashy videos and prototypes of what they believe the car of the future will look like. Some...
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'Spring Break for nerds' kicks off Friday in Austin, Texas
Mar 10, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The smell of BBQ is in the air and talk about virtual reality, online privacy and the latest hot apps is on everyone's minds. It's time again for South b...
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VHT Studios debuts drone photo servicesMar 10, 2016 12:00 am - ROSEMONT - Real estate photoe services company VHT Studios is expanding its offerings to include licensed drone pilot-photographers to capture aerial video and images of...