Information Technology
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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...
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Technology & Manufacturing Association elects new chairmanMar 09, 2016 12:00 am - The Technology and Manufacturing Association elected Jim Carr as its 79th chairman of the board. Carr is president and owner of Elk Grove Village-based Carr Machine & To...
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Scion a chip off the old Toyota block
Mar 05, 2016 10:00 pm - Toyota will discontinue its Scion division in August. It was bound to happen. It has nothing to do with bad product, lousy marketing or any other classic form of failure...
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An unwelcome return for tax scams
Mar 05, 2016 10:00 pm - When Becky Wittrock tried to file her taxes in March 2015, she was told a return had already been filed in her name the month before. The South Dakotan was one of a surg...
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For the first time, Google's self-driving car takes some blame for a crash
Mar 05, 2016 10:00 pm - A Google self-driving car sideswiped a bus this month, the first blemish on the otherwise spotless driving record of the company's vehicles. Google's 53 vehicles have dr...
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As Leonardo DiCaprio honed Oscar Speech, a snapchat competitor mobilized
Mar 05, 2016 6:33 am - While Leonardo DiCaprio was polishing his acceptance speech last week, a trio of programmers from the former Soviet Union were busy capitalizing on his fame in the run-u...
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Picking genders could be the next big thing for emojiMar 05, 2016 6:32 am - According to the common emoji keyboard, women don't run. Only men run. See? But that could soon change under a new draft proposal to the Unicode Consortium, the body tha...
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Meals in a box: Are they worth it?Mar 05, 2016 5:16 am - NEW YORK - If you've got a family - especially one with young kids - then you know putting together healthy meals every night can take more planning and preparation than...
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Food fight! Competition grows to bring dinner in the mailMar 05, 2016 5:16 am - NEW YORK - Meal-kit companies have exploded in the past four years, shipping boxes of raw meat, seafood, fresh vegetables and other ingredients to busy city folk who wan...