Information Technology
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Takata air bag problem widens to some 2015 GM vehiclesOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - DETROIT - The deadly problem with exploding Takata air bag inflators continues to spread to newer vehicles, this time hitting a small number of 2015 General Motors cars ...
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Firefighters learn latest in extrication at Hoffman Estates trainingOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Staying on top of the changes in vehicles and the tools available to cut people out of them when necessary was the focus Wednesday of a training session in Hoffman Estat...
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Facebook plunges into home repair matchmaking service
Oct 11, 2015 7:39 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook is the latest technology company that wants to connect you with a handyman who can install a ceiling fan or fix a leaky toilet, following Amazon...
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Toyota's hands-free car impressesOct 11, 2015 7:34 am - TOKYO - Touch a button on the steering wheel and put your hands up - this Toyota will take it from here. That's the gist of the experience Toyota offered to reporters in...
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After Internet backlash, Peeple co-founder will revise her app to make it 'positive'
Oct 11, 2015 1:00 am - Four days after a wave of Internet outrage swamped her and her nascent company, Julia Cordray - CEO of forthcoming people-rating app Peeple - has decided to rethink the ...
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Amazon teams up with Accenture to boost cloud services business
Oct 10, 2015 7:43 am - Amazon.com and consulting giant Accenture are teaming up to provide cloud-based technology services and consulting to businesses, catapulting the Web retailer further in...
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Microsoft introduces three phones, new surface tablet
Oct 10, 2015 7:41 am - Microsoft Corp. introduced its first laptop, three Lumia phones and a Surface Pro 4 tablet, the first indication of the company's revamped hardware strategy three months...
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Why Amazon's latest Fire HD models are stuck in a tablet no-man's land
Oct 10, 2015 7:39 am - Amazon's newest Fire HD tablets have a problem: It's hard to be in the middle of the road when you're selling gadgets these days. At $230 and $150, respectively, the Fir...
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Microsoft is making its first laptop
Oct 10, 2015 7:37 am - Under the leadership of chief executive Satya Nadella, the message out of Microsoft has been one of collaboration rather than competition. Since Nadella took over last F...
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Why Microsoft has a tech revolution it can't sell
Oct 10, 2015 7:32 am - Microsoft's presentation of new devices running the new Windows 10 operating system Tuesday left no doubt that the company's chief executive, Satya Nadella, is a visiona...