Information Technology
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You are now liable for what you say when you butt dial someone
Jul 25, 2015 7:40 am - Butt dialing, a source of anxiety for anyone with a cellphone, just got more horrifying. A federal appeals court in Cincinnati ruled Tuesday that somebody who accidental...
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Why Apple fans are taking a wait-and-see approach with Apple Watch
Jul 25, 2015 7:39 am - NEW YORK - For all those who hailed the iPhone as the "Jesus Phone" in 2007, the Apple Watch's arrival has hardly been the second coming. Sure, it can do many useful, ev...
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App reviews: NASA, Alphabear
Jul 25, 2015 7:37 am - NASA With the mysteries of Pluto now tantalizingly in reach, it's not a bad time to brush up on the basic wonders of space. Who better to ask than NASA? The agency'...
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YouTube signs up everyone but TV for new paid service
Jul 25, 2015 7:35 am - Google's YouTube, which has signed up partners for a new paid video service, may find out by early next year whether its own Internet stars really are as valuable as tho...
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Why Apple is afraid to release Watch sales numbers
Jul 25, 2015 7:34 am - Apple is sitting on $202.8 billion in cash. So no matter what analysts and the market think of the company's latest quarterly report (not much, judging by the steep drop...
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Uber serves the poor by going where taxis don't
Jul 25, 2015 7:34 am - People talk about the ride-sharing service as if it's mostly a boon for rich people, who have conspired with the titans of Silicon Valley to take food out of the mouths ...
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2 years after McDonald's described its app, we're still waiting
Jul 25, 2015 7:33 am - In 2013, McDonald's described a future where customers could order Big Macs on a smartphone. Almost two years later that vision remains far off, even though fast-food ap...
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Retailers embrace in-store phone use in strategy to drive sales
Jul 25, 2015 7:32 am - GameStop has no doubt that mobile devices have changed the way its customers shop. Smartphones and tablets now account for up to 68 percent of the traffic to the video g...
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The unlikely success story of the Apple retail store
Jul 25, 2015 7:31 am - "Sorry, Steve: Here's Why Apple Stores Won't Work," proclaimed a headline in Businessweek in May 2001. Published the day after Apple opened its first retail store in Tys...
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Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million vehicles to prevent hackingJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler has decided to recall about 1.4 million cars and trucks in the U.S. just days after two hackers revealed that they took control of a Jeep Cheroke...