Information Technology
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At 20, Amazon continues to defy predictions
Jul 18, 2015 7:41 am - You've got to hand it to Steve Ballmer. On Oct. 22, Microsoft's ex-chief executive officer appeared on Charlie Rose and threw some serious shade at Amazon.com, his forme...
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Apple Pay expands to U.K. as first market outside U.S.
Jul 18, 2015 7:40 am - Apple Inc. is making the U.K. the first market outside the U.S. for its digital-wallet system as the company fights for a place in the electronic-payments industry. The ...
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Apple's lack of watch data fuels intrigue about gadget's demand
Jul 18, 2015 7:39 am - Apple Inc.'s silence on demand for its smartwatch is making it harder for analysts to gauge whether the wearable gadget is performing successfully. Yet even bearish esti...
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Review: YoVivo lets you organize photos in one place
Jul 18, 2015 7:37 am - Photo management can be one of modern life's most annoying technological problems. Maybe you weren't great about getting those old photos into albums in the first place....
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Digital news for millennials: LGBT, weed and the latest from 'Game of Thrones'
Jul 18, 2015 7:36 am - While the mainstream media was obsessing over the results of the Greek bailout referendum last Monday, the news site Ozy.com was going in a different direction altogethe...
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Japanese government to set up council for 'Internet of Things' development
Jul 18, 2015 7:35 am - TOKYO - The Japanese government will set up a joint council of public- and private-sector parties by the end of this fiscal year to develop and utilize technologies for ...
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Want to feel better about your body? Try Instagram on for size
Jul 18, 2015 7:34 am - You'd think that, between the filters and the #fitnessgoals and the celebrity-grams, Instagram would make an unfriendly place to talk body acceptance. But as participant...
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How 3-D printing helped a Canadian rooster strut againJul 18, 2015 7:34 am - A rooster found in Calgary earlier this year had lost its feet. Frostbite was probably the culprit, but whatever the reason, the bird couldn't really get around that wel...
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When you'll know the Internet of Things has gone too farJul 18, 2015 7:33 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. - Your toaster will soon talk to your toothbrush and your bathroom scale. They will all have a direct line to your car and to the health sensors in you...
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Last week's computer crashes didn't reveal a hidden hand
Jul 18, 2015 7:32 am - Early Wednesday morning, a computer network problem forced United Airlines to ground all of its planes. A couple of hours after they started flying again, the New York S...