Information Technology
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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...
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Algonquin firm's site gives homebuyers tools, savingsJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - Technology has already made dramatic changes to the real estate industry, from searchable databases to slick, heavily produced drone videos that a buyer can use t...
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Cabot Microelectronics revises 3Q estimateJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - Globe Newswire AURORA - Cabot Microelectronics Corp. said the company expects to report revenue of approximately $97 million, gross profit margin of approximately 50 per...
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SigmaTron International revenues up, profit down in 2014Jul 23, 2015 1:00 am - ELK GROVE VILLAGE, - SigmaTron International reported revenues and earnings for the fiscal year ended April 30 were up over the same period in 2014, although profits dec...
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Proposal grounds drones for some special events in SchaumburgJul 22, 2015 5:30 am - Revised version focuses on village events, lets parks, schools, libraries make own rules
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Airlines understand biofuels will power air travel in futureJul 21, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The number of global fliers is expected to more than double in the next two decades. In order to carry all those extra passengers, airlines are turning to a t...