Information Technology
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Dist. 118 spends $544,000 on 1,600 laptopsJun 19, 2015 11:00 pm - Wauconda Unit District 118 officials are spending an estimated $544,000 to buy more computers for students to use in their classrooms. The order consists of nearly 1,600...
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District 21 OKs wireless tower at Holmes Middle SchoolJun 19, 2015 1:00 am - The Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board of education gave staffers the green light Thursday to move to the next step with a proposal to install a wireless tow...
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Mexico City cabbies are getting physical with UberJun 13, 2015 7:41 am - MEXICO CITY -- The study guides given to prospective drivers for the Uber car service in this plugged and glutted megacity contain warnings that they might find certain ...
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The scam called BitcoinJun 13, 2015 7:39 am - WASHINGTON - Sometimes it's hard to tell whether bitcoin is more like Ponzi scheme or a pyramid scheme. Whatever it is, though, it isn't a currency. It's a tech stock. E...
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In the market for a house? There's an app for thatJun 13, 2015 7:38 am - A plethora of new apps that cull a range of useful information for those looking to buy, rent or renovate a home has hit the market. Some apps are designed to greatly en...
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App reviews: RoomScan, LikeThat GardenJun 13, 2015 7:37 am - As a real estate agent, one of my go-to app recommendations for buyers and sellers alike is RoomScan. It allows you to digitally create a floor plan that is surprisingly...
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Apple said to build high-speed network for fast content deliveryJun 13, 2015 7:36 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is assembling a high-speed network and upgrading how it builds data centers, a push to be more competitive with Amazon.com, Google and Microsoft in...
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Inside the cult of the secret wedding pinnersJun 13, 2015 7:35 am - Ah, weddings on Pinterest: 38 million boards brimming with white, pink and gold for all to admire. Except when it's not. Except when the planning is too personal - or to...
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How electronics firms are rebooting smart TVsJun 13, 2015 7:34 am - TOKYO - Electronics companies are launching "smart televisions," a new type of TV set equipped with smartphone operating systems to provide services comparable to those ...
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The very messy psychology of the awkward personal textJun 13, 2015 7:33 am - In the two weeks it's been online, Textie.co - the site that crowdsources responses to your most awkward, intimate texts - has fielded more than 200 text messages, many ...