Information Technology
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Apple executive adds to chatter that company is looking to carsMay 30, 2015 7:36 am - Apple Inc. just poured more fuel on speculation that it's working on a car. Confronted by a shareholder Wednesday at a rare public forum over where Apple is looking to i...
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Why your Instagram photos aren't really yoursMay 30, 2015 7:35 am - The Internet is the place where nothing goes to die. Those embarrassing photos of your high school dance you marked "private" on Facebook? The drunk Instagram posts? The...
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You've heard about distracted driving; are you ready for distracted walking?May 30, 2015 7:34 am - WASHINGTON -- Back in the quaint old 20th century, people used to disparage a person of dull intellect by saying, "He couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time." How ...
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Google adds payments, HBO in upgrade to Android softwareMay 30, 2015 7:33 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Google unveiled payment services, security upgrades and access to HBO movies and shows for its popular Android software, seeking to push back against gro...
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Online shoppers get delivery, payment perks, as tech competition heats upMay 30, 2015 7:32 am - The battle for online shoppers intensified as several leading tech giants announced moves to lure consumers into their virtual malls. Amazon said members of its Prime pr...
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Review: StayAtHand is a hotel reservation app to check intoMay 30, 2015 7:31 am - A few months ago I reviewed Tingo, a service that promises to refund the difference if the price drops on hotel rooms booked through its site. I didn't score a price dro...
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Barrington High students in new coding class show off their creationsMay 28, 2015 5:30 am - Students in Barrington High School's new mobile app development course got to show off their final projects Wednesday night, functioning iPhone and iPad apps, at an even...
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Gogo receives first FAA certificate for next generation Internet serviceMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - ITASCA - Aero communications service provider Gogo has received the first of two Federal Aviation Administration certificates that will be required for Gogo's 2Ku next g...
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Vistec Electron Beam opens showroom in SchaumburgMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Vistec Electron Beam GmbH, a supplier of electron-beam lithography systems, has opened a showroom in Schaumburg to promote and demonstrate its variable-shap...
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Light bulbs that want to change your moodMay 25, 2015 7:14 am - Light bulbs used to be boring, says Consumer Reports. Dimming was about as high-tech as they got. But some LEDs have the potential to be much more, thanks to semiconduct...