Information Technology
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Meet the website where startup dreams go to die
Jun 20, 2015 7:39 am - A superhero film project with an attention-grabbing premise was listed in early 2012 on Kickstarter, a website where entrepreneurs and artists solicit funding for their ...
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App reviews: Animated GIFs, Lumosity
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Revciew: Forecasting allergies with WebMD Allergy, Zyrtec AllergyCastJun 20, 2015 7:34 am - I'm a seasonal allergy sufferer who, after years of shots, can usually get through spring and fall with the help of over-the-counter medications. This spring, I download...
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Electronic Entertainment Expo offers clues to the next big thingJun 20, 2015 7:33 am - LOS ANGELES - The video game industry's biggest trade show is in full swing and all gamers' eyes are turning to the Los Angeles Convention Center, where major studios ar...
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SpaceX seeks students to design 'Hyperloop'Jun 20, 2015 7:32 am - In addition to space travel and the automobile industry, Elon Musk's other transportation obsession has been to build a "Hyperloop," a low-pressure tube that would blast...
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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...