Information Technology
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Siemens lays off 60 workers in Buffalo GroveApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - Siemens Building Technologies, a division of Germany-based Siemens, said Thursday that it has laid off about 100 workers nationwide, including roughly 60 at its Buff...
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Here's why Apple is building solar farms in ChinaApr 26, 2015 7:48 am - Apple just agreed to back two large solar farms in China. It's the biggest deal of its kind for a U.S. company operating in China. For China, the deal is only a beginnin...
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Western Union: The 1800s tech that's still the fast way to send cashApr 26, 2015 7:42 am - In a world where technology makes so much possible in an instant, moving money can still be a waiting game. With smartphones, you can send cash to friends in just a few ...
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How to keep screens from wrecking your sleepApr 26, 2015 7:12 am - Lets take two points as givens. First: You know you shouldn't be staring at a laptop or phone in the hours leading up to bedtime. Second: You're doing it, anyway. As app...
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Spotify, Pandora help slow decline in music record salesApr 25, 2015 7:55 am - The decline in worldwide recorded-music revenues slowed last year as more people subscribed to online services. The proportion of sales from digital destinations equaled...
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Twitter invests in Swirl, in-store smartphone adsApr 25, 2015 7:45 am - Swirl, which offers a platform for retailers and brands to market to customers via beacons, announced it has raised $18 million from a handful of investors, including Tw...
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Review: Azumio's heart rate appApr 25, 2015 7:45 am - One of the things I like best about running is how simple it is: Just dress for the weather (or not), throw on some running shoes and head out the door. That's one of th...
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Online fashion marketplace Poshmark raises $25 million funding roundApr 25, 2015 7:41 am - Online fashion marketplace Poshmark became popular as a way for women to buy and sell clothes harvested from the depths of closets across the U.S. Armed with a new round...
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Google Maps provides virtual outing to Mandela's island prisonApr 25, 2015 7:32 am - Visits to Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in prison and which is now a museum, need to be booked at least two days in advan...
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Google introduces Project Fi, its very own cellular serviceApr 25, 2015 7:32 am - Google made its long-awaited jump into the wireless market Wednesday with its new "Project Fi," a program with a lofty goal: to kill the dropped call. How, you may ask? ...