Information Technology
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Why Nike and Under Armour are spending wildly to watch your every stepApr 25, 2015 7:11 am - WASHINGTON - Just days after Under Armour's sponsored star golfer Jordan Spieth won the Masters, the sportswear giant was hefting its weight into a very different sports...
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13 overboard tweets from teens picking a collegeApr 25, 2015 7:03 am - Applying to college is stressful. But after months spent filling out forms, deciphering such acronyms as FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and EFC (expect...
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Selfies changing the way people travelApr 25, 2015 7:00 am - The rise of social media is creating a new breed of travelers for whom the ability to instantly publicize their trip is as important as the experience itself. So-called ...
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European airlines compete to release apps for first Apple WatchApr 25, 2015 6:48 am - European airlines British Airways and Air France will be among the first companies competing with applications for the Apple Watch when the device is released this week....
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Apple boosts U.S. lobbying spending, advocates on mobile paymentApr 25, 2015 6:48 am - Apple Inc., which has been boosting its presence in the U.S. capital, increased spending on lobbying efforts 16 percent during the first three months of this year, inclu...
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Hulu gains exclusive online rights to TNT, Cartoon Network showsApr 25, 2015 5:55 am - Hulu LLC, the online video service, acquired exclusive rights to shows from Time Warner Inc.'s Turner Broadcasting in the first licensing deal between the companies. Pas...
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AT&T to launch GigaPower in suburbsApr 20, 2015 1:00 am - AT&T, which has its Midwest headquarters in Hoffman Estates, said Monday it has launched its U-verse GigaPower in parts of Elgin, Oswego, Plainfield, Skokie, Yorkville a...
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Chess grandmaster accused of using iPhone to cheat during tournamentApr 18, 2015 7:41 am - Gaioz Nigalidze's rise through the ranks of professional chess began in 2007, the year the first iPhone was released. In hindsight, the timing might not be coincidental....
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Cuban start-ups stalled in the dial-up laneApr 18, 2015 7:40 am - HAVANA - Great technology companies are born in garages, of course, and that is where 31-year-old Bernardo Romero has launched his Cuban startup, Ingenius. And like Bill...
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Apple's new Beats Music thinks Taylor Swift will make you payApr 18, 2015 7:36 am - LOS ANGELES - Apple has asked Florence and the Machine and more than a dozen other artists for exclusive deals to promote a revamped Beats Music, and persuade people to ...