Information Technology
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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 ...
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Apple Watch has the hype, but will it have the sales?Apr 18, 2015 7:34 am - The Apple Watch probably won't end up being the top-selling gadget that hit stores on Friday. Despite the enthusiasm around the big release of Apple's newest device, whi...
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Netflix makes a blind superhero accessible to blind viewersApr 18, 2015 7:33 am - In the sixth episode of Netflix's "Daredevil," the titular superhero, who acquired superpowers in the accident that blinded him, is trying to keep a wounded baddie from ...
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Marble Math: A math app you can count onApr 18, 2015 7:32 am - My 9-year-old didn't hesitate when I asked her to help me try out Marble Math. She grabbed my smartphone and went right to work gleefully creating an avatar decked out ...
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How not to be a jerk while wearing the Apple WatchApr 18, 2015 7:31 am - The Apple Watch will begin popping up on wrists this month. You might even be getting one yourself. If you are, keep one thing in mind: If you're not careful, it could t...
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Federal cyber workforce described as unequal to threatsApr 18, 2015 7:00 am - Rigid hiring processes and low pay for specialized employees have kept the U.S. government from developing the type of cyber workforce it needs to keep up with growing a...