Information Technology
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SXSW Interactive now part tech showcase, part lobbying forumMar 21, 2015 7:32 am - AUSTIN, Texas - Every spring, thousands of entrepreneurs, innovators and investors and descend on this state capital for the annual South by Southwest technology convent...
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Sickweather app has a few bugs in the systemMar 21, 2015 7:31 am - We are coming out of one of the worst flu seasons in years. As of mid-February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, flu activity had been elevated f...
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U.S. wants to know chemicals used in frackingMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Friday it is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic ...
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Can't remember your password? Two new ways to log inMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tired of trying to remember a different password for each of your online accounts? Or worried about re-using the same password too many times? You're ...
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More Dist. 220 students will get iPads next yearMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - The technology program that debuted this year in Barrington Area Unit School District 220 will expand to give all middle school and most elementary school students iPads...
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New Dreamliner rolls out; union in wings?Mar 17, 2015 1:00 am - NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - The first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft assembled at the company's South Carolina plant has been delivered. The company said Tuesday that the...
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Schaumburg's Motorola Solutions invests in dronesMar 16, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions said today that it is making an undisclosed investment in a company that makes drones. Danvers, Massachusetts-based CyPhy Works make...
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Privacy advocates try to keep Hello Barbie from hitting shelvesMar 15, 2015 7:41 am - WASHINGTON -- In a recent demonstration of its Internet-connected doll, Hello Barbie, a Mattel spokesperson greeted the souped-up version of the iconic doll by saying, "...
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How the Internet may have solved a 20-year-old cold caseMar 15, 2015 7:33 am - Margaretta Evans has not seen nor heard from her son Jason in almost 20 years. One day in early June 1995, the then-18 year old told his mother he was leaving home to fo...
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Harried parents embracing Uber to move kids around townMar 15, 2015 7:00 am - Suvita Melehy, who practices law in Silver Spring, Maryland, has mastered the art of moving her kids around, using a combination of carpooling, trading favors, reducing ...