Information Technology
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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 ...
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Oakton to host nanotechnology workshop FridayMar 15, 2015 1:00 am - Companies will have the opportunity to learn more about the potential application of nanoscience in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and research and develop...
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Arrest of Russian hacker a rare victory for U.S. agentsMar 14, 2015 7:44 am - WASHINGTON -- For more than a decade, the U.S. Secret Service hunted Roman Seleznev, a computer wizard suspected of being one of the world's most prolific traffickers in...
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11,000 sign up within 24 hours for Apple ResearchKit medical studyMar 14, 2015 7:43 am - Stanford University researchers were stunned when they awoke Tuesday to find that 11,000 people had signed up for a cardiovascular study using Apple's ResearchKit less t...
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Apple's health research kit makes test subjects of iPhone usersMar 14, 2015 7:43 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Apple's new ResearchKit software platform turns the iPhone into a diagnostic tool drawing medical data from millions of potential customers, creating a b...
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Americans are moving faster than ever away from traditional TVMar 14, 2015 7:42 am - Traditional television viewing is declining faster than ever as streaming services become a mainstream feature in American homes, according to new research by Nielsen. A...