Information Technology
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Calorific app shows you 'what 200 calories looks like'Feb 21, 2015 6:35 am - The New York Times's data-driven site The Upshot published an item called "What 2,000 Calories Looks Like" that had Facebook and Twitter buzzing in late December. The pi...
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Apple's electric car dreams come with challengesFeb 21, 2015 6:34 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Before Apple decides to move ahead with its Project Titan and build an electric car, the company may want to look at the menu of challenges that come wit...
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Silicon Valley emerges as transportation hub with Apple carFeb 21, 2015 6:33 am - SAN FRANCISCO - "Detroit vs. Everybody" is a popular T-shirt in the hometown of General Motors and Ford these days. Yet it might as well read "Silicon Valley vs. Motor C...
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5 reasons you need a real camera, right now (and what to buy)Feb 21, 2015 6:32 am - The best camera is the one you have with you, as the old chestnut goes. And if you're anything like me, just the thought of leaving your home (or even the room you're si...
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Review: These smartwatches leave the phone behindFeb 21, 2015 6:32 am - SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Strap on the Samsung Gear S or the Sony SmartWatch 3 if you want to take a jog on the beach or head out for a bike ride without your phone clunkin...
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Visa wants to track your smartphone to combat fraudFeb 21, 2015 6:31 am - NEW YORK - Those days of calling your bank to let them know that, yes, you really are in Thailand, and yes, you really did use your credit card to buy $200 in sarongs, m...
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HealthCare.gov sends wrong tax info to nearly a millionFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In a new setback for the health care law and the people it's supposed to help, the government said Friday it made a tax-reporting erro...
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Elgin robotics teams make state championshipFeb 19, 2015 4:30 am - Two Elgin-based robotics teams will compete in the state championship Saturday, and one of them would not be there without the other. The members of team got robot?, whi...
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TV viewing apps increase usage, continue to increase offeringsFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - Using an app to view TV shows, especially if you subscribe to a cable service, has been growing over the past year. For example, more Comcast subscribers have been downl...
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'Connected cars' that alert each other, you could be tested on I-90Feb 18, 2015 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway may collaborate with the private sector on a federal program testing so-called connected vehicles that issue warnings about crashes, road conditions...