Information Technology
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Some of Amazon's experiments didn't quite workFeb 07, 2015 6:32 am - Amazon is expanding in every direction - and that has made some investors nervous. The company's stock price skyrocketed after a strong holiday quarter last week. Yet wh...
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Review: 4 different ways to rate potential datesFeb 07, 2015 6:31 am - Dating apps put a lighter, faster-moving spin on the traditional online dating scene. But while it's certainly fun to make a flick judgment on the profile on your smartp...
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Sources: Motorola Solutions exploring going up for saleFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - The leaders of Motorola Solutions Inc., the longtime Schaumburg-based maker of two-way radios and other communications equipment, are exploring a possible sale of the co...
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Faster 5G being developed in Arlington Heights for our next-gen devicesFeb 04, 2015 12:00 am - Nokia's campus in Arlington Heights has a research team focusing on the next generation of wireless. While most of our mobile phones and devices are now operating on...
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Schaumburg's Motorola Solutions tops 4Q forecastsFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $201 million. The company said it had net income of 87 cents per share....
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How can Google snap its stock out of its stupor?Feb 01, 2015 6:44 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google has turned into a stock market laggard as the shift to mobile devices has lowered the Internet search leader's digital ad prices and the comp...
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Google announces next four cities getting Google FiberJan 31, 2015 6:44 am - After months of speculation, Google confirmed Tuesday that its ultrafast Internet service will soon be coming to four more cities - Atlanta, Charlotte, North Carolina, N...
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Cuban youth build secret computer network despite Wi-Fi banJan 31, 2015 6:43 am - HAVANA - Cut off from the Internet, young Cubans have quietly linked thousands of computers into a hidden network that stretches miles across Havana, letting them chat w...
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App Reviews: Translate, ShadowmaticJan 31, 2015 6:42 am - Google this month released a major update to its Translate app with a super-nifty function that lets you translate signs by simply pointing your phone camera at them. Th...
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How U.K.'s queen of tech turned London into Europe's Silicon ValleyJan 31, 2015 6:35 am - WASHINGTON - It's a bit ironic, really, speaking to Baroness Joanna Shields at 1776 in Washington. The venue, an incubator for some of the area's most innovative and rap...