Information Technology
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Some postal services down due to network outageFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A network outage disrupted some services late Thursday and through Friday at the U.S. Postal Service, including package handling at some local post offices,...
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Now someone can manage your Facebook account after you dieFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Facebook is making it easier to plan for your online afterlife. The world's biggest online social network said Thursday that it will now let users pick someon...
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Motorola Solutions buys Emergency CallWorksFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions Inc., which makes communication equipment for public safety and commercial customers, has acquired Emergency CallWorks, a privately h...
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Analyst: Motorola Solutions sale possible, buyer needs 'deep pockets'Feb 09, 2015 12:00 am - Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions Inc. has been the subject of potential sale rumors for a while among investors, but a potential buyer will need “deep pockets,” an an...
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Solution to missing jets as elusive as Malaysia Air Flight 370Feb 08, 2015 6:43 am - The solution seemed simple after a Malaysia Air jet vanished last year over the Indian Ocean: expand the use of technology that keeps tabs on airliners to find them if t...
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FCC chair proposes strict net-neutrality rulesFeb 08, 2015 6:34 am - WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed regulating Internet service providers like public utilities, moving closer to ...
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Investors' appetite for startups fed by stock market gainsFeb 08, 2015 6:31 am - NEW YORK - Some Entrepreneurs looking for startup funding got a wad of money near the end of last year, but there are concerns the boom may not last. Startup iFunding i...
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5 Questions About Amazon Prime That Jeff Bezos Still Won't AnswerFeb 07, 2015 6:44 am - It has been exactly a decade since Jeff Bezos first mentioned Amazon Prime during a conference call with investors. At the time, the Amazon chief executive officer descr...
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There is no better illustration of smartphone addiction than this appFeb 07, 2015 6:43 am - Welp, so, this is what we've come to: We now need to use apps ... to control our app use. Pocket Points, a recent-ish invention by students at California's Chico State, ...
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App Reviews: 1+2=3, ProducteevFeb 07, 2015 6:42 am - 1+2=3 Arithmetic has never been so infuriating. "1+2=3" is a math puzzle game that limits itself to asking players to solve equations that only involve those three ...