Information Technology
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Google, Uber on collision courseFeb 07, 2015 6:41 am - Racing to win the future of transportation, two companies appear to be heading for a pretty big collision: Google and Uber. Both firms appear to be crossing into each ot...
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Report: Silicon Valley tech economy boomingFeb 07, 2015 6:36 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. - A study released Tuesday shows Silicon Valley's tech economy is continuing to boom, with 58,000 new jobs and 42,000 new residents last year and all in...
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The political potential of InstagramFeb 07, 2015 6:35 am - WASHINGTON - Twitter and Facebook are old news; Instagram is where it's at. And that matters, politically speaking. While much of the political world and official Washin...
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Virgin Galactic gets back on track toward space tourismFeb 07, 2015 6:34 am - UPHAM, N.M. - The only thing interrupting the creosote and mesquite that makes up one of New Mexico's most remote stretches of desert is a pristine runway where Virgin G...
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Audio tour app takes Groupon founder on new journeyFeb 07, 2015 6:33 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Two years after his ouster as Groupon's CEO, Andrew Mason is embarking on a new entrepreneurial journey selling unconventional audio tours of major citie...
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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....