Information Technology
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Twitter and Tumblr execs ditch smartphones to combat addictionJan 24, 2015 6:00 am - From Arianna Huffington to strategists at Twitter Inc. and Tumblr, technocrats are taking a break from their smartphones to show they can survive without digital media —...
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App Reviews: SimCity BuildIt and ScannableJan 24, 2015 5:55 am - SimCity BuildIt: This land is your land Urban planners-in-training, your app is here. Based on the classic SimCity franchise, this official mobile version from Elec...
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Air Force plans to cut costs, buy tech, fix bureaucracyJan 24, 2015 5:45 am - Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James outlined a three-pronged program aimed at cutting costs, speeding the purchase of new technology and taking a data-based approach t...
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YouTube to produce Super Bowl halftime show with online starsJan 24, 2015 5:31 am - LOS ANGELES - YouTube will offer a halftime show during the Super Bowl featuring some of its biggest online stars, part of a broader initiative to promote advertisements...
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Twitter said to pay $30 million for India startup ZipDialJan 24, 2015 5:12 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter said it will acquire ZipDial Mobile Solutions, an Indian marketing company, to improve its ability to reach mobile phones in emerging markets. Zi...
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Rauner says he'll have own plan for making community colleges affordableJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday called Harper College a model for what Illinois' community colleges need more of: partnerships with employers and training for technical jobs...
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Microsoft shows off Windows 10 and 'HoloLens'Jan 22, 2015 12:01 am - REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft on Wednesday took the wraps off a new version of Windows - and a new wearable 3D gadget it calls the HoloLens. The company showed the new head...
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Reports: Google planning to sell wireless phone serviceJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is planning to sell wireless phone service directly to consumers using the networks of Sprint and T-Mobile, according to reports published We...
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Lincolnshire company makes digital menu boards for McDonald'sJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - Those who dine at McDonald's in Lincolnshire at Milwaukee Avenue and Half Day Road may have discovered a new digital menu board to help make selections. The Lincolnshire...
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Yahoo CEO poised to make fateful decision on Alibaba stakeJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is facing her biggest business decision since she left Google two-and-a-half years ago to lead its struggling rival: how to ...