Information Technology
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Uber prices to surge again this New Year's EveDec 31, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - New Year's Eve: It's the day to overpay for everything from that glass of flat Champagne to the impossibly high heels you'll wear just once, to - once again -...
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Key decisions on drones likely from CongressDec 28, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited rules for commercial drone operations in U.S. skies, but key decisions on how much access...
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New app aimed at reducing deaths in grain binsDec 28, 2014 12:01 am - BLOOMINGTON - A new app could help reduce the number of fatal grain bin entrapments that occur in Illinois. The Illinois Corn Marketing Board and the Grain and Feed ...
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Review: Who needs a separate camera with these 3 phones?Dec 27, 2014 6:42 am - NEW YORK - Phones have gotten so good at taking photos that I rarely bring along a stand-alone camera anymore. Of course, a phone is never going to replace a full-bodied...
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Just say no to digital hoardingDec 27, 2014 6:35 am - NEW YORK - We have become a nation of digital hoarders. We save everything, even stuff that we know, deep down, we'll never need or be able to find. We save every email,...
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Glow from iPads disrupts sleep, study findsDec 27, 2014 6:31 am - WASHINGTON -- Basking in the blue glow of tablets, smartphones and other electronic devices before bedtime could be messing up our sleep patterns more profoundly than we...
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Online holiday sales on pace to reach record on early dealsDec 27, 2014 6:26 am - Amazon.com Inc. and other retailers are on pace to sell more products online than ever this holiday season, aided by early promotions and investments in delivery systems...
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The best innovations of 2014: Google pill and Orion spacecraftDec 27, 2014 6:26 am - It was the year that we landed on a comet and launched a new era in NASA space exploration, turned to science to find a possible cure for Ebola, made robots and drones t...
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Robin Williams' suicide seizes the year on GoogleDec 27, 2014 6:21 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Robin Williams' suicide seared into the world's collective mindset more than anything else this year, based on what people were searching for on Google. ...
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Review: Strong photo, video gear optionsDec 27, 2014 6:18 am - ATLANTA - Looking to buy some photography or video equipment with those holiday gift cards? There is some strong gear on the market from Nikon, GoPro and Domke. Niko...