Information Technology
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FAA worries you'll do dumb things with drone Christmas giftsDec 24, 2014 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Santa Claus may travel on a reindeer-powered sleigh, but he's expected to deliver a ton of highflying drones this week to teenagers and other amateur aviato...
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Where is Santa? NORAD knowsDec 24, 2014 12:00 am - If you're worried about Rudolf and Santa navigating their way around the globe, dodging storms and planes, you can relax. Some of the best military minds in the world ar...
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Key North Korean websites back online after shutdownDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Key North Korean websites were back online Tuesday after a nearly 10-hour shutdown that followed a U.S. vow to respond to a crippling cyberattack on...
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Gift Guide: Home products come with connectivityDec 22, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Do you really need an app to tell you to brush and floss? It seems every household appliance is getting some smarts these days, meaning some connection to a p...
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Purdue gets $1.6M to create virtual patientsDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University has received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help medical, nursing and pharmacy students learn ho...
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South Korea holds nuclear plant drills against cyber threatsDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's monopoly nuclear power company said it began drills Monday against possible cyberattacks after online threats of attack against its pl...
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'Tech, Tech Baby' video a big winner for Des Plaines schoolDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - Dorothy Henson's career spans 26 years in Des Plaines Elementary District 62 and this much she knows: Entering students in competitions can be motivating - and empowerin...
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Christmas gift of drones comes with FAA rulesDec 21, 2014 6:45 am - If you find a drone under the Christmas tree next week, it may also come with a list of U.S. government guidelines for safe flying and even software to keep the device a...
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Tips for getting 'Staff Pick' on KickstarterDec 21, 2014 6:41 am - NEW YORK - Entrepreneurs and other users of crowdfunding site Kickstarter have been seeking the secret to becoming a "Staff Pick" for some time without much luck. Not ev...
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Instagram is now bigger than Twitter, will launch verified accountsDec 20, 2014 6:38 am - It really is the age of the selfie. Instagram announced that 300 million people log into its site every month. That puts the photo-sharing site ahead of Twitter, which c...