Information Technology
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Q&A: Drones might help explain how tornadoes formDec 19, 2014 6:03 am - DENVER - Researchers say they have collected promising weather data by flying instrument-laden drones into big Western and Midwestern storms. Now, they want to expand th...
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Microsoft tries to block impersonator using its nameDec 19, 2014 5:12 am - Microsoft Corp. said it plans to sue a company it accuses of using its name to scam customers into buying hundreds of dollars in support services to fix nonexistent bugs...
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Amazon launches 1-hour shipping in ManhattanDec 19, 2014 4:55 am - PORTLAND, Ore. - Amazon.com launched a service that promises one-hour delivery of household products to its Prime customers in Manhattan. Thousands of products like pap...
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Amazon reaches multiyear e-book pact with Macmillan publishersDec 19, 2014 4:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com and Macmillan have reached a deal covering the sale of print and e-books, the latest agreement between the online retailer and a publishing ho...
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T-Mobile paying at least $90 million for 'cramming'Dec 19, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - T-Mobile US will pay at least $90 million, mostly in refunds, for billing customers for cellphone text services they didn't order, under a settlement with f...
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Sony hack adds to security pressure on companiesDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - BEIJING - Faced with rising cybercrime like the attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, companies worldwide are under pressure to tighten security but are hampered by cos...
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Dish adds Netflix app to some of its set-top boxesDec 18, 2014 5:42 am - NEW YORK - Dish is making it easier to watch video from an online rival, Netflix. The satellite TV company said Wednesday that it is adding the Netflix app to its latest...
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Napster co-founder to invest on allergy researchDec 18, 2014 5:11 am - SAN FRANCISCO - The Silicon Valley entrepreneur says that now that he is the father of two small children who have a genetic basis to develop allergies he wants to help ...
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Constantly changing online prices stump shoppersDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Online shopping has become as volatile as stock market trading. Wild, minute-by-minute price swings on everything from clothes to TVs have made it difficult f...
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Ebuzz: Outlet allows Wi-Fi to give you a smarter homeDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - Editor's note: Story was updated to reflect new information. When Naperville-based Grid Connect last year debuted a line of Wi-Fi sensors, consumers were able to co...