Information Technology
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Why millennials prefer electronic gift cardsNov 27, 2014 5:00 am - With the holiday glut fast-approaching, you may want to think about avoiding plastic — gift cards that is. Just as giving actual bricks-and-mortar gifts gave way to gift...
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Thanksgiving Day is becoming the better day for shopping dealsNov 27, 2014 4:55 am - NEW YORK - Brace yourself for the Black Friday shopping bonanza. Sure, stores have been pushing discounts on holiday merchandise since Halloween, but experts say Thanksg...
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Picture-perfect Thanksgiving reunions ... and tips for travel trialsNov 25, 2014 12:01 am - You could see Thanksgiving in Miriam Harpaz's eyes as she watched granddaughter Natalie caper around the baggage carousel at O'Hare International Airport Tuesday. The 3-...
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How to teach self-driving cars ethics of the roadNov 23, 2014 6:32 am - A large truck speeding in the opposite direction suddenly veers into your lane. Jerk the wheel left and smash into a bicyclist? Swerve right toward a family on foot? Sla...
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Netflix streaming to reach Australia, New Zealand in MarchNov 23, 2014 5:45 am - Netflix Inc., building on an expansion this year in Europe, will bring the world's largest subscription-streaming service to Australia and New Zealand in March. Original...
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T-Mobile dangling free 7-Inch tablet in pre-Black Friday dealNov 23, 2014 5:00 am - T-Mobile US Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, is offering a free 7-inch Android tablet to existing customers as part of an early Black Friday sales promoti...
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Facebook again tries to simplify privacy policyNov 22, 2014 5:33 am - NEW YORK - One more time, Facebook is trying to simplify its lengthy privacy policy - and make it much shorter - to explain how it targets advertisements to its 1.35 bil...
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People feel loss of control of personal info, Pew reportsNov 22, 2014 5:33 am - NEW YORK - It's been 15 years since Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy infamously quipped "You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it." You'd think we would have gotten t...
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Feds say Web privacy firm deceived consumersNov 22, 2014 5:22 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Federal regulators said a respected Internet privacy company gave its seal of approval to commercial websites and mobile apps but failed to check whether...
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How YouTube is threatening SpotifyNov 22, 2014 5:22 am - NEW YORK - After months of lead-up (and some nasty tussling with artists), Google-owned YouTube announced this week that it will offer a paid music subscription service....