Information Technology
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Emojis may expand skin color optionsNov 08, 2014 6:35 am - A proposal to expand the skin color options for emojis may get the thumbs-up from those calling for more diversity in the icons. Emojis are cartoonlike pictograms - such...
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How Apple Watch is killing wearable tech as a gift this ChristmasNov 08, 2014 6:33 am - This time last year, we all thought that 2014 would be the year of the wearable. Wearable devices seemed to be picking up steam everywhere you looked: Google Glass had m...
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Review: Adapting to new Google email is a choreNov 08, 2014 6:32 am - NEW YORK - My first reactions to Google's new email app, Inbox, boiled down to one part frustration, one part irritation. It's meant to make your life easier, but it's m...
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Tablet Review: Amazon's Fire vs Google's Nexus 9Nov 08, 2014 6:31 am - NEW YORK - New tablet computers from Amazon and Google both run on Google's Android operating system, but that doesn't mean they work the same. In the new Fire HDX 8.9, ...
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Taylor Swift vs. Spotify: Why her bold move won't work for other artistsNov 08, 2014 6:00 am - Looks like Taylor Swift has another disgruntled ex. On Monday morning, Spotify sent out a string of heartbroken, pleading tweets, mourning that the pop star asked that h...
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Technology helps grandparents stay plugged in to grandkidsNov 08, 2014 6:00 am - Like a lot of grandmothers, Sheri Williams doesn't get to visit her grandchildren as often as she'd like. In part, that's because she has a full-time job and nine grandc...
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YardSailr offers pickers a chance to locate their rusty goldNov 06, 2014 12:01 am - A Naperville man and his business partner have created a website and app that gives yard-sale enthusiasts a chance to shop more easily and throughout the year. Gaurav Kh...
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Tinder seeks to replace CEO Rad amid harassment allegationsNov 05, 2014 5:01 am - IAC/InterActiveCorp is looking to replace Sean Rad as chief executive officer of Tinder, two years after he co-founded the dating startup that lets users swipe through p...
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Overweight women are more likely to earn less than overweight menNov 02, 2014 6:00 am - The American workforce is particularly unkind to heavier women. The more overweight a woman, the more likely she is to work a low-paying job, according to a new study by...
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App reviews: Spaceteam mobile game; a Reddit-like readerNov 01, 2014 7:44 am - Spaceteam Spaceteam is an unusual mobile game, because it requires you to play with other people - people who are actually in the same room with you. The idea is th...