Information Technology
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The kids aren't into PayPal as Apple rules mobile-pay buzzOct 04, 2014 7:44 am - Mobile payments are having a heyday. Apple Pay has been splashed across the news and 20-somethings are paying for taxis with their smartphones. Yet one stalwart risks be...
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Apple's encryption to slow, not stop, snooping by cops, spiesOct 04, 2014 7:43 am - WASHINGTON - While the newest Apple and Google smartphones will automatically encrypt data stored on them, that won't keep U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies...
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Apptitude: "Zombies, Run!" for your healthOct 04, 2014 7:42 am - If the zombie apocalypse descended tomorrow and your life suddenly depended on fleeing, would you be able to outrun the undead? The app "Zombies, Run!" promises to motiv...
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Londoners accidentally pay for free Wi-Fi with a firstborn childOct 04, 2014 7:41 am - A good Wi-Fi network is hard to find, but six Londoners were willing to pay the ultimate price - based on the Terms and Conditions they agreed to, anyway. In an experime...
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Pop culture paints poor picture of women and technologyOct 04, 2014 7:35 am - There has been plenty of recent discussion about women and the Internet, from what law enforcement can do to make it safe for women to live, work and write online to eco...
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A decade after welcoming wind, states reconsiderOct 04, 2014 7:34 am - CALUMET, Okla. - A decade ago, states offered wind-energy developers an open-armed embrace, envisioning a bright future for an industry that would offer cheap electricit...
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Reviews: Stream-box gaming is a mixed bagOct 04, 2014 7:32 am - ATLANTA - As gaming consoles such as the Xbox and the PlayStation diversify into video, social media and other non-gaming apps, it seems only fair that streaming TV devi...
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Review: Pay by phone or just keep using plastic?Oct 04, 2014 7:31 am - NEW YORK - PayPal, Apple and others are betting on billions in mobile payments. But so far, trying to use my phone to pay at restaurants and retailers has been frustrati...
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Teacher accidentally fires gun at Technology Center of DuPageOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - A criminal justice instructor at Technology Center of DuPage in Addison accidentally discharged a handgun during class Friday afternoon, striking a file cabinet and holl...
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Students learn about manufacturing careers at HarperOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - Harper College and area manufacturers participated Friday in the third annual Manufacturing Day, a growing grass-roots of U.S. and Canadian manufacturers to show the pot...