Information Technology
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New app Dash allows you to pay at restaurants without waiting; new experience store opensOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - A new app will allow you to go into select restaurants in the city and suburbs and pay via your smartphone without waiting to sign the bill. Dash Software LLC launched t...
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FTC: AT&T to pay $105M for bogus phone chargesOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - AT&T wireless customers may want to take a closer look at their old phone bills because they may have money coming back to them. The Federal Trade Commissio...
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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...