Information Technology
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How to protect your data in the cloudSep 06, 2014 7:33 am - NEW YORK - The theft of nude photographs from celebrities' online accounts has thrown a spotlight on the security of cloud computing, a system used by a growing number o...
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Apple said to team up with Visa, MasterCard on iPhone walletSep 06, 2014 7:32 am - Apple plans to turn its next iPhone into a mobile wallet through a partnership with major payment networks, banks and retailers, according a person familiar with the sit...
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Wealthy minorities using more technology to learn about investingSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - Lake Forest-based Spectrem Group, which advises wealthy people on investments, decided to survey three of its largest segments of minorities to learn more about their us...
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Dist. 158 parents worry kids can access porn on tabletsSep 04, 2014 1:00 am - Parents came to the Huntley-Algonquin School District 158 board meeting Thursday to express frustration after their children were able to access pornographic images on s...
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New app will fly drone to your emergency situationSep 03, 2014 5:00 am - The sky is no longer the limit for an Arlington Heights man and his Chicago-based firm which developed and patented a personal security smartphone app. The latest innova...
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Photo hacking rekindles digital privacy worriesSep 03, 2014 1:01 am - As the celebrity photo-hacking scandal has made clear, privacy isn't what it used to be. Whether famous or seemingly anonymous, people from all walks of life put all so...
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TiVo to make version for those without cableSep 01, 2014 7:22 am - NEW YORK - Here's a sign more households are going without cable or satellite TV: TiVo Inc. is making a digital video recorder just for so-called cord-cutters. The TiVo ...
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DuPage business innovation center opening in NapervilleAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Chicago has roughly 55 “innovation hubs” where startups can get business services and support, but the rest of northern Illinois is home to only two such business incuba...
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App reviews: Foursquare reboot; Fly video editorAug 30, 2014 7:43 am - Foursquare You may know Foursquare as a check-in service - a network where you let friends and the public know your whereabouts. But the company has gone through a ...
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Amazon cloud welcomes Twitch gamersAug 30, 2014 7:42 am - To a non-millennial, someone who plays video games all day is a couch potato, and someone who watches the players is beyond understanding. Yet Twitch, the game-play vide...