Information Technology
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Amazon is now a gadget companySep 20, 2014 7:43 am - NEW YORK - Seven years ago, Amazon released its first gadget, the Kindle. An instant hit, it helped pave the way for the tablets of the future. But while Amazon produced...
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Google's Android to encrypt data by defaultSep 20, 2014 7:40 am - The next generation of Google's Android operating system, due for release next month, will encrypt data by default for the first time, the company said Thursday, raising...
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A Closer Look: Your (online) life after deathSep 20, 2014 7:38 am - NEW YORK - Sure, you have a lot to do today - laundry, bills, dinner - but it's never too early to start planning for your digital afterlife, the fate of your numerous o...
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Amazon debuts new e-readers, kid-friendly FireSep 20, 2014 7:35 am - NEW YORK - Amazon keeps rolling out the devices. The largest U.S. e-commerce company is introducing two new e-readers and new styles of its Kindle Fire HD tablet as par...
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Five things to know about Alibaba's leadershipSep 20, 2014 7:34 am - On Friday morning, Jack Ma, the charismatic and already superwealthy founder of Alibaba Group, is expected to ring the bell of the New York Stock Exchange. It will mark ...
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Review: Upgrade to iOS 8 now or wait?Sep 20, 2014 7:34 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Apple's iOS 8 software update for iPhones and iPads is worth getting - but not necessarily right away. Those with an older device, such as an iPhone 4s o...
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Review: Larger iPhones eliminate reason to switchSep 20, 2014 7:31 am - NEW YORK - It's easy to dismiss Apple's new iPhones as merely catching up to Android. After all, phones running Google's Android system long have had larger screens. In ...
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Oculus unveils new prototype VR headsetSep 20, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Oculus has unveiled a new prototype of its virtual reality headset. However, the VR company still isn't ready to release a consumer edition. The hew headse...
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Alibaba's plan: Today, China. Tomorrow, the worldSep 20, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Amazon and eBay should watch their backs. Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba is quietly hinting at plans to expand into the U.S. The company controls nearl...
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Astronauts getting 3-D printer at space stationSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The 3-D printing boom is about to invade space. NASA is sending a 3-D printer to the International Space Station in hopes that astronauts will be ...