Information Technology
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Android lets you multitask on mobile devicesAug 16, 2014 7:35 am - NEW YORK - Smartphones and tablets would be much more useful if they allowed us to multi-task the way desktop and laptop computers do. When I'm watching video, for insta...
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App reviews: Life management tools Timeful, TrelloAug 16, 2014 7:33 am - Timeful: An app that helps you run your life Timeful sets itself apart from the calendar app pack by not only keeping all your calendars - Outlook, Google iCal - in...
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Other social media back Facebook in search warrant fightAug 16, 2014 7:22 am - NEW YORK - Facebook's fight against prosecutors over nearly 400 search warrants for users' postings and other data is drawing support from other social media companies a...
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Want a tech job? What to study in a fast-moving fieldAug 16, 2014 7:15 am - WASHINGTON - Aaron Saunders, chief executive of Clearly Innovative, took a traditional route to a tech career: He earned a computer science degree at Ohio Wesleyan, stud...
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Twitter reviews policies after Robin Williams's daughter abusedAug 16, 2014 7:00 am - Twitter Inc. is reviewing its policies on privacy and support for family members of deceased users after Robin Williams's daughter was sent abusive messages following hi...
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Three key questions to ask when your phone contract endsAug 16, 2014 7:00 am - MALVERN, Iowa — As my two-year contract with Verizon came to an end last month, I had to resist the company's various promotions and discounts. In accepting the offers, ...
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Twitter testing video-advertising service to expand salesAug 16, 2014 6:55 am - Twitter Inc. is introducing video advertisements, seeking to broaden its revenue sources after finding that clips embedded in tweets are effective at attracting views an...
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Why I'm not using Facebook's messenger appAug 16, 2014 6:23 am - When a major company does something its customers hate - and persists, despite their anger - there must be a serious business reason for it. Facebook's reasons for break...
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Obama takes step to improve government technologyAug 16, 2014 6:22 am - CHILMARK, Mass. - The White House recently announced the creation of a team of digital experts tasked with upgrading the government's technology infrastructure and makin...
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Yahoo ordered to face privacy claims over scanned e-mailAug 16, 2014 6:00 am - Yahoo! Inc. was ordered to face claims it illegally shared the content of emails in the latest ruling to hold Internet companies accountable for how they convert users' ...