Information Technology
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LiftMaster now offers gate operator via your smartphoneAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - If you have a gate around your property, perhaps you've forgotten to close it or lock it. To help make that task more convenient, Elmhurst-based LiftMaster this month l...
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Hanover Park homeowners get discount on solar panelsAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - On top of state and federal incentives, Hanover Park homeowners can receive a double-digit discount off the price to install solar panels on their roofs. The village has...
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Amazon gambles consumers won't budge amid supplier spatsAug 24, 2014 6:55 am - NEW YORK - Jeff Bezos is betting consumers are so hooked on Amazon.com's easy shopping and fast delivery that they won't revolt even as negotiations with suppliers make ...
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Facebook to track users across devices to study shopping habitsAug 24, 2014 6:42 am - Facebook Inc. will let advertisers know where a promotion was first viewed and when it led to a purchase by tracking users between their electronic devices, a tool that ...
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Review: Video blackouts impede baseball onlineAug 23, 2014 7:40 am - LA PORTE, Ind. - Major League Baseball shows what can be done right when it comes to making its games available on the Internet. It also underscores frustrations fans ha...
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Apple-Google rivalry moves to companiesAug 23, 2014 7:39 am - Apple Inc., Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. rose up by riding consumer demand for their products. Now the companies are trying to keep their growth streaks going by tapp...
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Should you keep your gadgets in same tech family?Aug 23, 2014 7:30 am - LOS ANGELES — Apple has ways of encouraging you to buy more of its products: It offers bonus features on devices like the iPhone and iPad that work only when paired with...
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Google's pivotal IPO launched a decade of big betsAug 23, 2014 7:22 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Google's IPO, a decade ago this week, launched the company on a trajectory that continues to reshape its business and much of the world in its orbit. And...
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Why some parents are keeping kids off FacebookAug 23, 2014 7:22 am - NEW YORK - Behold the cascade of baby photos, the flood of funny kid anecdotes and the steady stream of school milestones on Facebook. It all makes Sonia Rao, a stay-at-...
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Google buying photo-analysis startup Jetpac to expand tech toolsAug 23, 2014 6:59 am - Google Inc. is buying Jetpac Inc., a software developer for analyzing digital pictures, as it seeks to organize the world's information and deliver it alongside advertis...