Information Technology
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Dismantling California nuke plant to cost $4.4 billionAug 02, 2014 1:01 am - SAN DIEGO - Dismantling the San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California will take two decades and cost $4.4 billion, but spent radioactive fuel will be held at...
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Law changed to allow 'unlocking' cellphonesAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - It just got a little easier to swap cellphone providers. President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Friday making it legal once again to unlock a cell...
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MoxieJean.com grows by selling used kids clothingJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Arlington Heights-based MoxieJean.com, an e-commerce site for buying and selling used children's clothing, is just two years out of its incubator and already has garnere...
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CDW sales rise 12 percent in second quarterJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Vernon Hills-based technology services provider CDW Corp. said net sales for the second quarter of 2014 rose almost 12 percent on strong sales in its education and healt...
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Civil War battle sites: There's an app for thatJul 30, 2014 5:30 am - ATLANTA - Last week marked the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta, one of the key conflicts of the Civil War, and researchers at Emory University's Center for Di...
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DuPage County manufacturing incubator nearing launchJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - An innovation center that aims to provide entrepreneurs with space and manufacturing technology to launch their ideas is soon to have a home in DuPage County. Rev3 Innov...
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Motorola sells Libertyville campus; tech park plannedJul 28, 2014 1:00 am - The former Motorola Mobility campus in Libertyville has been sold for $9.5 million to a commercial real estate firm at a fraction of its market value of $37.1 million. S...
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Samsung family struggles to keep grip on conglomerateJul 26, 2014 7:34 am - SEOUL - With Samsung Group's powerful patriarch entering his third month in a South Korean hospital, his family risks losing its grip on the conglomerate he built into a...
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Review: Fire phone, an improvement on the familiarJul 26, 2014 7:33 am - NEW YORK - Many of the Amazon Fire phone's features are twists on apps and concepts tried in other devices. But in a number of cases, Amazon's technology is more compreh...
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5 tips to protect yourself from identity theftJul 26, 2014 7:33 am - NEW YORK - It's an almost weekly occurrence: On Tuesday, Goodwill said its computer systems may have been hacked, leading to the possible theft of customers' credit and ...