Information Technology
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Microsoft makes design central to its futureJul 26, 2014 7:22 am - REDMOND, Wash. - Before Ralf Groene helped devise the look and feel of Microsoft's Surface tablet, he designed food - or "food concepts," he says, for people on the go. ...
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Verizon launches rewards program with trackingJul 26, 2014 7:11 am - NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless is launching a nationwide loyalty program this week for its 100-million-plus subscribers. There's a twist, though: To earn points for every d...
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Microsoft's latest earnings totally explain its mega-layoffsJul 26, 2014 6:55 am - Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella may not have addressed the massive round of layoffs the tech giant is planning to finish by the end of the year in the company's ...
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Get paid for posts? Social networking's new twistJul 26, 2014 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook and most other social networks are built on the premise that just about everything should be shared — except the money those posts produce. At l...
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FinalRoadMap.com offers more than final bucket listJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - Mike Vietri of Naperville said he and his wife have wills, but that not everything is contained in such a document. Things like, what happens to their condo or how to ta...
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Palatine welcomes electronics makerJul 22, 2014 1:01 am - More than one hundred customers, business associates and well-wishers gathered at the new world headquarters for electronics manufacturer Aimtron Tuesday morning, as com...
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Kids studying abroad are now never out of touchJul 21, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - A generation ago, students on semester abroad were practically incommunicado, aside from airmailed letters and one or two calls home. These days, from the min...
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Doctors, nurses relying more on tablets in hospitalsJul 20, 2014 7:32 am - At the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, doctors are just as likely to store iPads in their white coat pockets as stethoscopies. The center's clinicians us...
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Study: Bosses use social media at work more than employeesJul 20, 2014 7:00 am - Anyone who's ever tried to hide their Facebook use at work should take heart in this news: Your boss may be looking at social media during office hours more than you are...
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India mobile-phone companies, supermarkets may soon start banksJul 19, 2014 7:42 am - India proposed allowing mobile telephone companies and supermarket chains to set up payment banks to provide financial products to the tens of millions of people in the ...