Information Technology
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Instagram tips for small businessesJun 22, 2014 6:11 am - Small business owners say photo-sharing app Instagram is becoming a more important part of their social media strategy. They are able to build their company's brand, gai...
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Why are video action games such a dude fest?Jun 22, 2014 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Where the ladies at? At last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, video game developers hyped upcoming titles featuring super-soldiers, assassins, bank ro...
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YouTube to block music videos by labels not joining its serviceJun 21, 2014 8:22 am - Google Inc.'s YouTube is poised to start blocking music videos from independent labels that haven't agreed to be part of a planned subscription service. About 5 percent ...
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How the world watches the World Cup on TV, onlineJun 21, 2014 8:22 am - Television and online rights for sporting events are typically sold by territory. For the World Cup, that means U.S. viewers are limited to what's available through U.S....
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CEO: iHeartRadio revenue 'hundreds of millions'Jun 21, 2014 8:22 am - LOS ANGELES - Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman says online streaming service iHeartRadio makes "hundreds of millions" of dollars in annual revenue, putting it in the range ...
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YouTube to launch music serviceJun 21, 2014 8:22 am - LOS ANGELES - YouTube will launch a new subscription music service, the company acknowledged Tuesday after being dragged into a public dispute over royalties that will r...
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Lego to introduce mixed digital-physical blocksJun 21, 2014 8:14 am - NEW YORK - On the heels of success with "The Lego Movie," the Danish toy company is giving kids a chance to put their own blocks on the screen, with a new product line t...
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App Watch: Facebook's Slingshot for fleeting postsJun 21, 2014 8:14 am - NEW YORK - Facebook is taking another stab at ephemeral mobile messaging with an app called Slingshot. The app is designed to appeal to fans of Snapchat and other messag...
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Review: Value in Amazon Prime goes beyond shippingJun 21, 2014 8:14 am - AMHERST, Ohio - Spending $99 a year for an Amazon Prime membership to get free shipping hardly seems like a deal. After all, I can usually get free shipping by spending ...
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A closer look at Amazon's new Fire smartphoneJun 21, 2014 7:47 am - SEATTLE - Amazon has introduced a new smartphone that will be closely tied to the products and services it sells, while adding such touches as the ability to render imag...