Information Technology
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Woman or machine? New robots look creepily humanJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - TOKYO - The new robot guides at a Tokyo museum look so eerily human and speak so smoothly they almost outdo people - almost. Japanese robotics expert Hiroshi Ishiguro,...
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What's the hash? Why hashtags for TV shows matterJun 23, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — During fresh episodes of “Pretty Little Liars,” the marketing and publicity teams at ABC Family huddle in a conference room to tweet live with fans. So do cas...
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Review: Amazon phone watches you watch itJun 22, 2014 6:47 am - SEATTLE - Amazon set out to do something different with the unveiling of its first smartphone. How about a completely new way of interacting with your phone, for starter...
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Ditch the supermarket: These 3 companies deliverJun 22, 2014 6:22 am - NEW YORK - If you dread making supermarket runs, you're in luck. Same-day grocery delivery services from Google, Instacart and Postmates are expanding into more cities ...
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Hackers use YouTube to sell stolen credit cardsJun 22, 2014 6:11 am - A review of content on Google Inc.'s YouTube service turned up dozens of videos selling stolen credit card data, according to an Internet-safety research group trying to...
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5 Things To Know about getting girls into codingJun 22, 2014 6:11 am - Here are five things to know about a new initiative Google is launching this week called "Made with Code." What is "Made With Code?" The Google-led initiative is an...
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Tech partnership declares girls, yes, can codeJun 22, 2014 6:11 am - Diana Navarro loves to code, and she's not afraid to admit it. But the 18-year-old Rutgers University computer science major knows she's an anomaly: Writing software to ...
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Small businesses finding sales through InstagramJun 22, 2014 6:11 am - NEW YORK - A picture is worth thousands of dollars for Limelight Extensions. Phones start ringing at the Farmington Hills, Michigan, salon each time co-owner Miranda Jad...
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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...