Information Technology
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Alstom board approves GE bid to buy power businessJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - The board of Alstom SA has unanimously approved GE's $17 billion offer to buy the French company's power generation business, the companies announced Saturday. G...
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Supreme Court tosses out software patentJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out an Australian company's patent for business software in a closely watched case that clarifies standards for awardin...
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Samsung's 110-inch TV with hefty weight, price tagJun 19, 2014 1:00 am - As technology changes, so do televisions. And perhaps one of the biggest and costliest now on the market is featured at Glenview-based Abt Electronics and Appliances. Th...
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Tech Tips: Facebook ads, tracking and youJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - If you use Facebook, the specific ads you see have been based mostly on what you do on Facebook - your profile information, status updates, likes and interest...
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Amazon unveils new smartphoneJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - SEATTLE - Amazon's new smartphone will serve as your eyes and ears. Snap a photo of a book title, and it'll show you where to buy it. Listen to a song playing in the bac...
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Illinois puts $2.5 million into tech center expansionJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois officials are putting $2.5 million into expanding a downtown Chicago center for startup companies called 1871, Gov. Pat Quinn announced Tuesday. The money will...
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DreamWorks mixing faves, newbies in YouTube debutJun 15, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - When AwesomenessTV launched as a YouTube channel two years ago, it was a bet by veteran TV and movie producer Brian Robbins on the ability of teen and twee...
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Crosses the latest attempt at stealth cellphone towersJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - One might be hidden in a cross on a church lawn. Others are disguised as a cactus in the desert, a silo in farm country or a palm tree reaching into a...
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Taxi drivers fed up with UberJun 14, 2014 8:55 am - It was 1937 when a sudden influx of drivers led authorities in Paris to set a quota of 14,000 taxi licenses. Seventy years later, the population of Paris has grown by 20...
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Buffett ready to double solar, wind bet as Berkshire evolvesJun 14, 2014 8:33 am - LAS VEGAS - Warren Buffett briefly lost track of how many billions of dollars his Berkshire Hathaway is spending to build wind and solar power in the U.S. That didn't st...