Information Technology
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Motorola to close Texas smartphone factoryMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - FORT WORTH, Texas - Google's Motorola Mobility handset unit announced Friday it will shutter its North Texas factory by the end of this year, barely a year after it open...
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DuPage County bureau offers augmented reality with new visitor's guideMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - The Oak Brook-based DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau is giving new life to its visitor's guide. In fact, it could change before your eyes. The DuPage County Visitors ...
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Europe's move to rein in Google would stall in U.S.May 26, 2014 1:00 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Europe's moves to rein in Google — including a court ruling this month ordering the search giant to give people a say in what pops up when someon...
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Identity thieves target customer loyalty websitesMay 25, 2014 6:22 am - TOKYO - Websites for customer loyalty programs have seen a rise in illegal access to customer accounts and a growing number of thefts of member program points. The cases...
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Harper offers social media class for businessesMay 25, 2014 1:01 am - From Facebook to Twitter to Pinterest, Tom Cassell has seen the popularity of social media take off in recent years. As the director of the Illinois Small Business Devel...
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Twitter said to be discussing music deals including SoundCloudMay 24, 2014 8:55 am - Twitter Inc. is in early-stage discussions to acquire or partner with music-related startups, according to people with knowledge of the talks, as the company works on wa...
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Bloomberg View: Smart guns deserve a chanceMay 24, 2014 8:55 am - Poor Ernst Mauch. The managing director of Armatix GmbH, a German firearms maker, appears to believe in "a market-driven approach to firearms safety." Unfortunately, the...
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Review: Surface works as laptop, has trade-offsMay 24, 2014 8:43 am - NEW YORK - To appreciate Microsoft's latest tablet computer, you need to accept the notion that one device can do it all. The Surface Pro 3 works as a tablet when you wa...
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Microsoft introduces larger Surface tabletMay 24, 2014 8:42 am - Microsoft Corp. introduced a larger- screen Surface tablet that is thinner and faster than the previous Surface Pro model, its latest attempt to gain share in the market...
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FBI: BlackShades infected half-million computersMay 24, 2014 8:37 am - NEW YORK - More than a half-million computers in over 100 countries were infected by sophisticated malware that lets cybercriminals remotely hijack a computer and its we...