Information Technology
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Amazon introduces Twitter serviceMay 11, 2014 6:12 am - NEW YORK - Amazon wants to make shopping online as easy as a tweet. The online retailer is introducing a service that lets Twitter users add Amazon.com products to their...
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Drones, cufflinks: Q&A with Etsy's Chad DickersonMay 10, 2014 8:12 am - NEW YORK (AP) - There's a lot to browse on Etsy. Check out the $2.50 earrings made from the feathers of a "quail raised with love" on a Colorado farm. Or take a look at ...
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Snapchat adds chat as messaging space heats upMay 10, 2014 8:12 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Snapchat is adding a chat feature to its ephemeral messaging service. Despite its name, the Snapchat app has never offered real-time conversation - until...
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Oculus, Facebook might face legal challengeMay 10, 2014 8:12 am - WASHINGTON - Oculus weathered fan backlash after the virtual-reality hardware firm announced in March that it was being sold to Facebook for $2 billion. But now, it's fa...
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Google to Facebook seen as too big for EU nations' privacy czarsMay 10, 2014 7:20 am - U.S. technology giants from Google Inc. to Facebook Inc. are too big to be left in the hands of individual national privacy watchdogs, according to the European Union's ...
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App reviews: Freedome VPN, The Adventures of Ash and Ollie: ScreenTimeMay 10, 2014 7:15 am - Freedome VPN Let's face it: It's a scary world. With data breaches and security flaws cropping up every day, it may seem like we're all helpless in the face of hack...
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TuneIn adds way to hear 'recently started' songsMay 10, 2014 7:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Tired of flipping through the radio dial? Internet radio service TuneIn is offering a way to see which songs have just started on 100,000 radio stations ar...
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Review: Pregnancy apps track baby, mom's progressMay 10, 2014 6:23 am - NEW YORK - When I became pregnant with my daughter, now 4, I didn't even own a smartphone. I did most of my pregnancy research with my desktop computer and those pregnan...
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As Alibaba prepares for IPO, tech stocks retreatMay 10, 2014 6:15 am - NEW YORK - It's a tough time for a tech debut. As e-commerce giant Alibaba gets ready for a blockbuster stock sale in the next few months, technology shares are retreat...
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White House goes solar with roof panelsMay 10, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Technicians have finished installing solar panels on the White House roof, capping a project that President Barack Obama hopes will send a signal that renew...