Information Technology
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Bosch plots Google domain invasion with connected appliancesApr 12, 2014 8:22 am - Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's largest car-parts maker and a producer of dishwashers and medical-device components, is plotting inroads into the world of Google Inc. wit...
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A guide to upgrading, using XP computerApr 12, 2014 8:17 am - NEW YORK ‑- Microsoft retired its 12-year-old Windows XP operating system Tuesday. Even so, there are still millions of XP computers out there. Here's what to do if you ...
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Review: Ups and downs with Google Glass appsApr 12, 2014 8:17 am - NEW YORK - Google Glass is like a fickle friend. Surprises await, such as the time it took a photo of my ceiling while I was making carrot and ginger soup. I've been usi...
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Nest disables feature on smoke alarmsApr 12, 2014 8:12 am - NEW YORK - The high-tech home monitoring device company Nest Labs is disabling a feature on its smoke alarms due to the risk that owners could unintentionally turn off t...
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Physicist wins $1.3M tech prize for data storageApr 12, 2014 8:09 am - HELSINKI - Anyone who uses large data centers, cloud services, social networks or gets music and film online can thank British-American physicist Stuart Parkin. Parkin w...
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Google pays Italy biggest EU fine for Street View breachesApr 12, 2014 7:56 am - LUXEMBOURG - Google paid a 1 million-euro ($1.37 million) fine in Italy after the local regulator found its Street View cars drove incognito across the country, violatin...
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Visions of 1964 World's Fair: Some became real, some did notApr 12, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Video phone calls? Yeah, we do that. Asking computers for information? Sure, several times a day. Colonies on the moon and jet packs as a mode of everyday tra...
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Authors Guild asks court to rule against GoogleApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Saying Google Inc. is stealing business from online book retailers, the Authors Guild asked a federal appeals court Friday to reinstate its lawsuit contending...
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Ohio geologists link small quakes to frackingApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Geologists in Ohio have for the first time linked earthquakes in a geologic formation deep under the Appalachians to hydraulic fracturing, leading the s...
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Heartbleed could harm a variety of systemsApr 11, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — It now appears that the "Heartbleed" security problem affects not just websites, but also the networking equipment that connects homes and businesses to the ...