Information Technology
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Crowd-funded companies on a slippery slopeApr 05, 2014 6:22 am - NEW YORK - When Oliver Housknecht gave virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR $25 through crowdfunding website Kickstarter two years ago, he wanted to help a startup gr...
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Turkish high court rules for end of Twitter banApr 05, 2014 6:01 am - ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's highest court has ruled that the country's Twitter ban violates the right to free expression and has demanded that access be restored. Wednesda...
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'Cuban Twitter' a new hurdle for bloggers, exilesApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - The revelation that a U.S. government-funded program set up a cellphone-based social network in Cuba is likely to pose new challenges for independent bloggers and exile ...
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District 214 launches mobile appApr 04, 2014 5:30 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 announced its new mobile app on Thursday night in what officials said is an effort to be more relevant to students, communica...
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LanzaTech to relocate global HQ to SkokieApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - LanzaTech, a company founded in New Zealand with U.S. operations in Roselle, will establish its global headquarters at a new facility in Skokie, Gov. Pat Quinn announced...
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Morton Arboretum introduces smartphone app with tours, newsApr 03, 2014 11:00 pm - The Morton Arboretum has released its first mobile app featuring a menu of options that includes a GPS-coordinated map pinpointing the arboretum's most popular points of...
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Website aims to make your moves seamlessApr 02, 2014 1:01 am - Moving from one home to another can be a very stressful process. A suburban woman is working to change all that. A website launched in May 2012 was founded by CEO Jenni...
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HTC updates One phone, aims to raise awarenessMar 29, 2014 8:05 am - NEW YORK - HTC is updating its flagship HTC One smartphone by giving it a larger screen, better software and a camera that's easier to use. The original HTC One received...
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Facebook launches lab to bring Internet everywhereMar 29, 2014 8:05 am - NEW YORK - Facebook is giving more details about its effort to connect remote parts of the world to the Internet - and it involves drones, lasers and satellites. CEO Ma...
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Intel buys fitness tracker maker BasisMar 29, 2014 8:05 am - NEW YORK - Chipmaker Intel has bought Basis Science, the startup behind the popular fitness tracker by the same name, for an undisclosed sum. The deal, announced Tuesday...