Information Technology
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Incentives are coming for payments by phonesMar 02, 2014 5:22 am - BARCELONA, Spain - Many people use their smartphones to watch video, play games and wake them up in the morning. Some even use them to generate digital boarding passes t...
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Why binge-watching old shows is more fun than binge-watching new onesMar 02, 2014 5:02 am - It's been four days, more than 100 hours, and I still haven't finished Season 2 of "House of Cards." I've gotten past the big Episode 1 spoiler. And I've made it through...
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To grow our future in technology, look to the pastMar 02, 2014 5:02 am - History doesn't just happen. History starts with a vision. In the early 1980s, Rep. George "Mickey" Leland, D-Texas, then chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, env...
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Why Netflix is beating HBOMar 02, 2014 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Like most people in the nation's capital, I binge-watched “House of Cards.” In my case, I binged all the way from the beginning. It's not really a very good...
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Disney launches digital movies appMar 01, 2014 7:14 am - LOS ANGELES - Disney is launching a digital movies app that allows fans to store movie purchases online and play them back over Apple devices and computers. The launch o...
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Nokia targets emerging markets with Android phonesMar 01, 2014 7:12 am - BARCELONA, Spain - Nokia is targeting emerging markets with three low-cost smartphones that use Google's Android operating system rather than the Windows Phone software ...
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Sony showcases phone with ultra-HD video recordingMar 01, 2014 7:12 am - BARCELONA, Spain - Sony is borrowing innovations from its audio and camcorder businesses and incorporating its new Xperia Z2 smartphone with noise-cancelling technology ...
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Microsoft plans spring Windows, phone updatesMar 01, 2014 7:12 am - BARCELONA, Spain - Microsoft will update its Windows system this spring to address some of the gripes people have had when they use devices without touch capabilities. W...
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WhatsApp to add voice to messaging serviceMar 01, 2014 7:12 am - BARCELONA, Spain - WhatsApp, the popular messaging service for smartphones acquired this week by Facebook, will soon be offering a voice service. CEO Jan Koum said the v...
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Samsung's new smartwatches have fitness featuresMar 01, 2014 7:12 am - BARCELONA, Spain - Samsung unveiled two new computerized wristwatches, this time including health sensors and related fitness features to give people a reason to buy one...