Information Technology
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Facebook mobile push fuels bulk of salesFeb 01, 2014 6:42 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook reached a key milestone in the last quarter when more than half of its advertising revenue came from mobile devices. Revenue rose 63 percent to ...
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Google+, 'Candy Crush' show risk of leaky appsFeb 01, 2014 6:00 am - Revelations that the National Security Agency is tapping smartphone applications to mine personal information highlight the risk millions take every day when they play g...
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Arlington Heights-based Paylocity files $115 million public offeringJan 31, 2014 2:09 pm - Paylocity, an Arlington heights-based company that develops payroll and human resources management software, has filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $115...
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Motorola Mobility workers still fear layoffsJan 31, 2014 4:30 am - Will Motorola Mobility workers face more layoffs once new owner Lenovo closes its $2.91 billion deal? Workers in Libertyville and Chicago aren't holding their collective...
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Google’s Motorola misstep could be Lenovo’s boonJan 30, 2014 8:56 am - SAN FRANCISCO — An expensive mistake by Google could turn into a golden opportunity for China’s Lenovo Group as it expands beyond its success in the personal computer in...
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Inventor's crusade against fractions may be 5/16ths doneJan 30, 2014 4:30 am - Having written books, invented gadgets, designed educational toys, started companies, built his own collection of pocket sundials and spearheaded community projects, 85-...
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Is a wearable bracelet that measures your sun exposure actually useful?Jan 26, 2014 5:00 am - The discussion surrounding smartwatches this year is all about aesthetics. Who can make a smartwatch that people actually want to wear? And as these and other wearable ...
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Chipless credit cards lure global fraudstersJan 26, 2014 4:00 am - U.S. banks and retailers, a decade behind in deploying the secure, high-tech credit cards used elsewhere in the world, may take years longer to switch to a system that a...
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Humin: The app for human connectionsJan 26, 2014 4:00 am - Imagine getting off a plane in a foreign city. You pull out your phone to make a call. What stares back at you? Aaron Adams, Aaron Austin and Aaron Brown. Maybe you sear...
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The Internet's 25 worst passwords, and what they say about youJan 25, 2014 8:00 am - NEW YORK — At first blush, SplashData's annual list of the 25 most common passwords — compiled from files posted online in the wake of security breaches — is not the sor...