Information Technology
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Indiana bills seek to shelter digital privacyFeb 15, 2014 7:06 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Police would have to get a search warrant before they could take data off of cellphones or computer tablets or use aerial drones under bills that are stil...
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Review: NBC Olympics online deserves silver medalFeb 15, 2014 7:06 am - NEW YORK - NBC comes close to gold in delivering the Winter Olympics online from Sochi, Russia. Although NBC has scaled back on a few fronts compared with previous years...
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Study: Moms aren't as annoying on FacebookFeb 15, 2014 7:00 am - In 2012, thousands of beleaguered Facebook users sick of baby pictures found their tonic: an extension for Google's Chrome browser called UnBaby.me. The technology scann...
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Twitter redesign of profile pages similar to Facebook'sFeb 15, 2014 7:00 am - Twitter Inc. is testing a redesign of its profile pages that mimics the look of Facebook Inc.'s timelines, part of the microblogging service's effort to boost engagement...
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Father's appeal elicits Facebook tribute videoFeb 15, 2014 7:00 am - Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - A grieving father's personal appeal to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has prompted the social network to release a retrospective vide...
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App review: Dragons AdventureFeb 15, 2014 6:37 am - With Dragons Adventure, a game based on the world of Dreamworks' "How to Train Your Dragon," Microsoft has hit on a fascinating gaming concept. The app, made in conjunct...
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CDW sees 4.3 percent jump in 4Q salesFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - Vernon Hills-based technology solutions provider CDW Corp., which went public in 2013, said fourth quarter 2013 sales were up 4.3 percent over the same period in 2013. F...
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Sewage-derived fuel powers Hyundai cars in CaliforniaFeb 13, 2014 10:00 pm - Jack Brouwer isn't bothered by the bouquet of biosolids. Brouwer, a scientist at the University of California at Irvine, pioneered a method for deriving pure hydrogen fr...
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Sorting iPads, Google Voice, tablets, ransomware, Windows 8Feb 10, 2014 4:00 am - iPads keep you connected 24/7. So do tablets, which are nearly, but not quite, the same thing. There’s a Google Voice phone number that will ring whatever phone you tell...
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Fingerprint security convenient, but not flawlessFeb 08, 2014 7:12 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone will be at least the third to have a fingerprint sensor for security but it's alone in letting you use th...