Information Technology
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Twitter stock sinks on user growth worriesFeb 06, 2014 6:06 am - NEW YORK — Twitter’s stock is sinking on worries that the short online messaging service is not popular enough. Twitter Inc. had reported stronger-than-expected revenue ...
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Google told to move San Francisco 'mystery' bargeFeb 04, 2014 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google does not have the proper permits for a mystery barge at a construction site on an island in San Francisco Bay, a state official said, and must mov...
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Super Bowl ad features special moment for Bensenville familyFeb 03, 2014 10:00 am - One of the most memorable and popular Super Bowl commercials Sunday, Microsoft's "Empowering," showed how technology is improving lives, bringing people together and pre...
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Car-to-car talk: Hey, look out for that collision!Feb 03, 2014 9:11 am - WASHINGTON — Your car might see a deadly crash coming even if you don’t, the government says, indicating it will require automakers to equip new vehicles with technology...
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Technology keeps suburban students plugged in even when schools closeFeb 03, 2014 4:30 am - Although most suburban students had four days of classes canceled in January because of frigid weather, that doesn’t mean they all got a break from doing their homework....
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Feeling mad? New devices can sense your mood and tell — or even text — othersFeb 03, 2014 4:30 am - Cognitive psychologist Mary Czerwinski and her boyfriend were having a vigorous argument as they drove to Vancouver, B.C., from Seattle, where she works at Microsoft Res...
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Obama expands on social media for state of union as tv fadesFeb 01, 2014 7:21 am - President Barack Obama deployed just about every trendy social media tool to promote a century- old ritual -- the annual State of the Union address to Congress. From a k...
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Micros aims to make pay restaurant bills more nimbleFeb 01, 2014 7:21 am - When technology firm Micros Systems was founded in the late 1970s, its founders got their start persuading restaurant managers to replace manual cash registers with Micr...
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Indiana bill would restrict electronic surveillanceFeb 01, 2014 7:21 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Individual privacy and public safety faced off Monday at an Indiana legislative hearing, as a committee gave its support to an effort aimed at protecting ...
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App reviews: Trove, Level MoneyFeb 01, 2014 7:21 am - Trove: It’s today’s news, according to you A new competitor in the social news space comes from Trove, a company formerly known as WaPo Labs and formerly a sister c...