Information Technology
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Review: Beats Music proves it has some heartFeb 01, 2014 7:21 am - LOS ANGELES — There’s no shortage of music subscription services that offer unlimited streaming for a monthly fee. The conceit of the latest offering, Beats Music, is th...
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Pair sentenced for Twitter abuse of feministFeb 01, 2014 7:01 am - LONDON - A man and woman have been jailed for using Twitter to abuse a prominent feminist. The two were sentenced for sending vulgar messages to activist Caroline Criado...
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Facebook tests ads in outside mobile appsFeb 01, 2014 7:01 am - NEW YORK -- Facebook says it is testing out its own ad network that would deliver advertisements to mobile applications outside of its own. The social networking company...
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Google buys artificial intelligence company DeepMinFeb 01, 2014 6:42 am - Google Inc. is adding to its range of artificial intelligence with the acquisition of DeepMind Technologies Ltd., a London-based startup founded by former chess prodigy ...
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Can fancy frames make Google Glass go mainstream?Feb 01, 2014 6:42 am - Google has announced a major update to its Glass headset, and it has nothing to do with its technology. In a release, the tech giant said that its glasses with head-moun...
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Google sale of Motorola shows limits of Microsoft-Nokia strategyFeb 01, 2014 6:42 am - Google Inc.’s sale of Motorola Mobility holds a clear lesson for Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of another smartphone maker, Nokia Oyj: Be a hardware or software company,...
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Open Compute Project adds Microsoft, IBMFeb 01, 2014 6:42 am - SAN FRANCISCO — The Open Compute Project, the industry group created by Facebook to spur development of more efficient computers to manage and store data online, is gain...
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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...