Information Technology
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Geneva’s e-specials via text a hit with local shoppersJan 16, 2014 10:01 am - The Geneva’s Gone Mobile campaign, which provided coupons and other specials sent via text to consumers during the holidays, became such a hit that it will continue...
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NBC, Facebook enter content deal for OlympicsJan 16, 2014 9:35 am - PASADENA, Calif. — NBC and Facebook announced a deal Thursday to share content on the upcoming Winter Olympics, both hoping to boost interest on what promises to be a bi...
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California motorist cleared in Google Glass caseJan 16, 2014 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO — A San Diego traffic court threw out a citation Thursday against a woman believed to be the first motorist in the country ticketed for driving while wearing a...
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Google says it will buy Nest Labs for $3.2 billionJan 14, 2014 5:51 am - Google will pay $3.2 billion to buy Nest Labs, which develops high-tech versions of devices like thermostats and smoke detectors, in its second-largest acquisition ever....
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AT&T to sell toll-free service for wireless dataJan 12, 2014 6:38 am - LAS VEGAS — AT&T Inc., the country’s second-largest wireless carrier, announced this week that it’s setting up a “1-800” service for wireless data. Websites that pay for...
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Twitter, Internet increasingly popular for blacksJan 12, 2014 5:43 am - WASHINGTON — Young, college-educated and higher-income African Americans are just as likely as their white counterparts to use the Internet, and Twitter seems to be a fa...
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Toyota ups orders for hydrogen-powered car in U.S.Jan 12, 2014 5:37 am - LAS VEGAS — Toyota said Monday that it expects to sell more hydrogen-powered electric cars in the U.S. than previously planned. The car, which Toyota calls FCV for now, ...
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Tesla station to bring electric cars to WyomingJan 12, 2014 5:03 am - LUSK, Wyo. — In the least populated county in the least populated state, old Ford and Chevy pickup trucks roam — and rule — the roads. Finding a Tesla, the sleek and pri...
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Daily-play fantasy sports luring Wall Street tradersJan 12, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Drew Dinkmeyer spent seven years as a senior investment analyst in Tampa, Fla., before deciding to pursue fantasy sports professionally. Dinkmeyer, who's 31 a...
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Sony to sell waterproof phone through T-MobileJan 11, 2014 6:46 am - NEW YORK — Sony has unveiled a waterproof smartphone that sports a 21 megapixel camera and expands what users can do with it underwater. Sony Corp. said the new Xperia Z...