Information Technology
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Snapchat says it plans to make app more secureJan 03, 2014 6:00 am - Snapchat says it plans to put out a more secure version of its application following a breach that allowed hackers to collect the usernames and phone numbers of some 4.6...
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USAA to GEICO test voice apps seeking $12 billion savingsJan 01, 2014 5:22 am - First it was the tellers. Now, call centers are under threat as financial services firms weigh new voice-activation technology to cut the cost of customer service. USAA,...
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In technology, 2013 was a more amazing year than you thinkJan 01, 2014 5:00 am - If you go by the headlines, the iPhone 5S and Google Glass were the big technology stories of 2013, and Twitter's IPO was the event of the year. The coverage of Glass fo...
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Facebook still leads social media, but sees slower growth among young usersDec 31, 2013 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — This is not your father's Facebook. It's your grandfather's. New data from the Pew Center for Internet and American Life released Monday show that Facebook'...
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Prairie Ridge students develop snow day appDec 30, 2013 1:54 pm - Do you want a way to predict when a “snow day” will occur? Three suburban teenagers have created a phone app that helps do just that, and it’s been getting some buzz. C...
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If you get invited to a chickenpox party, declineDec 30, 2013 5:00 am - COLD SPRING, N.Y. — A few weeks ago, I stumbled across the Facebook group “Chickenpox Parties — New York Metro Area.” It has 143 members, all of whom, I'm guessing, are ...
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For health care, lessons from a start-up successDec 29, 2013 6:00 am - Morris Panner’s life has many interesting parts to it. Graduating from Yale and then snagging a Harvard law degree. Hunting Colombian drug lords as a federal prosecutor....
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Linking products online increases your security riskDec 29, 2013 6:00 am - Ten years ago, the word “smartphone” didn’t exist. By necessity, neither did the word “dumbphone.” In a decade, we might talk about all of our appliances in similar ways...
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Google, Facebook collecting some of same information NSA gathersDec 28, 2013 6:46 am - Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and other Internet companies expressing outrage over the National Security Agency intercepting their users’ data pioneered mining information ...
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App reviews: Batman, Devil’s AttorneyDec 28, 2013 6:31 am - Batman: Arkham Origins Fans of “The Dark Knight” might relish the chance to fight off the baddies of Arkham in their free moments, but this game doesn’t provide muc...