Information Technology
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Alternative energy powered cars on a rollJan 19, 2014 6:15 am - LAS VEGAS — While autonomous driving is a major theme at the International CES gadget show, cars that use futuristic sources of energy are potentially much closer on the...
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Silicon Valley, Detroit team up to spur U.S. innovationJan 19, 2014 6:00 am - DETROIT — About a decade ago, the computer business seemed to be everything the auto industry was not: fast-growing, cutting-edge and cool. But since the recession, the...
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Feeling mad? New devices can sense your mood and tell — or even text — othersJan 19, 2014 6:00 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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W. Virginia spill latest case of coal contaminationJan 18, 2014 1:22 pm - WASHINGTON — The chemical spill that contaminated water for hundreds of thousands in West Virginia was only the latest and most high-profile case of coal sullying the na...
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Few tech ‘wearables’ balance fashion and functionJan 18, 2014 7:03 am - LAS VEGAS — Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and buckling on smartwatches that let them check phone messages. Some brave souls are even do...
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Google Nest purchase seen improving smart-home gizmo connectionsJan 18, 2014 7:03 am - Google Inc. is jumping into digital home automation with its acquisition of Nest Labs Inc., shining a spotlight on an unproven market that has so far been filled with ex...
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Gadget Watch: Look around in Sony’s video headsetJan 18, 2014 7:03 am - LAS VEGAS — A virtual-reality headset from Sony almost puts you inside a video by allowing you to widen your view when you turn your head up, down or side to side. Sony’...
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3-D printing serves up food, jewelryJan 18, 2014 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS — Some of the oddest items on display this week at International CES gadget show were edible, origami-like sculptures made of sugar, their shapes so convoluted...
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Review: Niche appeal in two new Android phonesJan 18, 2014 6:52 am - BOSTON — One of the reasons Android phones have become popular is the choice they offer: Want a big screen? There’s a phone for you. Want cheap? There’s one for you, too...
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App reviews: Yahoo news, JellyJan 18, 2014 6:52 am - Delivering the news in brief, with context Yahoo’s latest news app makes use of the ideas and tech it picked up when it acquired the news aggregator Summly. Package...