Information Technology
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Tech meets redtape reality of working with governmentJan 18, 2014 6:52 am - WASHINGTON — The futuristic world of self-driving cars, eyeglasses that email and trash cans that call for pickup is running into the old-fashioned pace of doing busines...
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Owners can't keep up with sophisticated smartphonesJan 18, 2014 6:00 am - If Frank Washington has told his mother once, he has told her a thousand times: Do not change the account passwords on your iPhone. His mother called the other day. She ...
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Blackphone is making privacy a priorityJan 18, 2014 4:36 am - NEW YORK -- The national conversation about privacy is in high gear, and services for things like secure messaging have been popping up everywhere to try to meet demand....
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Shoppers fret about authenticity of Target emailsJan 17, 2014 3:27 pm - NEW YORK — An email sent to the roughly 70 million Target customers who may have been affected by a pre-Christmas data breach is causing panic among those who fear it co...
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Nintendo forced to study new business modelJan 17, 2014 3:02 pm - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata said the maker of video-game machines is considering a new business model after forecasting a surprise 25 billion-yen ($240 million) ...
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More fights could follow driver’s Google Glass winJan 17, 2014 8:26 am - SAN DIEGO — A California woman believed to be the first person cited for wearing Google Glass while driving won her case, but legal experts say it marks only the beginni...
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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....