Information Technology
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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...
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Sharp unveils TV positioned between HD and 4KJan 11, 2014 6:32 am - LAS VEGAS — Japanese electronics maker Sharp is bridging the gap between expensive 4K TVs and HD versions with an in-between solution that’s also priced in the middle. ...
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New software battle coming to smart TVsJan 11, 2014 6:25 am - NEW YORK — More choice — and confusion — is coming to the next generation of TVs. At least three new software systems were announced Monday for Internet-connected televi...
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New Dish Hopper setup can record 8 shows at onceJan 11, 2014 6:25 am - LAS VEGAS — Dish Network Corp. has unveiled a new digital recorder system that can record eight TV shows at once and can be controlled by voice. In a stunt worthy of the...
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App Watch: Query your human network with JellyJan 11, 2014 6:10 am - NEW YORK — Jelly is an app for when you walk by a tree and want to know what type of tree it is, so you snap a photo of it and ask your Facebook and Twitter friends. Jel...