Information Technology
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Review: Options for watching TV on the roadDec 28, 2013 5:30 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — If you are on the road and want to watch live TV and recorded shows on your phone or tablet, there aren't many easy options. Although services such as...
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Target: Customers’ PINs were stolen, but encryptedDec 27, 2013 5:40 pm - ATLANTA — Target said Friday that debit-card PINs were among the financial information stolen from millions of customers who shopped at the retailer earlier this month. ...
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Union chief says Boeing’s latest offer a $1 billion gainDec 27, 2013 5:20 pm - SEATTLE — The international president of the Machinists union has told members that Boeing’s revised contract offer is an improvement of more than $1 billion. In a lette...
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Textron: Too soon to say if Beechcraft faces cutsDec 27, 2013 4:59 pm - Textron Inc.’s CEO said Friday that his aviation company’s $1.4 billion purchase of Beechcraft Corp. will require “restructuring and optimization of costs.” But how the ...
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Bye bye, bile? Websites try to nix nasty commentsDec 26, 2013 3:48 pm - NEW YORK — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comm...
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Itasca’s Eaglewood completes $1.2 million facilities renovationDec 26, 2013 9:16 am - Daily Herald news services Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca has recently completed a $1.2 million renovation, the resort’s parent company announced. Houston-based Benchm...
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Experts' 2014 tech predictions: high-tech shopping, life in the cloudDec 26, 2013 9:00 am - We're poised for a new year and more tech advances that will help you to shop and work smarter, store more data on the cloud and see chips become more of your personal l...
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Chicago’s Tribune Company acquires Gracenote music firm from SonyDec 26, 2013 8:51 am - Tribune Company announced it will purchase music technology and metadata company Gracenote from Sony Corporation of America for about $170 million. Gracenote is the larg...
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Gallagher acquires McIntyre Risk ManagementDec 26, 2013 8:50 am - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of Itasca said it has acquired McIntyre Risk Management LLC in Cherry Hill, N.J. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 20...
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Obama pushes more oil production to clean up coalDec 25, 2013 5:30 am - DE KALB, Miss. — America’s newest, most expensive coal-fired power plant is hailed as one of the cleanest on the planet, thanks to government-backed technology that remo...