Information Technology
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Review: New camera phones notable in 2013Jan 04, 2014 6:30 am - NEW YORK — As I look back at the more than 100 tech products we reviewed in 2013, a handful of gadgets and services deserve a second look. It's become clear that one bra...
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Facebook sued over private user messagesJan 04, 2014 6:10 am - Facebook Inc. was sued over allegations it systematically intercepts its users private messages on the social network and profits by sharing the data with advertisers an...
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After a blah 2013, new year brings clearer images on future of technologyJan 04, 2014 6:00 am - Tech enthusiasts didn’t have much to cheer about in 2013. There wasn’t a lot of jaw-dropping or game-changing technology introduced. Instead, it was a year in which old ...
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App reviews: Republique, Circa NewsJan 04, 2014 5:43 am - Republique The developers behind Republique aim to bring console-quality gaming to the small screen. And they’ve largely succeeded, with this jailbreak story that a...
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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 ...