Information Technology
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Gift Guide: 10 games to make any player happyNov 29, 2013 5:17 am - A video game store can be daunting if you don’t know what you’re looking for. It’s not easy to tell the winners from the losers, and sales clerks typically make the same...
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Glitches keep private firm from launching rocketNov 28, 2013 8:54 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new communications satellite that has both public and government applications is still sitting on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The pr...
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Retailer tech creeps into consumers' private livesNov 28, 2013 7:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Advances in technology have never made finding deals this holiday season so easy — or so creepy. Marketers and mobile app developers have developed creativ...
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Twitter woos retailers to get into Facebook holiday pushNov 28, 2013 5:27 am - As his Twitter Inc. colleagues were celebrating the company’s initial public offering this month, J.J. Hirschle was gearing up for a bigger milestone: the holidays. Hirs...
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Apple won 76% of Japan smartphone sales in OctoberNov 28, 2013 4:44 am - Apple Inc. won 76 percent of Japanese smartphone sales in October after the release of its new iPhone 5S and 5C models, market researcher Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said....
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Battle for holiday shoppers heats upNov 27, 2013 3:21 pm - NEW YORK — This holiday shopping season, it’s Amazon vs. everyone else. The online giant has attracted customers from big store chains like Wal-Mart and Best Buy with l...
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Boeing solicits bids for site of 777X productionNov 23, 2013 4:54 pm - SEATTLE — Boeing Co. is soliciting bids from more than a dozen locations that want to build the new 777X airplane and secure thousands of jobs along with it, a company o...
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Will airlines allow inflight calls?Nov 23, 2013 12:20 pm - NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission might be ready to permit cellphone calls in flight. But what about the airlines? Old concerns about electronics being a ...
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Dim traffic sensors dull how ‘smart’ freeways areNov 23, 2013 12:18 pm - LOS ANGELES — California’s highways aren’t as smart as they used to be. Buried under thousands of miles of pavement are 27,000 traffic sensors that are supposed to help...
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Google opening showrooms in six US cities to show off gadgetsNov 23, 2013 6:33 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google is opening showrooms in six U.S. cities, promoting its latest products and stepping up retail efforts against Apple and Microsoft as the year-end ...