Information Technology
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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 ...
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Yahoo plans to encrypt, but you must opt inNov 23, 2013 6:26 am - Yahoo has pledged to encrypt all of its internal network communications by the end of the first quarter of 2014. It’s a timely step for Yahoo, which has mostly lagged be...
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Reagan’s role in NSA’s hack of Google and YahooNov 23, 2013 6:22 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Back when Yahoo was something hollered at a rodeo and no one could conceive of Googling anything, President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order th...
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Robots let doctors ‘beam’ into remote hospitalsNov 23, 2013 6:19 am - CARMICHAEL, Calif. — The doctor isn’t in, but he can still see you now. Remote presence robots are allowing physicians to “beam” themselves into hospitals to diagnose pa...
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Sony monitors PlayStation ‘issues’ as sales top 1 millionNov 23, 2013 6:19 am - TOKYO -- Sony Corp. sold more than 1 million PlayStation 4 consoles in North America during the first 24 hours of sales, though the company said some buyers reported gli...
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Review: Nexus 5 delivers basics at great priceNov 23, 2013 6:16 am - NEW YORK — You don’t get a lot of frills with Google’s new Nexus 5 phone. There’s no fingerprint reader, no waterproof covering, no sensor to detect eye movement or hand...
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LG looking into claim smart TVs grab user dataNov 23, 2013 6:13 am - SEOUL, South Korea — LG Electronics Inc. said it is investigating a claim that some of its smart TVs send information on home viewing habits back to the company without ...
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Gift Guide: Wireless audio gizmos under $500Nov 23, 2013 5:57 am - LOS ANGELES — If “unplugged” acoustic music was a hallmark of the `90s, surely “wireless” listening is the big trend of the `10s. Sure, we’ve been essentially wireless s...
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Smartphone “kill switch” rejected by biggest carriersNov 23, 2013 5:55 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, has proposed installing a built-in anti-theft measure known as a “kill switch” that w...