Information Technology
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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 ...
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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...