Information Technology
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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...
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Review: Intel’s Haswell chip strong on PC gamingNov 23, 2013 5:35 am - ATLANTA — PC gaming has been a withering entity lately. Consoles rule, and game makers primarily target Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox as the game systems of ch...
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Review: Gaming-grade headphones and keyboards stand outNov 23, 2013 5:35 am - ATLANTA — Gaming on a PC is an endeavor that can be tinkered with forever. You can add memory, faster hard drives, liquid-cooling plumbing, chassis fans and much more. A...
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Sales of digital cameras increasingly sluggishNov 23, 2013 5:27 am - TOKYO — Sales of digital cameras have been extremely sluggish, causing many major manufacturers to revise their sales goals for this fiscal year. In addition to the prol...
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Top games for Sony’s new PlayStation 4Nov 23, 2013 5:00 am - Sony’s PlayStation 4 is now in stores, ushering in a new era of high-definition video games. Perhaps you’ve already read the largely enthusiastic reviews, pored over the...
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Oil pipeline blasts in eastern China kill 44Nov 22, 2013 8:06 pm - BEIJING — The death toll from two huge blasts caused by leaked oil from a ruptured pipeline in an eastern Chinese port city has risen to 44 with 136 others hospitalized ...
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Xbox One sales hit 1 million on first dayNov 22, 2013 7:31 pm - REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. says that more than 1 million Xbox One consoles have been sold worldwide since their midnight launch. The company says that surpasses f...