Information Technology
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App reviews: My Fitness Pal, BuyViaNov 09, 2013 5:38 am - My Fitness Pal Whether you’re trying to get ahead of a little holiday weight gain or just interested in keeping better track of what you’re eating, My Fitness Pal i...
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Review: New Kindle is strong challenge to iPad AirNov 09, 2013 5:36 am - NEW YORK — On the heels of Apple’s new, lighter iPad, Amazon has come out with a full-size tablet that weighs even less yet sports a sharper display and a lower price ta...
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Few options for Obama to fix insurance cancellationsNov 08, 2013 4:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he’ll do everything he can to help people coping with health insurance cancellations, but legally and practically his options ap...
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Report: Google’s California barge to hoist sailsNov 08, 2013 12:25 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Google plans to include a dozen or so massive sails on its four-story barge under construction in the heart of the San Francisco Bay, creating a floating...
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Credit union offers new app for real-time direct depositsNov 07, 2013 6:13 am - Waukegan-based Consumers Credit Union has launched a new app called eXpressShot, a free mobile service that allows members a chance to use their smart devices to do mobi...
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DirecTV tops profit, sales estimates as it gains subscribersNov 05, 2013 10:03 am - DirecTV, the biggest U.S. satellite- television provider, posted third-quarter profit and sales that beat analysts’ estimates, helped by customer gains and subscriber ra...
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T-Mobile subscribers up for 2nd straight quarterNov 05, 2013 10:03 am - BELLEVUE, Wash. — T-Mobile’s initiatives to break wireless industry conventions seem to be working. The No. 4 wireless company said Tuesday that it added 643,000 long-te...
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Northbrook firm to manage disposition of Texas cabinet companyNov 05, 2013 9:22 am - Northbrook-based Hilco Industrial and Hilco Merchant Resources have been hired to manage the disposition of all assets including machinery, equipment and finished goods ...
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Zebra Technologies sees 4.6 percent 3Q sales increaseNov 05, 2013 9:20 am - Zebra Technologies Corp. of Lincolnshire said record sales in North America helped push third quarter 2013 sales up 4.6 percent over the same period last year. The maker...
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Itasca’s Gallagher acquires Florida agencyNov 05, 2013 8:42 am - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in Itasca said it has acquired The Parks Johnson Agency of Lake City, Fla. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1975, The P...