Information Technology
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Machines to gauge your potential automate HRsOct 19, 2013 7:11 am - SAN FRANCISCO — They can drive cars, win “Jeopardy!” and find your soon-to-be favorite song. Machines are now also learning to decipher the most human qualities about yo...
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Review: Windows 8.1 improves, but far from perfectOct 19, 2013 7:09 am - NEW YORK — I doubt I was the only one who rolled my eyes when I first used Windows 8 a year ago. I found its touch controls and gestures awkward, and I was troubled by h...
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Twitter adds feature for marketers to schedule their postsOct 19, 2013 7:09 am - Twitter Inc. added a feature to let marketers schedule their posts, as the company moves to make it easier for advertisers to use its products ahead of a more than $1 bi...
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Review: Sonos Play:1 packs big sound in small unitOct 19, 2013 7:08 am - LOS ANGELES — I’ve been looking around for a while for a way to wire up my home for sound, without all the wires. I hadn’t been satisfied with the options, partly becaus...
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Need motivation? There’s an app for thatOct 19, 2013 7:04 am - WASHINGTON — Ever suspect you do more housework than your spouse? Or that certain tasks at work raise your blood pressure? Maybe you wonder why you’re sneezing more late...
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Real makes Apple, Android videos playOct 19, 2013 7:00 am - There's no reason you need to know what a codec is. Unless you've tried to view or share video shot on one type of device, say an Android phone, on another, like an iPho...
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Jobs right as Apple consumers prefer 5s to cheaper iPhoneOct 19, 2013 6:54 am - Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, who emphasized high-end consumer gadgets over cheaper ones, may have been right all along. Last month, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook...
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NYSE to hold ‘dry run’ for Twitter IPOOct 18, 2013 6:09 pm - NEW YORK — The New York Stock Exchange isn’t taking any chances with Twitter’s initial public offering. The Big Board said Friday it would allow trading firms to conduc...
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Turbine company won’t tap Mississippi RiverOct 18, 2013 4:08 pm - VICKSBURG, Miss. — A company has dropped plans to sink power-generating turbines in the Mississippi River. Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Crear has told a Vicksburg civic cl...
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Facebook to let teens share with bigger audienceOct 17, 2013 9:36 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is now allowing teenagers to share their posts on the social network with anyone on the Internet, raising the risks of minors leaving a digital ...