Information Technology
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Review: Refinements add up in new Mac systemOct 26, 2013 7:40 am - SAN FRANCISCO — There isn’t one thing that jumps out with Apple’s new Mac operating system, known as Mavericks — and that’s a good thing. Mavericks has plenty of modest ...
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Health site merely another item on list of federal tech messesOct 26, 2013 7:33 am - Why have other troubled government computer efforts, such as one shut down last year after losing $1 billion, never gotten the attention and vitriol being showered on He...
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Broken Windows patched with tweaks, tabletsOct 26, 2013 7:21 am - Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Surface tablet computers haven’t exactly been roaring successes. Personal computer sales have slumped industrywide since the new operating syst...
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STMicro loss adds to evidence of shift to cheaper smartphonesOct 26, 2013 7:18 am - STMicroelectronics NV, Europe’s biggest semiconductor maker, said chip demand is taking a hit as smartphone manufacturers trim orders, adding to testimony of weakening a...
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Crowdfunding to take a leap by seeking investorsOct 26, 2013 7:17 am - WASHINGTON — Crowdfunding is about to go big time. For years, filmmakers, artists and charities have used the power of the Internet to generate money for projects. But ...
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Why doesn’t the iPad have a keyboard?Oct 26, 2013 7:10 am - There were rumors ahead of Tuesday’s event that Apple was looking into iPad keyboard covers along the lines of Microsoft’s Touch Cover, which doubles as a touch-sensitiv...
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Is Apple’s feather-light iPad worth all the work?Oct 26, 2013 7:10 am - Apple this week introduced its first new iPads in a year, and they’re mostly about what people expected, with two exceptions. One is that the company’s new high-end tabl...
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Review: New Surface tablets great for productivityOct 26, 2013 7:10 am - NEW YORK — Whether or not you like Microsoft’s updated Surface tablets will depend on your needs. On one hand, the tablets can be great for working on the go, especially...
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Facebook works to warn users about violent contentOct 26, 2013 6:51 am - LONDON — Facebook announced Tuesday it was working on new ways to keep users from stumbling across gruesome content on its website following an outcry over the discovery...
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Smartwatches pose threat to swiss watch industryOct 26, 2013 6:49 am - In the 1970s, Switzerland’s watchmakers were almost put out of business when they underestimated the importance of the quartz watch. Though the industry recovered and is...