Information Technology
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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...
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LinkedIn tool shares user info on iPhone emailOct 26, 2013 6:43 am - SAN FRANCISCO — LinkedIn just gave its users another reason to ensure their resumes are up to date. The online professional network has introduced a mobile feature that ...
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Nokia unveils new Windows phones, first tabletOct 26, 2013 5:51 am - NEW YORK — Nokia is expanding its lineup of Windows phones and introducing its first tablet computer, all sporting the powerful camera technology found in its flagship L...
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United faces biggest fine yet for ground delaysOct 25, 2013 4:16 pm - United Continental Holdings Inc. was fined $1.1 million by U.S. regulators for stranding passengers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport last July, the largest pena...
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Illinois holds most nuclear waste in U.S.Oct 25, 2013 4:12 pm - U.S. lawmakers have debated for decades where to put all the spent fuel generated by the nation’s nuclear power plants. The dithering means that an unintended site has e...
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Tech stocks lead markets higherOct 25, 2013 3:55 pm - NEW YORK — Strong third-quarter results from technology companies drove investors into stocks on Friday, giving the market its third straight weekly gain. After reportin...
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Will home phones exist after landlines don’t?Oct 24, 2013 6:12 pm - When AT&T announced that it would end landline service in 2020, many longtime customers thought they would be losing their traditional home phones and the services attac...