Information Technology
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Google changing terms to use your identity in adsOct 11, 2013 4:13 pm - Google wants your permission to use your name, photo and product reviews in ads that it sells to businesses. The Internet search giant is changing its terms of service s...
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Facebook no longer lets users hide from searchOct 10, 2013 4:32 pm - NEW YORK — Facebook is getting rid of a privacy feature that let users limit who can find them on the social network. Facebook Inc. said Thursday that it is removing a ...
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T-Mobile to eliminate international data feesOct 10, 2013 6:56 am - NEW YORK — T-Mobile is eliminating fees for using data and texting services in more than 100 countries and capping charges for international voice calls. Starting Oct. 3...
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Yahoo’s email becomes more like Gmail in redesignOct 08, 2013 9:04 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo’s free email service is becoming a bit more like Google’s Gmail as part of its second makeover in less than a year. The similarities to Gmail proba...
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Google unveils new HP laptop for $279Oct 08, 2013 8:32 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — Google is introducing a new, cheap laptop based on its Chrome operating system. Hewlett Packard Co. is making the new HP Chromebook 11. It st...
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Utilities, solar companies in fight over ratesOct 06, 2013 6:56 am - ATLANTA — Sunlight is free, but if you use it to make electricity your power company wants you to pay. Utilities in many states say solar-friendly rate plans, conceived...
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Carmakers at center stage at tech trade show in JapanOct 06, 2013 6:00 am - CEATEC Japan 2013, a trade show displaying state-of-the-art information technology devices and digital home appliances, began in Chiba, Japan, on Tuesday. Honda Motor Co...
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Apple overtakes Coca-Cola as world’s most valuable brandOct 05, 2013 9:02 am - Apple has unseated Coca-Cola as the world’s No. 1 brand, as the company founded by Steve Jobs is a leader in design and performance, according to a study of the Top 100 ...
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Apps, tech try to ease stressOct 05, 2013 8:51 am - Smartphones and tablets that enable us to stay constantly connected aren’t exactly synonymous with rest and relaxation. But a slew of new apps and online programs are tr...
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Hospital launches pediatric tech centerOct 05, 2013 8:48 am - WASHINGTON — Children’s National Medical Center in Washington and Cerner, a health care technology provider based in Kansas City, Mo., are each investing several million...