Information Technology
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Scribd, HarperCollins offer e-book subscriptionsOct 01, 2013 10:04 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Online document-sharing site Scribd is taking a page from Netflix’s success story as it sets out to create the world’s largest subscription service for d...
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Strap on your computer, wearable tech taking offOct 01, 2013 6:46 am - SAN FRANCISCO — The digital domain is creeping off our desktops and onto our bodies, from music players that match your tunes to your heart beat, to mood sweaters that c...
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NYC site offers one-stop booking for hotelsSep 28, 2013 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — New York City's marketing and tourism organization is partnering with the travel website Booking.com to power the city's official tourism website. Now when tr...
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Sprint joins national rivals with upgrade programSep 28, 2013 8:25 am - NEW YORK — Sprint is launching a new program that gives customers the chance to upgrade their phones every 12 months, becoming the last of the four national wireless car...
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Smartphone cameras at 41-Megapixels pressure Canon, NikonSep 28, 2013 8:17 am - The global camera business, centered in Japan, is headed for a shakeout. With industry revenue falling to the lowest level in a decade amid surging smartphone sales, Nik...
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Review: New Surface tablets make typing easySep 28, 2013 7:47 am - NEW YORK — Is Microsoft’s Surface a tablet or a laptop? I’m not quite sure, but it is a lot easier to type on than an iPad. The software company unveiled updates to its ...
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New York seeks to delete phony online reviewsSep 28, 2013 7:42 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — A perfect hotel? An amazing restaurant? Teeth whitener that leads to romance? Such things may only truly exist in online reviews, and New York’s attorney ...
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Facebook gripe-screens show execs where they need to improveSep 28, 2013 7:35 am - Facebook Inc. executives are reminded how much work they have left to do in the $16.7 billion mobile-advertising market every time they glance at two large TV screens in...
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Review: Don’t ditch Pandora yet for iTunes RadioSep 28, 2013 7:35 am - LOS ANGELES — Now that iTunes Radio has shipped to millions of iPhone and iPad owners, does that mean you should delete Pandora? Not so fast, I say. Apple’s new music se...
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FDA lays out rules for some smartphone health appsSep 28, 2013 7:25 am - WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration officials say they will begin regulating a new wave of applications and gadgets that work with smartphones to take medical read...