Information Technology
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U of I considers future of online coursesSep 02, 2013 9:18 am - Administrators at the University of Illinois say they’re pondering the future of their free online courses, offered through an ambitious startup program the school joine...
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Verizon to buy out Vodaphone’s stake in companySep 02, 2013 8:37 am - NEW YORK — Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing Monday to pay $130 billion for the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellph...
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Verizon doubles down on U.S. as AT&T seeks a hedge in EuropeSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - Verizon Communications Inc.’s plan to buy out its wireless partner for $130 billion is a bet that the U.S. mobile-phone market still has room for expansion even as compe...
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Lending of e-books not always easy for suburban librariesSep 02, 2013 8:00 am - Anyone interested in reading author Dan Brown’s latest best-seller, “Inferno,” on a Kindle can download a copy for roughly $13. But for many suburban libraries, download...
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Ikea is so good at so many things. Why is it so bad at delivery?Sep 01, 2013 7:00 am - By Jessica Winter, Slate NEW YORK — It all started because I wanted the Nelson Swag Leg Desk. Not a new, licensed reproduction — I wanted the scuffed-up, 1960-vintage Ne...
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Startups gain appeal as some Japan company names fadeAug 31, 2013 7:24 am - TOKYO — In a shabby back-alley office in Shibuya, a Tokyo district known for youth culture and tech ventures, defectors from corporate Japan are hard at work for a littl...
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You need Songza in your lifeAug 31, 2013 7:20 am - There was a time in my life when I spent hours listening to the music streaming service Pandora. Whether I was working or studying, doing chores or hanging out with frie...
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Who should run Microsoft next?Aug 31, 2013 7:00 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — There's only one guy in the world who should be running Microsoft right now. Everyone knows his name (rhymes with Gill Bates), and everyone knows why...
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App reviews: Disconnect Kids, StudiousAug 31, 2013 6:36 am - By Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post Disconnect Kids Kids growing up in a digital age have dealt with a lot of things their parents didn’t — including learning ...
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Sony’s newest hit found inside Apple, Samsung SmartphonesAug 31, 2013 6:16 am - Sony Corp. has a hit product on its hands. Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. will be happy to sell it to you. Sony’s latest star performer isn’...