Information Technology
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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...
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App reviews: Where's My Water 2, MightyTextSep 28, 2013 7:00 am - Where's my Water 2 Swampy the alligator is back for more water physics fun. The second version of this popular game is similar to the first: Players are tasked with...
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Review: Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX slimmer, sharperSep 28, 2013 7:00 am - SEATTLE — In the fleeting moments I had with Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet, I noticed one major thing: It lost a lot of weight. The engineers at Amazon managed to slim...
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BlackBerry still reigns in WashingtonSep 28, 2013 6:45 am - WASHINGTON — The snail's pace of change in Washington has hurt the popularity of political leaders. But for BlackBerry, the federal government's tendency to move slowly ...
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Cotton-candy iOS 7 masks potent Apple upgradeSep 28, 2013 6:00 am - Shiny new iPhones always get the most attention. But it's iOS 7, the updated version of Apple's mobile-device operating system, that will have the biggest impact on user...
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Wolves to get new wireless system for better connectivitySep 26, 2013 11:30 am - Fans who attend Chicago Wolves games later this season may enjoy new connectivity with their smartphones. They may experience a new wireless system inside the Allstate A...
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Batavia expands in-school laptops to all sixth-gradersSep 26, 2013 10:46 am - Pretty soon, all sixth-grade students at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia will be using Google Chromebook laptop computers at their desks. The school board Tuesday approv...