Information Technology
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Exploring Google Glass through eyes of early usersAug 27, 2013 1:28 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Geeks aren’t the only people wearing Google Glass. Among the people testing Google Inc.’s wearable computer are teachers, dentists, doctors, radio disc j...
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Facebook: Governments demanded data on 38K usersAug 27, 2013 9:47 am - WASHINGTON — Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half the orders coming from...
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The latest terrifying teen tech trend: 14-year-olds on LinkedInAug 25, 2013 7:00 am - LinkedIn announced this week that it is dropping its minimum age from 18 to 14 in the United States to allow teens to build their resumes and connect with colleges on th...
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Want better biofuels? Get the wood outAug 25, 2013 6:45 am - Wood is strong, abundant, and cheap. But when it comes to the hot prospect of turning trees and agricultural waste into an energy source for cars and trucks, wood gets i...
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Review: Haswell laptops deliver on long batteryAug 24, 2013 7:57 am - NEW YORK — Just in time for the back-to-school season, new laptops with extended battery life are hitting store shelves. What these laptops have in common are microproce...
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Mobile-payment startups with zero fees no match for PayPalAug 24, 2013 7:28 am - The market for tools that help consumers buy goods using mobile phones is getting crowded, inundating small businesses, putting off venture capitalists and making it har...
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China in big push against opinion-leading blogsAug 24, 2013 7:23 am - BEIJING — Best-selling Chinese author Murong Xuecun had nearly 4 million followers on his Twitter-like microblog. One day in May his account disappeared. So did his prof...
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In Britain, grocer Tesco takes aim at Netflix with BlinkboxAug 24, 2013 7:17 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — As it expands abroad, Netflix, the world’s largest subscription video service, has yet to make a profit from its international operations. Britain’s...
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A drone of your very own: These aren’t your average remote-controlled aircraftAug 24, 2013 7:12 am - Kevin Good thought there was an 80 percent chance he could successfully deliver his brother’s wedding rings with a tiny drone. “The other 20 percent is that it could go ...
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24 states wage fierce competition for drone-test sitesAug 24, 2013 7:12 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is poised to select six locations to test drone technology, and state leaders across the country are lobbying for the ch...