Information Technology
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Microsoft raced to $7.2 billion deal with soul-searching NokiaSep 07, 2013 7:13 am - LONDON — Microsoft’s agreement to buy Nokia’s handset business, code-named Project Gold Medal, was more of a sprint than a marathon. Talks between the two companies bega...
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Mobile-phone sales to jump 7.3% in 2013 as Windows makes inroadsSep 07, 2013 7:07 am - The surging popularity of smartphones will fuel a 7.3 percent gain in mobile-phone shipments this year, rebounding from 1.2 percent growth in 2012, according to research...
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Sony launches camera phone with add-on lensesSep 07, 2013 7:02 am - BERLIN — Sony Mobile unveiled a new addition to its Xperia smartphone lineup Wednesday: a device that sports a massive 20.7-megapixel camera and is capable of attaching ...
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Review: Samsung’s Galaxy Mega is a lumbering giantSep 07, 2013 7:00 am - The most common reaction to Samsung’s new Galaxy Mega smartphone may be: You’ve got to be kidding. The Mega is a phone in only the loosest sense of the word. True, it ru...
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Gimme a break: New Android system named 'KitKat'Sep 07, 2013 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Gimme a break, Google. Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar. The tech giant, which is known for nicknaming its Android mobile operating systems for smartp...
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Japan, overseas Firms battle over wearable tech businessSep 07, 2013 6:59 am - TOKYO — Companies in Japan and overseas are accelerating their development of “wearable technology” — items such as wristwatches and eyeglasses with data processing capa...
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App Reviews: Foresee, 1WeatherSep 07, 2013 6:48 am - Foresee Some errands require the weather to be just right, and no one likes to cancel plans because of rain, only to see sunshine an hour later. This app takes some...
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Review: ‘Mega’ phone is huge, with limited appealSep 07, 2013 6:46 am - LOS ANGELES — Please turn off all electronic devices, the flight crew instructs as we approach Los Angeles. With a small phone, I might have gotten away with ignoring sa...
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Microsoft-Nokia: A good deal that came too lateSep 07, 2013 6:14 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Windows is dead. Let’s all salute it — pour out a glass for it, burn a CD for it, reboot your PC one last time. Windows had a good run. For a time, i...
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NY judge orders Apple to modify e-book contractsSep 06, 2013 10:57 am - NEW YORK — A judge on Friday ordered Apple to modify contracts with publishers to prevent electronic book price fixing and said she will appoint an external compliance m...