Information Technology
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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...
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TiVo refreshes lineup with 6-tuner Roamio DVRsAug 24, 2013 7:10 am - NEW YORK — TiVo Inc. wants to give television viewers more control over what they watch on traditional channels and over the Internet as the pioneer of digital video rec...
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Review: New TiVo delivers for avid TV viewersAug 24, 2013 7:08 am - EDISON, N.J. — When I bought my first TiVo digital video recorder in 2001, I was a real trendsetter. “You can really pause live television?” friends asked with wonder. “...
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Amazon speeds warehouse spending to fend off eBay, Wal-MartAug 24, 2013 6:14 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com is stepping up a warehouse-building spree, signaling the urgency of getting products to customers more quickly amid rising competition from eB...
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Google’s Hanke moves on from mapsAug 24, 2013 6:13 am - WASHINGTON — It’s not evident from the way his hair flops casually down and across, nor from his equally relaxed demeanor, but John Hanke is one of Google’s most importa...
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App reviews: Boundless, CamScannerAug 24, 2013 6:00 am - By Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post BOUNDLESS: A back-to-school app Boundless has set out to offer students low-cost alternatives to their traditional textbook...
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Microsoft says CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 monthsAug 23, 2013 8:40 am - NEW YORK — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who took over the helm of the world’s largest software company from founder Bill Gates, will retire within the next 12 months. Mi...
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'Hyperloop' travel idea gains fans if not backersAug 23, 2013 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk urged the public to polish sketch plans he released last week for a “Hyperloop” that would shoot capsules full of people...
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Elmhurst entrepreneur wants smartphone mounts to go upscaleAug 22, 2013 4:00 pm - More than a year ago, Elmhurst entrepreneur Jose Sanchez was looking for a good quality mount to attach his smartphone to his car's windshield or dashboard or even elsew...
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Facebook aims to get more people onlineAug 21, 2013 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Food, water and the Internet? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to get all of the world’s 7 billion people online through a partnership with some of the larg...