Information Technology
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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’...
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iPhone camera attachments can enhance your photo skillsAug 31, 2013 6:13 am - Love your iPhone camera but wish it had a few more bells and whistles? Well, now it can, thanks to an array of new attachments that do everything from letting you shoot ...
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Polaroid Fotobar liberates photos from your phoneAug 31, 2013 6:12 am - My niece and nephew were trapped inside my iPhone for weeks. If I wanted you to see Kate and Jamie on Block Island, I’d first have to scroll through images of a cronut, ...
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Review: Google, Apple decent contenders to OfficeAug 31, 2013 6:01 am - NEW YORK — Over the years, as I’ve added laptops, smartphones and tablet computers to the collection of desktop machines I use at home and work, it has become a chore to...