Information Technology
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The Internet's love affair with introvertsAug 31, 2013 6:00 am - Introverts, rejoice! The Internet thinks your glorious idiosyncrasies and private vexations are adorable and that you are worthy of complex care and feeding. Yes, it's g...
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How to delete unwanted website accountsAug 31, 2013 6:00 am - Some adventures are fun. Others are hellish and dispiriting. As a rule, the adventures that ensue when you try to figure out how to delete your account from a Web servic...
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China solar industry sees profit returningAug 30, 2013 7:27 pm - China’s largest solar manufacturers are returning to profitability following two years of losses, after surging sales in Asia boosted second-quarter margins. Yingli Gree...
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Apple starts accepting IPhone trade-insAug 30, 2013 7:05 pm - Apple Inc. has started an iPhone trade-in program in its stores, letting owners sell older handsets back to the company in exchange for credit toward a new model. Apple’...
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Sears gets infusion of new ideas for online, mobile useAug 29, 2013 10:31 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. announced winners of its Startup + Developer Challenge, a so-called code-a-thon where the parent of Sears and Kmart stores aim...
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1st US-made smartphone just as cheap to produceAug 28, 2013 11:00 am - NEW YORK — Motorola’s new Moto X phone doesn’t cost more to make simply because it’s assembled in Texas, research firm IHS said Wednesday. The Moto X is the first smartp...
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Nintendo cuts price of Wii U game console by $50Aug 28, 2013 10:59 am - WASHINGTON — Nintendo is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of new, competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Nintendo ...
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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...