Information Technology
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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...
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Kodak OKs court approval for bankruptcy planAug 20, 2013 4:02 pm - NEW YORK — A federal judge has approved Kodak’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Judge Allan Gropper’s ruling paves the way for the photography pioneer to emer...
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New 6.3-inch Samsung phone approaches tablet sizeAug 19, 2013 9:55 am - NEW YORK — Smartphones are getting bigger as people use them more to watch movies and play games. A new one from Samsung is beyond big. With a screen measuring 6.3 inche...
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Gun control advocates battle online salesAug 18, 2013 6:43 am - A private seller from Pensacola, Florida, is offering to trade an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle for a jet ski or a riding lawn mower. Another in Huntsville, Alabama, will b...
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Crews rush to clean up former California nuke labAug 17, 2013 1:36 pm - SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The sun was barely up at a former Cold War rocket test site when crews in hard hats, neon vests and steel-toe boots collected jars of dirt as part ...
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Electric car maker’s aspirations collide with realityAug 17, 2013 12:51 pm - TUNICA, Miss. — Drive south from Memphis, Tenn. toward the cradle of American blues, and you come upon a landscape of dusty cotton fields and small towns dotted with yar...