Information Technology
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Want better biofuels? Get the wood outAug 25, 2013 6:45 am - Wood is strong, abundant, and cheap. But when it comes to the hot prospect of turning trees and agricultural waste into an energy source for cars and trucks, wood gets i...
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Review: Haswell laptops deliver on long batteryAug 24, 2013 7:57 am - NEW YORK — Just in time for the back-to-school season, new laptops with extended battery life are hitting store shelves. What these laptops have in common are microproce...
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Mobile-payment startups with zero fees no match for PayPalAug 24, 2013 7:28 am - The market for tools that help consumers buy goods using mobile phones is getting crowded, inundating small businesses, putting off venture capitalists and making it har...
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China in big push against opinion-leading blogsAug 24, 2013 7:23 am - BEIJING — Best-selling Chinese author Murong Xuecun had nearly 4 million followers on his Twitter-like microblog. One day in May his account disappeared. So did his prof...
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In Britain, grocer Tesco takes aim at Netflix with BlinkboxAug 24, 2013 7:17 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — As it expands abroad, Netflix, the world’s largest subscription video service, has yet to make a profit from its international operations. Britain’s...
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A drone of your very own: These aren’t your average remote-controlled aircraftAug 24, 2013 7:12 am - Kevin Good thought there was an 80 percent chance he could successfully deliver his brother’s wedding rings with a tiny drone. “The other 20 percent is that it could go ...
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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...