Information Technology
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Mobile apps will not harm your babyAug 17, 2013 7:18 am - WASHINGTON — The same group that targeted the Baby Einstein company for exaggerating claims that its videos would turn your baby into Albert Einstein has now moved on to...
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Why you shouldn’t trust Internet recommendationsAug 17, 2013 6:45 am - The “wisdom of crowds” has become a mantra of the Internet age. Need to choose a new vacuum cleaner? Check out the reviews on Amazon. Is that restaurant any good? See wh...
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Power companies dangle free nights and weekendsAug 16, 2013 4:20 pm - NEW YORK — Electric bills have long been take-it-or-leave-it affairs: Pay one rate for all the power you used the month before, no matter when you used it. But some elec...
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GM recalls nearly 293,000 Cruzes for brake problemAug 16, 2013 4:13 pm - DETROIT — General Motors Co. is recalling nearly 293,000 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars in the U.S. because the power-assisted brakes can fail. The recall affects Cruzes m...
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Sources: Samsung about to unveil wearable smartphoneAug 16, 2013 2:32 pm - SEOUL — Samsung Electronics will introduce a wristwatch-like device named the Galaxy Gear next month that can make phone calls, surf the Web and handle emails, according...
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Poll Vault: When should kids have their own phones?Aug 16, 2013 12:01 am - If your middle-school son complains that he’s the only one in his class without a phone, he’s likely not exaggerating. A 2012 study by ORC International for the National...
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Judge questions giving OK to AMR bankruptcy planAug 15, 2013 6:00 pm - NEW YORK — Lawyers for American Airlines pressed a judge Thursday to approve the company's plan to merge with US Airways and exit bankruptcy protection, but the judge de...
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Judge: EPA may have tried to skirt disclosure lawAug 15, 2013 5:37 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge says the Environmental Protection Agency’s use of personal email accounts may have been aimed at skirting public disclosure requirements. U....
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California panel launches probe into offshore frackingAug 15, 2013 5:10 pm - LOS ANGELES — California regulators have launched an investigation into offshore hydraulic fracturing after revelations that the practice had quietly occurred off the co...
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Q4 Systems in Rolling Meadows sees 37 pct. 2Q hikeAug 15, 2013 10:26 am - Q4 Systems Corp. in Rolling Meadows said second quarter revenue increased 37 percent over the same period last year as the IT solutions company completed recent acquisit...