Information Technology
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Why Apple, Google are the best of enemiesAug 10, 2013 7:26 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Last week my colleague Matt Yglesias and I took turns playing out a fantastical 10-part shooting war between Apple and Google. We had fun doing it, a...
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App reviews: Papyrus, GridAug 10, 2013 7:24 am - Papyrus For many, digital note-taking, particularly on the fly, has yet to really surpass the traditional notepad. Sure, lots of people type faster than they write,...
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Why you should be using the wallet app VenmoAug 10, 2013 7:16 am - WASHINGTON — I usually find it distasteful to evangelize a smartphone app. But within the past year, I’ve given this spiel to any smartphone owner I go out to eat with: ...
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Twitter buzz helps boost TV-show ratings, Nielsen findsAug 10, 2013 7:11 am - Twitter Inc. users, sending status updates in 140-character bursts on the social-networking site, can increase television ratings by sharing their thoughts while a show ...
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Review: First peek through Google Glass impressesAug 10, 2013 6:37 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google hopes to change the face of technology by persuading people to wear computers on their heads. That’s the inspiration behind Google Glass, a specta...
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With wearable technology, a new independence for people with disabilitiesAug 10, 2013 6:37 am - It’s been 18 years since Tammie Lou Van Sant held a camera. But nearly two decades after a car accident left her paralyzed from the chest down, Van Sant is shooting agai...
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Instagram is Syria President Assad’s latest platformAug 10, 2013 6:13 am - BEIRUT — Syria’s embattled president already has a Facebook page, Twitter account and a YouTube channel. Now Bashar Assad is turning to the popular photo-sharing service...
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Twitter abuse stirs unease in BritainAug 10, 2013 6:12 am - LONDON — Hours after successfully campaigning to have a woman — Jane Austen — featured on a new British banknote, Caroline Criado-Perez was bombarded with rape and death...
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ITC issues import ban on some Samsung productsAug 09, 2013 6:37 pm - NEW YORK — Apple won a partial victory in its long-running patent dispute with Samsung on Friday when a federal administrative panel found Samsung in violation of two Ap...
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Schaumburg parks offer new Android appAug 08, 2013 5:41 pm - The Schaumburg Park District now offers one more way to be connected on the go. The district’s ParkFun app for Android is now available on the Google Play Store. This fr...