Information Technology
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Oil companies frack in coastal waters off CaliforniaAug 03, 2013 2:09 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Companies prospecting for oil off California’s coast have used hydraulic fracturing on at least a dozen occasions to force open cracks beneath the seabed...
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Old tobacco playbook returns with e-cigarettesAug 03, 2013 2:04 pm - RICHMOND, Va. — Companies vying for a stake in the fast-growing electronic cigarette business are reviving the decades-old marketing tactics the tobacco industry used to...
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CBS, Time Warner in talksAug 03, 2013 1:22 pm - Time Warner Cable and CBS say they are trying to settle a fee dispute that has left three million customers without the network’s programs. A Time Warner spokeswoman say...
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Students to explore filmmaking with Google GlassAug 03, 2013 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Beauty is in the eye of the Google Glass wearer. At least that’s what the Internet search giant hopes a handful of young filmmakers will discover. Google ...
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Facebook said to plan to sell tv-style ads for $2.5 MillionAug 03, 2013 7:43 am - Facebook Inc., seeking to break the long-held dominance of television over advertising budgets, plans to sell TV-style commercials on its site for as much as $2.5 millio...
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Facebook draws more young prime-time viewers than major networksAug 03, 2013 7:42 am - Facebook Inc., the largest social- networking company, attracts more 18- to 24-year-old people during prime-time viewing hours than any of four major television networks...
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Netflix clones in Russia get a head start with piracy lawAug 03, 2013 7:40 am - Russia is seeking to shed its image as a hub for pirated movies and become the next hot market for legal online video, a boon for local services trying to lure users bef...
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App Reviews: Color Zen, MyScript CalculatorAug 03, 2013 7:39 am - By Hayley Tsukayama The Tao of ‘Zen’ Color Zen isn’t the most complicated game, or the most challenging — but it certainly has the potential to be addictive. This g...
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iCar dream downsizes to dashboards as Apple takes on foesAug 03, 2013 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — While Steve Jobs regretted not making an iCar, Apple for years was ambivalent about the auto industry. Now it's vying for dashboard space held by Microsoft...
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Starbucks to partner with Google to upgrade Wi-FiAug 03, 2013 7:00 am - SEATTLE — Starbucks says it’s reached a deal to partner with Google that will allow it to offer its customers dramatically faster Wi-Fi service. Financial terms were not...