Information Technology
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Daily Herald readers turn out for Internet 101 classJul 22, 2013 10:00 am - J. Kevin Chapman didn't mince words Monday afternoon when asked exactly what brought him to a free class on apps and navigating the Internet. “I'm technologically challe...
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The dumbest thing Apple ever didJul 21, 2013 7:49 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — On Wednesday, a federal judge issued a damning finding that Apple conspired with five major book publishers to fix the price of e-books. The ruling i...
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Boeing 787 inspectors focus on pinched wireJul 20, 2013 6:41 pm - Investigators are examining whether a wire smashed under a beacon battery cover caused a short- circuit that triggered a July 12 fire on a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner in L...
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I tried the Android. Now give me back my iPhone!Jul 20, 2013 7:48 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Six years ago, Google launched an unconventional effort to gain a toehold in the growing smartphone business. Rather than make its own phones, the wa...
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Yahoo under Mayer remains work in progressJul 20, 2013 7:44 am - Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer wrapped up her first year as head of the world’s largest Internet portal with tepid results on almost every metric. Revenue fell 7 pe...
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New York judge blasts refusal to review online TV rulingJul 20, 2013 7:42 am - NEW YORK — A federal appeals judge warned that the revenue streams that finance free television were being undermined by court rulings permitting a startup company to of...
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Japan gets Internet campaign, but not savvy candidatesJul 20, 2013 7:41 am - TOKYO — Taro Yamamoto, Japanese movie star turned political candidate, is live-streaming his campaign speeches and urging crowds to tweet his photo. The tech-savvy appro...
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China’s online population rises to 519 millionJul 20, 2013 7:40 am - BEIJING — China’s population of Internet users has grown to 591 million, driven by a 20 percent rise over the past year in the number of people who surf the Web from sma...
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Review: Apple, AT&T, Microsoft now stink lessJul 20, 2013 7:36 am - It’s hard for a company that’s improved a pilloried product to announce to the world, “Hey, we stink less than we used to.” So, Apple, AT&T and Microsoft, I’m here to do...
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Tech firms, liberties groups: More sunlight on surveillanceJul 20, 2013 7:36 am - WASHINGTON — A coalition of technology companies and civil liberties groups have called on President Barack Obama and congressional leaders to dramatically expand the am...