Information Technology
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Google discloses it paid $966 million for WazeJul 26, 2013 6:35 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google says that it paid $966 million to buy online mapping service Waze, six weeks after closing the deal. The Internet search leader spelled out the pu...
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Zynga drops after abandoning u.S. Online-betting planJul 26, 2013 6:33 am - Zynga Inc., maker of the social- networking game “FarmVille,” plunged as much as 16 percent in extended trading after abandoning plans to enter the online- gambling busi...
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Google aims more devices at AppleJul 25, 2013 6:39 am - Google has unveiled a sleeker and more powerful version of its Nexus 7 tablet that runs on the company’s Android software. Prices for the improved model start at $229, o...
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Job site helps educators find the right fitJul 25, 2013 1:42 am - Abe Reese came from a family of educators, including his father, who was an administrator at a Park Ridge school district, and his mother, who was a music teacher. But ...
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Napersoft names new marketing executiveJul 24, 2013 9:26 am - Naperville’s Napersoft has named David Hinrichsen as the company’s vice president of sales & marketing. Hinrichsen brings more than 30 years of experience in the softwar...
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Al-Jazeera America plans live programming 24/7Jul 23, 2013 5:50 pm - NEW YORK — Al-Jazeera America’s incoming president said Tuesday that people interested in news will get live programming whenever they tune in, even in the middle of the...
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Crew rescued from Gulf rig after blowoutJul 23, 2013 5:49 pm - NEW ORLEANS — Wild well experts are expected to arrive soon at the site of a natural gas well blowing out of control in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana’s coast. Hercule...
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NTSB pushes technology to allow cars to communicateJul 23, 2013 2:02 pm - WASHINGTON — The government should set performance standards for new safety technology that allows cars and trucks to talk to each other and then require the 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...