Information Technology
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Microsoft tweaks Windows 8, makes preview availableJun 26, 2013 4:22 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft on Wednesday released a preview version of an update to Windows 8, aiming to address some of the gripes people have with the company’s flagship...
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Obama to unveil climate plan in Tuesday speechJun 22, 2013 10:33 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is preparing to unveil his long-awaited national plan to combat climate change in a major speech, he announced on Saturday. “There’s ...
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Amateur radio operators demonstrate their skillsJun 22, 2013 2:48 pm - Amateur (“ham”) radio operators and emergency management personnel are participating in a nationwide 24-hour emergency communications exercise this weekend. The annual “...
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Angela Merkel discovers the Internet — and inspires a memeJun 22, 2013 9:57 am - Barack Obama’s visit to Berlin may have sparked a wave of commentary and analysis, but it was an offhand remark from German Chancellor Angela Merkel that gave birth to a...
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Microsoft store at Woodfield opens todayJun 22, 2013 8:00 am - Microsoft’s newest retail store at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg is highly focused on one thing: interactivity. Set to open at 10:30 a.m. today, store manager Lisa Seigne...
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Apple’s iOS 7 is little more than a new lookJun 22, 2013 7:35 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — The first time you turn on your phone after installing iOS 7, you’ll feel like Charlie Bucket landing in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Those color...
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Google Reader’s end hatches better serviceJun 22, 2013 7:33 am - NEW YORK — On July 1, we say goodbye to Google Reader, a handy tool for bringing headlines and articles from your favorite websites into a single place. With Reader, I’v...
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Apple’s long-lived MacBook Air goes on and onJun 22, 2013 7:23 am - When it comes to consumer electronics, the discussion usually revolves around faster, sleeker, smaller, cheaper. In an increasingly mobile world, though, the most import...
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Social network gaffes plague Japanese politiciansJun 22, 2013 7:13 am - TOKYO — On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fash...
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’Watch Dogs’ video game a sign of the timesJun 22, 2013 6:50 am - However, the role that seems to have captured the most buzz from the gaming community is one that’s far less fantastical but surprisingly topical: an eavesdropping hacke...