Information Technology
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Russian tycoon wants to move minds to machinesJun 16, 2013 6:19 am - NEW YORK — Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so. Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity’s best brains — ...
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Amazon expands grocery delivery to LAJun 16, 2013 6:13 am - Amazon.com says it has expanded its grocery delivery service to Los Angeles and may add more markets in the future. The online retail giant has been testing Amazonfresh...
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Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloonsJun 15, 2013 2:32 pm - CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting th...
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One more smartphone app: Finder of fishJun 15, 2013 9:54 am - MADISON, Wis. — Before Brian Jensen’s mobile app showed up in the sporting goods sections of hundreds of Wal-Mart stores, the Sun Prairie native got all but skunked on a...
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Search for 1st Web page takes detour into NCJun 15, 2013 8:11 am - For the European physicists who created the World Wide Web, preserving its history is as elusive as unlocking the mysteries of how the universe began. The scientists at ...
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Tech translations cheap, but not replacement for humans<Jun 15, 2013 8:11 am - JERUSALEM — An Israeli startup says it has come up with a way to overcome language barriers when conducting international business: an automated service that provides qu...
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Microsoft makes pitch to gamers with Xbox One E3 presentationJun 15, 2013 8:11 am - Microsoft Corp., under pressure to generate excitement among video-game enthusiasts for its coming Xbox One entertainment console, showed exclusive, hyper- realistic tit...
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Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad softwareJun 15, 2013 8:11 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green “felt” of its Game Center app, in wh...
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Pandora buys station to get radio content ratesJun 15, 2013 8:01 am - LOS ANGELES — Pandora Media Inc., the biggest online radio service, has bought a station in South Dakota to gain the same access to music and rates as terrestrial compet...
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Windows becomes the latest Best Buy store-in-storeJun 15, 2013 8:01 am - NEW YORK — Best Buy is partnering with Microsoft to feature a store-within-a-store for its Windows products, the latest major consumer electronics retailer to acknowledg...