Information Technology
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Review: iPhone Microsoft Office isn’t worth the waitJun 29, 2013 7:01 am - Microsoft’s long-anticipated Office Mobile app for Apple’s iOS operating system turns out to be a total nonevent. Ever since the iPhone ushered in the era of ubiquitous ...
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Review: Ouya brings indie games to your TVJun 29, 2013 6:56 am - The ongoing explosion in independently developed, low-budget video games has been a boon for players who travel. Whether I’m on the road with an iPad, an Android smartph...
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Review: Windows 8.1 widens gap with older PCsJun 29, 2013 6:56 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer says the latest update to Windows is a “refined blend” of its older operating system for PCs and its new touch-enabled ...
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Oakton gets nanotechnology grantJun 27, 2013 11:42 am - Oakton Community College has received a $250,000 grant from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trus to educate industrial employees about the college’s nanotechno...
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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...