Information Technology
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Is Apple losing its innovation magic?May 25, 2013 8:04 am - WASHINGTON — Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable technology company, has lost its edge among investors, according to the latest Bloomberg Global Poll. Hedge funds sol...
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Microsoft updates Xbox to fend off Apple, FacebookMay 25, 2013 7:43 am - SEATTLE — Microsoft is revamping the Xbox to fend off a breed of competitors ranging from Apple to Facebook. Those companies were nowhere in gaming when the software mak...
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Facebook: A year after flawed IPOMay 25, 2013 7:22 am - After a market debut marred by technical glitches and a deep dive in the company’s stock price, Facebook has spent the past year focused on its biggest weaknesses: how t...
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Pentagon clears Apple devices for military useMay 25, 2013 7:22 am - WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said it has cleared Apple devices for use on its networks, setting the stage for the maker of iPhones and iPads to compete with Samsung Electro...
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Hottest job on market: Cybersecurity professionalsMay 25, 2013 7:22 am - WASHINGTON — Five dozen teenagers hunched over computers in a hotel conference room near Washington, decrypting codes, cleaning malware and fending off network intrusion...
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Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitousMay 25, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Google Inc.’s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular ser...
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Spotlight on Wheeling High’s manufacturing labMay 24, 2013 5:21 pm - Congressman Brad Schneider visited Wheeling High School’s manufacturing lab on Friday, hosting a discussion with teachers, students, local manufacturers and industry lea...
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Feds pull plug on uranium plant, 1,000 jobsMay 24, 2013 3:25 pm - FRANKFORT, Ky. — The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it plans to cease production...
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Island Lake eying new IT firm, but Sciarrone objectsMay 24, 2013 10:27 am - Island Lake trustees have identified the firm they want to get the village’s computer system running properly. Nearly all the board members want to hire Ryden Solutions,...
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AT&T boosts LTE service in Northwest suburbsMay 24, 2013 10:15 am - AT&T, which has its Midwest headquarters in Hoffman Estates, said it has completed its LTE rollout around many Northwest suburbs. That means AT&T customers here hav...