Information Technology
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Chip shortage looms as Samsung courts rivalApr 27, 2013 8:14 am - Samsung Electronics Co. spent about $24 billion in the past two years beefing up the world’s biggest maker of memory chips to meet demand. It wasn’t enough. Surging sale...
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Review: BlackBerry Q10, the keyboard strikes backApr 27, 2013 8:14 am - NEW YORK — The BlackBerry has finally caught up to the world of touch-screen smartphones. It took time — six years, from the launch of the first iPhone — and it may be t...
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Hack of AP twitter account exposes social media’s weaknessesApr 27, 2013 7:56 am - Less than a month after social media received regulators’ blessing to be a source for market- moving news, the hacking of The Associated Press’s Twitter Inc. account is ...
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Why iPad is Apple's most valuable productApr 27, 2013 7:00 am - The iPad has always labored under the shadow of its little brother the iPhone. When Apple launched the tablet back in the spring of 2010, everyone thought it was derivat...
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Stocks stall on tepid economic growthApr 26, 2013 4:53 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market stalled Friday after the U.S. economy didn’t grow as much as hoped and earnings from a handful of big companies failed to rev up investors. T...
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Smartphones overtake ‘dumb’ phones worldwideApr 26, 2013 3:24 pm - NEW YORK — Research firm IDC said more smartphones than “dumb” phones are being made this year, a milestone in a shift that’s putting computing power and Internet access...
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Samsung profit at record high on smartphone boostApr 26, 2013 10:48 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its first quarter profit jumped to a record high as smartphone sales remained strong despite the April launch of...
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AT&T to sell home automation, security packagesApr 26, 2013 6:32 am - NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. is launching its home security and automation service in 15 cities Friday, with an eye toward getting customers hooked on security cameras, thermost...
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Tax-free Internet shopping in jeopardyApr 26, 2013 6:25 am - WASHINGTON — Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over. The Senate voted 63-30 Thursday to adv...
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Yahoo chairman joins recent boardroom exodusApr 25, 2013 5:18 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Chairman Alfred Amoroso is joining what has become a mass exodus from the Internet company’s boardroom. The departure announced Thursday will make ...