Information Technology
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Online poker is back: Legal website launches in NevadaApr 30, 2013 8:57 am - LAS VEGAS — Poker devotees will soon be able to skip the smoky casino and legally gamble their dollars away on the couch — at least in the state of Nevada. A Las Vegas-b...
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Tellabs' Birck retires Wednesday, aims to focus on health, familyApr 29, 2013 11:00 pm - Michael J. Birck, who joined with five colleagues to form Tellabs Inc. while sitting around his kitchen table in 1975, said he's retiring as chairman to make his health ...
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Lake Louise Elementary to join in TECH 2013 Technology demoApr 29, 2013 11:00 pm - Lake Louise Elementary School in Palatine is among approximately 60 schools statewide that will participate in the annual TECH 2013: Students for the Information Age eve...
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Ethiopia flies first Dreamliner since groundingApr 27, 2013 1:39 pm - KAMPALA, Uganda — A Boeing 787 operated by Ethiopian Airlines flew from Ethiopia to Kenya’s capital Saturday, the first commercial flight since air safety authorities gr...
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eBay taps consumers in sales tax battleApr 27, 2013 8:56 am - WASHINGTON — E-commerce giant eBay is pulling its customers into its fight against legislation that would allow states to collect sales tax on online transactions, warni...
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Navy: Littoral combat ship network can be hackedApr 27, 2013 8:22 am - WASHINGTON -- The computer network on the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship is vulnerable to hacking, according to findings by Navy cybersecurity specialists. A “red team” ass...
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Twitter music service uncovers the unknownApr 27, 2013 8:17 am - LOS ANGELES — Until now, my problem with social music services has been this: Following friends doesn’t really turn up much music I actually want to hear. We didn’t beco...
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Review: Samsung stumbles on soulless Galaxy phoneApr 27, 2013 8:17 am - Does a phone need a soul? That’s what’s missing from the Galaxy S4, Samsung’s boldest effort yet to supplant Apple’s iPhone as the pace- and trend- setter among mobile d...
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BlackBerry diehards finally get a keyboardApr 27, 2013 8:17 am - This is for the BlackBerry die-hards. You know who you are. You’re the ones who scoffed at those newfangled iPhones back in 2007, and still do. You turned your back when...
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Review: Galaxy S4 decent, but filled with gimmicksApr 27, 2013 8:17 am - NEW YORK — I’ve seen Android phones get better and more powerful over the years, as Google and phone manufacturers pack devices with more and more features. There comes ...