Information Technology
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The cellphone at 40: Motorola creation marks anniversaryApr 22, 2013 9:27 am - Forty years ago, Motorola Inc. engineers in Schaumburg embraced innovation, which led to the creation of the first portable cellular phone and to a whole new way of comm...
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Palatine law firm turns to social media to build recognitionApr 21, 2013 11:00 pm - Lawyers and social media. The words don't roll off the tongue as easily as, say, chocolate and ice cream or summer and vacation — unless you're talking with Colin Gilber...
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U.S. amasses Big Data on 10 Million people from banksApr 21, 2013 7:55 am - The new U.S. consumer finance watchdog is gearing up to monitor how millions of Americans use credit cards, take out mortgages and overdraw their checking accounts. Thei...
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How to make a great virtual first impressionApr 21, 2013 7:00 am - Job interviews conducted via Skype, FaceTime or some other form of videoconferencing have become commonplace. So common, in fact, that when people prepare for a virtual ...
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ACLU: Slow smartphone updates are privacy threatApr 20, 2013 8:05 am - LONDON — One of the leading U.S. civil-rights organizations is taking on an unusual cause: spotty smartphone updates. The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the U....
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Amazon nears debut of original TV showsApr 20, 2013 8:04 am - SANTA MONICA, Calif. — There used to be just one way for getting shows on TV. Networks would spend tens of millions of dollars ordering scripts and shooting pilots and t...
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Taiwan tech industry faces up to SamsungApr 20, 2013 8:01 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese companies have long viewed tech giant Samsung as a major threat and the battle has recently appeared to tilt in favor of the South Korean riva...
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Microsoft offers security enhancement for sign-insApr 20, 2013 7:59 am - NEW YORK — Microsoft is offering enhanced security for its email, storage and other services. People who turn on the new feature will be asked not just for a username an...
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Samsung Galaxy S 4 sales start next week in U.S.Apr 20, 2013 7:59 am - NEW YORK — U.S. wireless carriers have started revealing prices for Samsung’s new flagship phone, the Galaxy S 4, which goes on sale starting next week. AT&T Inc. has st...
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HTC is best Android phone, at least this weekApr 20, 2013 7:58 am - When it comes to making Android phones, Samsung seems to suck up most of the profits and all the buzz. Meanwhile, HTC quietly produces phones every bit as capable and so...