Information Technology
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Society launches customizable plastic surgery iPad appApr 11, 2013 9:18 am - In response to the exponential growth of tablet use, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, based in Arlington Heights, launched the ASPS Practice Marketing App, whic...
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Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains followingApr 11, 2013 9:00 am - LONDON — With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that's feeding the rise of a new kind of mo...
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Clevermind, BridgePoint Technologies partner on new appApr 09, 2013 9:53 am - Marketwire Oak Brook-based BridgePoint Technologies said it is partnering with Clevermind LLC in the development of the company’s latest app, Clevermind. Clevermind is a...
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Ericsson to buy Microsoft’s Mediaroom television-software unitApr 08, 2013 10:05 am - Ericsson AB agreed to buy Microsoft Corp.’s Mediaroom business, adding software used by phone companies to deliver television over the Internet. Mediaroom, based in Moun...
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Little-know surveillance tool raises privacy questionsApr 06, 2013 8:36 am - Federal investigators in Northern California routinely used a sophisticated surveillance system to scoop up data from cellphones and other wireless devices in an effort ...
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Summly deal highlights smartphones’ growing impactApr 06, 2013 7:39 am - Many celebrated the latest tech wunderkind, a British teenager who made a fortune selling an app that boils down news reports, no matter how important or complex, into a...
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How long should you keep your civil rights profile?Apr 06, 2013 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH — On March 26, an estimated 2.7 million people changed their Facebook profile to the Human Rights Campaign's red equal sign in support of gay marriage (or som...
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Review: Facebook Phone Isn’t as Bad as You ThinkApr 06, 2013 6:56 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — People have been waiting for the Facebook Phone for years. Not real people, mind you, just technology reporters. Since at least 2009, we’ve seen rumo...
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Review: Google laptop impressive, but not for allApr 06, 2013 6:47 am - SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Google’s first high-end laptop, the Chromebook Pixel, is an impressive machine. It feels light and comfortable in my hands and on my lap. Its high-...
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Houston gets iPhone app with up-to-date smog dataApr 06, 2013 6:45 am - HOUSTON — Houston residents now can have in their pocket the answer to whether ozone levels in the city are too high for their asthmatic child to play soccer. A new app ...