Information Technology
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Drone industry worries about privacy backlashMar 29, 2013 7:21 am - WASHINGTON — It’s a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans’ everyday lives, performing countless useful functions. A far cry ...
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Editorial: School tech decisions vital to futureMar 29, 2013 5:00 am - The way we use technology changes in the blink of an eye, and in few places is this more evident than our schools. Finding the best ways to promote learning through digi...
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State offers screen saver with architectural wondersMar 28, 2013 10:27 am - Architectural and history buffs may enjoy a new screen saver that recently launched by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. The new screen saver offers historic la...
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British teenage whiz strikes deal with YahooMar 26, 2013 6:26 am - LONDON — One of Britain’s youngest Internet entrepreneurs has hit the jackpot after selling his top-selling mobile application Summly to search giant Yahoo. Seventeen-ye...
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SEC approves Nasdaq's Facebook IPO payment planMar 25, 2013 10:00 am - NEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that it has approved a plan by the Nasdaq stock exchange to pay $62 million in reimbursements to investment...
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Dell board considers 2 new buyout offersMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - ROUND ROCK, Texas — Michael Dell may have to hike the price he's willing to pay if he wants to take the computer company he founded private, thanks to competition from t...
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Experts: North Korea training teams of 'cyber warriors'Mar 25, 2013 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus is fixed on North...
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Cyberwar manual lays down rules for online attacksMar 24, 2013 6:33 am - LONDON — Even cyberwar has rules, and one group of experts is putting out a manual to prove it. Their handbook, due to be published later this week, applies the venerabl...
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Report: Dell likely to receive more takeover bidsMar 23, 2013 1:35 pm - Michael Dell may face some competition in his effort to take over the computer maker he founded. The Wall Street Journal reported on its web site Saturday that buyout sp...
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Is Google Fiber too powerful?Mar 23, 2013 9:00 am - In January I traveled to Kansas City, Kan., to talk to people who have been using Google Fiber, the search company's effort to wire a large American city with 1-gigabit ...