Information Technology
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Facebook barges into Google turf with HomeApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into G...
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Music service Rdio launches Vdio for TV, moviesApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, is getting into video. New and current subscribers of a $10-a-month unlimited music pla...
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Paperless Post defies digital strategy with CraneApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Paperless Post has defied its original digital business model successfully once. Now the online invitation and greeting card startup is taking that defiance a...
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BlackBerry-maker RIM stops BBM music serviceApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - TORONTO — BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion says it is silencing its streaming music service barely two years after it launched. The Canadian company emailed BlackBer...
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Boeing makes final test flight for 787 battery fixApr 05, 2013 7:41 pm - Boeing put its 787 battery fix through a “final” flight test on Friday and will soon submit the data to regulators, who the aircraft maker hopes will sign off on the new...
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Caterpillar laying off 460 in DecaturApr 05, 2013 5:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it will lay off more than 460 employees at its plant in Decatur, part of what the heavy equipment-maker says is an ongoing effor...
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BikeSpike tracks your stolen bicycle or notifies family of accidentsApr 04, 2013 11:00 pm - When you've had four bicycles stolen, and even hear a hacksaw at 3 a.m. to discover your entire porch and bike gone, tougher security is needed. Or at least a way to tr...
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Analyst: 60-inch Apple iTV to launch this yearApr 03, 2013 1:42 pm - NEW YORK — It’s no secret that Apple wants to get into the living room by making its own TV set, and there have been plenty of rumors and reports about how and when it’s...
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Apple’s CEO Cook apologizes amid iPhone criticism in ChinaApr 02, 2013 6:43 am - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook apologized for the company’s iPhone warranty and repair policies in China after receiving criticism from state-run media over...
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End of the line for renowned supercomputerMar 30, 2013 3:32 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s the end of the line for Roadrunner, a first-of-its-kind collection of processors that once reigned as the world’s fastest supercomputer. The $1...