Information Technology
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In Twitter era, new pope not a social media mavenMar 23, 2013 8:53 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pope Francis has 1.2 billion followers in the Roman Catholic Church, but he’s not following a single one of them on Facebook or Twitter. In a ...
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EBay CEO’s 2012 compensation nearly doublesMar 23, 2013 8:51 am - NEW YORK — EBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe’s compensation nearly doubled to $29.7 million in 2012, a year that saw the e-commerce company’s stock gain 68 percent thanks to gr...
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How the Galaxy S 4 stacks up against iPhone, S IIIMar 23, 2013 8:22 am - Samsung Electronics Co. revealed its new top-of-the-line smartphone last week, the Galaxy S 4. Here’s how it compares to the competition and its predecessor, the S III. ...
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Good riddance, Google Reader, Manjoo saysMar 23, 2013 8:16 am - I’ve made it pretty clear that I don’t like RSS readers. When you subscribe to your favorite sites and read all their articles in a single, text-heavy interface, you’re ...
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The cash register rings its last saleMar 23, 2013 8:00 am - NEW YORK — Ka-ching! The cash register may be on its final sale. Stores across the country are ditching the old-fashioned, clunky machines and having salespeople — and e...
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Video game publisher leaving Electronic ArtsMar 23, 2013 7:51 am - NEW YORK — Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said that its CEO, John Riccitiello, will step down on March 30. The company has named Larry Probst as executive ch...
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Podcasts talk in your ear through entire movieMar 23, 2013 7:24 am - Last fall, as the science-fiction thriller “Looper” was building up steam in theaters, it wasn’t surprising to see fans lining up to see it a second time — the better to...
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What will come after the computer chip?Mar 23, 2013 7:16 am - TEMPE, Ariz. — Intel co-founder Gordon Moore famously wrote about how the number of transistors on silicon chips would double roughly every two years — an observation no...
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Tech creates new vocabulary of movement, machinery in danceMar 23, 2013 6:00 am - In a live performance, technology typically plays the role of fairy godmother, dressing up the stage with wondrous special effects. But it's far more interesting when it...
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Investigators scold Boeing over 787 commentsMar 22, 2013 4:52 pm - Boeing’s comments about the smoldering batteries on its 787 have annoyed the National Transportation Safety Board. Boeing gave its own account of two battery incidents, ...