Information Technology
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BlackBerry reports surprise profit after cutting expensesMar 30, 2013 8:36 am - BlackBerry, the Canadian smartphone maker that’s attempting a turnaround, reported a surprise profit in the fourth quarter, helped by a cost-cutting program even as its ...
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Panasonic stays in TV business, chairman resigningMar 30, 2013 8:36 am - TOKYO — Panasonic’s president said this week the company will persist with trying to fix its money-losing TV business, characterizing an exit from the fiercely competiti...
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New book shares insights from Steve Jobs’ 1st bossMar 30, 2013 8:33 am - SAN FRANCISCO — When Steve Jobs adopted “think different” as Apple’s mantra in the late 1990s, the company’s ads featured Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Amelia Earhart and ...
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IT positions not always secureMar 30, 2013 8:04 am - WASHINGTON — Marriott International has never been more reliant on technology. Like others in the hospitality industry, the Bethesda, Md.,-based hotelier depends on tech...
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Apple buys WiFi-location startupMar 30, 2013 8:03 am - NEW YORK — Apple has bought WiFiSLAM, a startup that has been developing a way to use WiFi hotspots to help smartphones navigate large indoor spaces, like stores, airpor...
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The smartphone dilemma: Faster but biggerMar 30, 2013 8:01 am - Smartphones keep getting faster. If you buy a new high-end phone this year, you’ll find it’s noticeably more powerful than last year’s best gadgets. It will let you run ...
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Review: Tablet-PC hybrids a study in trade-offsMar 30, 2013 7:39 am - LOS ANGELES — Since Windows 8’s debut in October, there have been a range of hot-looking devices that try to combine elements of tablets and traditional PCs. These hybri...
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Facebook users who pay to play games rises 24%Mar 30, 2013 7:33 am - Facebook Inc.’s social-gaming empire is growing. The social-networking website, which has more than 1 billion members, said the number of people paying to play games on ...
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Tesla CEO’s Twitter post adds to social media comment frayMar 30, 2013 6:38 am - Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk stoked the controversy over giving out corporate information on social media with a Twitter post that the electric-ca...
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Risks at the dawn of the age of dronesMar 29, 2013 4:26 pm - WASHINGTON — The dawn of the age of aerial civilian drones is rich with possibilities for people far from the war zones where they made their devastating mark as a weapo...