Information Technology
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Starbucks issues first Groupon couponMar 22, 2013 4:37 pm - Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee-shop operator, today issued an online coupon though deal website Groupon Inc. in a bid to bring new customers into its U.S. a...
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Marin Software rises in debut on the NYSEMar 22, 2013 10:35 am - NEW YORK — Shares of Marin Software climbed nearly 27 percent in their first day as a publicly traded company. The software company’s stock rose $3.76, or 26.9 percent, ...
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YouTube now serving videos to 1 billion peopleMar 21, 2013 6:37 am - LOS ANGELES — YouTube says more than 1 billion people are now visiting its online video site each month to watch everything from zany clips of cute kittens to sobering s...
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Motorola survey finds you're viewing more video in different waysMar 20, 2013 11:00 pm - Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility's fourth annual Media Engagement Barometer said that consumers are watching more video on their smartphones, tablets and laptops and...
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UOP to provide technology for petrochemicals In ChinaMar 19, 2013 9:19 am - PRNewswire Des Plaines-based UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, has been selected to provide technology to produce propylene in China. Fujian Meide Petrochemical Co. Ltd. wil...
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BridgePoint Technologies partners With Xclutel CommunicationsMar 19, 2013 9:18 am - Oak Brook’s IT consulting firm Bridgepoint Technologies has entered into a business partnership with Xclutel Communications, a provider of integrated managed telecom sol...
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Review: ‘Smart’ LED bulbs controlled by iPhonesMar 16, 2013 8:11 am - NEW YORK — LED bulbs seem to be the future of home lighting: They save electricity, they’re durable and they don’t contain mercury like compact fluorescents. But having ...
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Twitter plans mobile music app using SoundCloud serviceMar 16, 2013 8:03 am - Twitter Inc., the Web-based social messaging service, is developing a mobile music application that will let its users play and share songs on Apple Inc. devices, people...
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Leap Motion out to be next big think in computer controlMar 16, 2013 7:40 am - AUSTIN, Texas — In a bustling tent set up in a parking lot here at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival, people are pointing their hands and gesturing with chopst...
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Review: Roku 3 remedies problems of stupid smart TVsMar 16, 2013 7:36 am - If TV manufacturers were doing their job well, there’d be little use for the new Roku 3 streaming-video set-top box. Just about every set maker has its own “smart TV” sy...