Information Technology
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What to do with the world’s fastest Internet serviceMar 16, 2013 7:32 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — One afternoon in January, I went to visit some Google employees who’d offered to show me one of the company’s latest and greatest innovations. This i...
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Lots of tech but few breakout hits at SXSW confabMar 16, 2013 7:30 am - AUSTIN, Texas — For all the talk of space travel, the wearable gadgets, marketing stunts and lavish parties, something was missing at this year’s South By Southwest Inte...
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Report: More youth use smartphones as route to WebMar 16, 2013 7:15 am - Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing. It’s a long-standing directive for online safety — but one that’s quickly becoming moot as m...
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iPhone the prize for small carriers backing unlocked devicesMar 16, 2013 7:13 am - Small wireless carriers see a new path to scoring users of Apple Inc.’s iPhone and other popular handsets: the legalization of unlocking mobile devices. Regional and rur...
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Wrapp CEO Winbladh talks gifts, Facebook and mobile paymentsMar 16, 2013 7:13 am - Social gifting, which leverages connections on social networks to send gifts to friends, appeared to come into its own this year with several companies — including Faceb...
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Netflix’s US customers get Facebook-sharing toolMar 16, 2013 7:05 am - SAN FRANCISCO — A long-awaited coming attraction has finally arrived for Netflix’s U.S. subscribers. They will now be able to automatically see what their Facebook frien...
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Groupon gains as Legg Mason’s Miller sees opportunityMar 15, 2013 6:06 pm - Groupon Inc. gained the most in two weeks after Legg Mason Capital Management Chairman Bill Miller said the largest daily-deal website has a “tremendous” opportunity for...
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Carnegie Mellon, NSA seek high school hackersMar 15, 2013 6:02 pm - PITTSBURGH — Bored with classes? Carnegie Mellon University and one of the government’s top spy agencies want to interest high school students in a game of computer hack...
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Boeing CEO got 20% pay hike before 787’s groundingMar 15, 2013 5:22 pm - Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney’s compensation climbed 20 percent to $27.5 million last year, before the planemaker’s marquee 787 Dreamliner was grounded...
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Federal Signal back on trackMar 15, 2013 1:23 pm - OAK BROOK — Federal Signal Corp. posted net income of $4.8 million for the fourth quarter, a reversal from a loss a year ago that stemmed from hefty one-time charges. Th...