Information Technology
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Review: Despite flaws, voice search has potentialMar 09, 2013 6:10 am - DOVER, Ohio — I never thought I’d be telling my phone what to do. But I often find myself talking to various digital assistants — Siri on the iPhone and Google Now on An...
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New technologies help travelers lower hotel pricesMar 09, 2013 5:30 am - NEW YORK — When Amy Eisen originally booked a weeklong vacation to celebrate her 30th anniversary, she was looking at a $3,749 hotel bill. But Eisen reserved her room at...
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Facebook tries to stay hip with jazzier News FeedMar 09, 2013 5:27 am - MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook doesn't want to be dismissed as an Internet has-been before its social network even enters its adolescence. In an effort to remain hip...
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Obama to discuss energy at ArgonneMar 08, 2013 2:53 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama will talk about energy and climate change during a visit next Friday to Argonne National Laboratory, near Chicag...
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Study: iPad device of choice among air travelersMar 07, 2013 9:40 am - ITASCA — When it comes to staying connected at 30,000 feet, tablets and smartphones now make up the majority of the devices being used to connect to the Internet through...
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Kane County entrepreneur helps needy get dental helpMar 07, 2013 9:00 am - Joe Brennan launched Smiles for the People LLC, an online company that sells biodegradable bamboo toothbrushes to individuals and dentists and then donates to people in ...
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Quadrant 4 Systems completes three acquisitionsMar 06, 2013 8:18 am - ROLLING MEADOWS — Quadrant 4 Systems Corp. said it has completed the acquisition of assets being sold by three separate technology companies for a total cost of $12.2 mi...
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Celebrity ‘fractivists’: True advocates or NIMBYs?Mar 05, 2013 12:55 pm - NEW YORK — The scene: a Manhattan art-house theater. The cause: a campaign against the gas drilling process known as fracking that’s being led by more than 100 celebriti...
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US power grid costs rise, but service slipsMar 05, 2013 12:51 pm - NEW YORK — America’s power grid is like an old car. It gets the job done, even if its performance is slipping. But the repair bills go up every year and experts say only...
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Smartphones to overtake feature phones for first timeMar 04, 2013 8:50 am - Smartphones will overtake so-called feature phones in worldwide shipments for the first time this year, lifted by more affordable models and surging demand for Internet-...