Information Technology
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UOP technology to modernize refinery in KazakhstanFeb 21, 2013 8:23 am - Des Plaines-based UOP LLC said its technology has been selected by the largest refiner in Kazakhstan to help it upgrade its facility and boost the production of gasoline...
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Yahoo redesign aims to make site more invitingFeb 21, 2013 6:19 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is renovating the main entry into its website in an effort to get people to visit more frequently and stay longer. The long-awaited makeover of Yah...
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IU professor patents tweet-analyzing softwareFeb 21, 2013 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An Indiana University professor has received a patent for his software that analyzes millions of tweets to predict where the stock market is headed. ...
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Sony unveils next-generation PlayStation 4Feb 20, 2013 7:33 pm - NEW YORK — Sony is sharing the PlayStation 4 with the world. The Japanese electronics giant unveiled the new gaming system Wednesday, hyping the machine as a “supercharg...
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Google to sell Internet glasses to contest winnersFeb 20, 2013 1:31 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Google is giving more people a chance to pay $1,500 for a pair of the Internet-connected glasses that the company is touting as the next breakthrough in ...
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Microsoft’s Outlook takes aim at Google’s GmailFeb 19, 2013 5:35 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is so confident it has the Internet’s best email service that it is about to spend at least $30 million to send its message across the U.S. The...
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Disabled woman's smartphone reveals glitch for all of usFeb 19, 2013 4:00 am - Growing up with a developmental disability, Carpentersville native Cindy Moore found a home decades ago with the Little City Foundation in Palatine. People at that agenc...
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Wheaton resident takes charge of DuPage airport boardFeb 18, 2013 4:15 am - Stephen Davis is no stranger to efforts to improve the DuPage Airport and reduce or eliminate its reliance on property taxes. The 55-year-old Wheaton man already has ser...
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Suburban libraries go digital, add servicesFeb 16, 2013 10:00 pm - Libraries seeing resurgence of activity in suburbs
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Dist. 211 OKs iPad program expansionFeb 16, 2013 10:00 pm - High-tech gadgets may soon become as commonplace in the classroom as calculators with more suburban school districts taking advantage of new technologies they say increa...