Information Technology
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Facebook unveils gift card users can send to other membersFeb 02, 2013 6:14 am - Facebook Inc. has unveiled a service that lets users give gift cards to other members for purchases at retailers and restaurants. The card can be used at four businesses...
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Review: BlackBerry Z10 is good stab at rebirthFeb 02, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Are you ashamed to have a BlackBerry? It's not exactly a status symbol any more, at least not in the U.S., after it got left in the dust by the iPhone. Now, t...
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Netflix’s Hastings says viewer data underpins spending on showsFeb 02, 2013 5:45 am - Netflix Inc. will test whether Machiavelli and math are a winning formula as the world’s largest subscription-video service debuts “House of Cards,” its most ambitious s...
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Tellabs losses deepen, cutting 300 jobsFeb 01, 2013 12:00 pm - Naperville-based Tellabs Inc. said Friday it will cut about 300 jobs after it posted a $23 million loss in the fourth quarter. CEO Dan Kelly said on a conference call th...
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Bizstarters helps mature workers start their own businessesJan 31, 2013 8:30 am - Arlington Heights resident Jeff Williams said he has transitioned from a physical office and a staff of 5 workers to a home office with a nationwide, virtual team. Willi...
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Navitas completes acquisition of A123 Systems businessJan 30, 2013 9:11 am - WOODRIDGE — Navitas Systems LLC said it has finalized its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of A123 Systems’ former Ann Arbor, Mich.-based government busine...
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BlackBerry launches long-awaited comeback campaignJan 30, 2013 9:10 am - NEW YORK — A new generation of more versatile BlackBerry smartphones is finally about to hit the market after excruciating delays allowed mobile devices made by Apple, S...
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Apple unveils iPad with more memoryJan 29, 2013 7:47 am - CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple says it will sell an iPad with more memory than the current models available. Apple Inc. said Tuesday that the new, full-size model comes with ...
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Canada, Holland: WhatsApp violates privacy normsJan 29, 2013 5:23 am - Regulators in the Netherlands and Canada say that popular messaging application WhatsApp is violating internationally accepted privacy norms by stockpiling phone numbers...
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Yahoo sales top analysts’ estimates on online search demandJan 29, 2013 5:19 am - Yahoo! Inc. reported fourth-quarter revenue that topped analysts’ estimates and increased annual sales for the first time since 2008 as the largest U.S. Web portal benef...