Information Technology
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Review: High-resolution music player ups the audio anteDec 22, 2012 6:00 am - ATLANTA — It's hard to make headlines with a portable music player these days. It's old hat by now to carry around thousands of songs in your hip pocket, whether on an i...
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Software industry braces for new phone apps rulesDec 22, 2012 5:55 am - WASHINGTON — A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, “Stack the States,” gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 9...
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Wind power beating gas before tax credit expiresDec 21, 2012 7:39 pm - Wind-turbine installations are exceeding natural gas plants in the U.S. for the first time this year as developers rush to complete projects before the expiration of a t...
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Nokia, RIM settle old disputes in new patent pactDec 21, 2012 5:33 am - HELSINKI — Nokia Corp. says it has entered into a new license agreement with Canadian smartphone rival Research In Motion which will end all existing patent litigation b...
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Mobile technology continues to change the way you shopDec 20, 2012 10:52 am - If you think mobile technology steadily has been taking over the way you shop, you’re right. It also continues to play a dominant role for retailers, at least according...
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Motorola Solutions gears up to move some staff to ChicagoDec 19, 2012 9:00 am - Motorola Solutions is gearing up to move a portion of its staff to its new downtown Chicago office starting in late January, but insists that Schaumburg will remain ...
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Facebook, Twitter threats should be crimes, U.K. prosecutors sayDec 19, 2012 5:00 am - Facebook and Twitter users who threaten violence online will face criminal charges in Britain, while people posting “grossly offensive” comments may avoid punishment by ...
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Instagram backlash prompts reversal on adsDec 19, 2012 5:00 am - Facebook Inc.'s policy changes to its Instagram photo-sharing site has drawn withering criticism from consumers, photographers and privacy advocates who said the update ...
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Harper to offer mobile app development certificateDec 18, 2012 1:51 pm - Mobile app development is predicted to be the top tech job for 2013, and Harper College is launching a new certificate designed to introduce area residents to the indust...
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Opaque Instagram ad policy change riles usersDec 18, 2012 10:54 am - NEW YORK — Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service that Facebook bought this year, is the target of a storm of outrage on Twitter and other sites after a change in ...