Information Technology
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Santa goes digital courtesy of MotorolaDec 06, 2012 8:55 am - Motorola Mobility is giving parents a chance to make Santa more digital for their kids. For the first time, the mobile phone company in Libertyville is offering par...
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Cloud services struggle with ROI proofDec 06, 2012 6:45 am - Cloud-based services revenue in two years is expected to comprise nearly twice its current share of provider revenue, even as providers believe that showing evidence of ...
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UN chief blames rich for global warming problemDec 05, 2012 6:08 am - DOHA, Qatar — Rich countries are to blame for climate change and should take the lead in forging a global climate pact by 2015, a deadline that “must be met,” the head o...
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Cashing in on Gangnam Style’s YouTube fameDec 05, 2012 5:36 am - SEOUL, South Korea — As “Gangnam Style” gallops toward 1 billion views on YouTube, the first Asian pop artist to capture a massive global audience has gotten richer clic...
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Fiscal cliff offers hint at more defense cutsDec 05, 2012 5:10 am - WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ “fiscal cliff” counteroffer to President Barack Obama hints at billions of dollars in military cuts on top of the nearly $500 billion tha...
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Struggling Nokia sells headquarters buildingDec 04, 2012 5:14 am - HELSINKI — Nokia Corp. plans to sell its head office near the Finnish capital to real estate investors for $220 million as the struggling cellphone maker continues to cu...
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Pope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handleDec 03, 2012 8:38 am - VATICAN CITY — Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology, is now trying brevity — spreading the faith through his own Twitter account. The pontiff w...
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Clashes over Internet rules to mark Dubai meetingDec 03, 2012 7:14 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.N.’s top telecommunications overseer sought Monday to quell worries about greater Internet controls emerging from global talks in Dub...
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New York City flood protection won’t be easyDec 02, 2012 6:13 am - NEW YORK — Inside tunnels threading under a Houston medical campus, 100 submarine doors stand ready to block invading floodwaters. Before commuters in Bangkok can head d...
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Tech workers sense opportunity as health care law kicks in: JobsDec 01, 2012 6:56 am - John Tricas said he heard opportunity knocking and learned networking software two decades ago, when it was the “next big thing.” Now he senses a similar opening as the ...