Information Technology
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OSHA may take over some FAA oversightNov 30, 2012 3:53 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal aviation and labor agencies Friday proposed expanding workplace protections to flight attendants, something airline unions have sought for 37 years....
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Internet service goes out across SyriaNov 29, 2012 5:25 pm - BEIRUT — Internet service went down Thursday across Syria and international flights were canceled at the Damascus airport when a road near the facility was closed by hea...
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Microsoft prices Pro version of Surface at $899Nov 29, 2012 12:54 pm - LOS ANGELES — Microsoft’s Surface tablet running a full version of Windows 8 Pro will start selling in January for $899 and up, the company said Thursday. The current Su...
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iTunes revamped after delay to speed media sharingNov 29, 2012 12:52 pm - Apple Inc. unveiled a new version of its iTunes media service, overhauling its look and feel while integrating it more closely with the company’s iCloud Internet-storage...
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Natural gas drillers target US truck, bus marketNov 25, 2012 3:03 pm - SCRANTON, Pa. — If the trash truck or bus rolling down your street seems a little quieter these days, you’re not imagining things. It’s probably running on natural gas. ...
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ABC TV seeks to block Dish’s AutoHopNov 24, 2012 4:06 pm - Walt Disney Co.’s ABC television network is trying to shut down Dish Network Corp.’s ad-skipping TV recording feature two weeks after a federal judge denied a similar bi...
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Israel wages cyberwar with Hamas as civilians take up computersNov 24, 2012 6:53 am - Knowledge of computer code is proving to be as important to Israel’s conflict with Hamas as the Iron Dome system intercepting rockets from the Gaza Strip. In a governme...
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Cyberwar poses dilemma for defense exportersNov 24, 2012 6:47 am - By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post In the spring of 2010, a sheik in the government of Qatar began talks with the U.S. consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton about ...
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What you should not have bought on Black FridayNov 24, 2012 6:37 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Black Friday is for suckers, I’ve always said. This quasi-religious American holiday is, at bottom, a terrible trick-retailers lure you in for superc...
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Review: Gift guide to smaller tabletsNov 24, 2012 6:36 am - NEW YORK — The tablet computer is without a doubt the gift of the season — just like it was last year. But if you resisted the urge in 2011, now is the time to give in. ...