Information Technology
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Wine and fracking don’t mix, say vineyard ownersOct 27, 2012 11:00 pm - The hillside vineyards of New York’s Finger Lakes region make money producing fine rieslings and inviting tourists to sip white wine by the water’s edge. Now winery owne...
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From text to touch, a look at Microsoft systemsOct 27, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — With Friday’s release of the touch-centric Windows 8 software, Microsoft continues more than three decades of making operating systems for personal computers....
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Slate: Under Tim Cook, Apple is stronger than everOct 27, 2012 7:42 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Every fall, Apple holds a big event to show off its holiday lineup of gadgets. This year, it held two big events. That pretty much sums up the most i...
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Review: Mighty iPad Mini looks like a holiday hitOct 27, 2012 7:40 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple’s iPad Mini will bring a lot more excitement and a little more confusion to the holiday shopping season. It only takes a few minutes playing wit...
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Windows 8: Make-or-break moment for Microsoft CEO BallmerOct 27, 2012 7:29 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer can’t afford to be wrong about Windows 8. On Thursday, Microsoft will unveil a dramatic overhaul of its ubiquitous Windows op...
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Holiday gadgets: Samsung launches Note II phoneOct 27, 2012 7:29 am - NEW YORK — Samsung Electronics Co. has been running ads touting its Galaxy S III phone as its “next big thing.” Now it has something bigger. The S III released a few mon...
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Best Buy offers exclusive Windows 8 deals, demosOct 27, 2012 7:04 am - NEW YORK — Confused by Windows 8? Best Buy hopes it can help. The consumer-electronics retailer is hoping to capitalize on the launch of Windows 8. It’s trying to lure c...
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How you can get, or avoid, Windows 8Oct 27, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — On Friday, Microsoft Corp. released a new version of its Windows operating system, one designed to make desktop and laptop computers work more like tablets. I...
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Samsung logs record high profit in 3QOct 26, 2012 10:20 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Strong sales of Galaxy phones propelled Samsung’s quarterly profit to a record high, but its shares dropped Friday on the prospect its growth will s...
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Where do I click, again? A guide to Windows 8Oct 26, 2012 10:20 am - NEW YORK — With the launch of Windows 8, buyers are about to discover a computing experience unlike anything they’ve seen before. Here’s a guide to getting past some of ...