Information Technology
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Review: Technology helps with fitness goalsOct 20, 2012 7:19 am - RICHMOND, Va. — Many of us know firsthand that losing weight and staying fit can be tough. For me, I started a journey a little over a year ago to get in better shape be...
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Slate: Twitter for people who don’t like TwitterOct 20, 2012 7:07 am - Did you watch Tuesday night’s presidential debate on one screen or two? If you answered “Why the heck would I need two screens to watch TV?,” then you missed half the sh...
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Early look at Windows 8 baffles consumersOct 19, 2012 11:55 am - NEW YORK — The release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system is a week away, and consumers are in for a shock. Windows, used in one form or another for a generation,...
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Sprint seeks majority control of ClearwireOct 18, 2012 11:58 am - NEW YORK — Flush with the promise of cash from a Japanese investor, Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday said that it wants to buy out the founder of Clearwire Corp. to gain ...
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AOL wants to organize your email clutter with AltoOct 18, 2012 11:58 am - NEW YORK — The Internet icon that bought email to the masses with its classic “You’ve got mail” slogan now wants to help people organize the flood of messages in their G...
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Oakbrook Terrace-based Geneca aims to make journaling betterOct 18, 2012 9:53 am - Oakbrook Terrace-based Geneca CEO Joel Basgall enjoys journaling. He has shelves full of journals. A lot of executive management and other types of classes encourage jou...
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Nokia loss widens to $1.27 billion in Q3Oct 18, 2012 9:35 am - HELSINKI — Nokia Corp. said Thursday that its third-quarter net loss widened to $1.27 billion as revenue plunged 19 percent compared with the same time last year and sal...
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Verizon 3Q profit rises, bolstered by wirelessOct 18, 2012 8:37 am - NEW YORK — Verizon’s Share Everything plan looks like it’s good for the company’s shares, too. The parent of the nations’ largest cellphone company on Thursday reported ...
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Analysts, PC industry cool on Windows 8Oct 17, 2012 5:52 pm - NEW YORK — While Microsoft is touting next week’s launch of Windows 8 as the savior of the computer industry, PC makers and analysts are increasingly skeptical that the ...
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Abbott to cut 550 jobs; earnings exceed estimates as company prepares to splitOct 17, 2012 12:58 pm - Abbott Laboratories, which plans to separate into two companies, said it cut 550 jobs globally today — including about 100 from its headquarters in Libertyville Town...