Information Technology
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Apple’s iPad Mini much pricier than rival tabletsOct 23, 2012 4:54 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple Inc.’s pencil-thin, smaller iPad will cost much more than its competitors, signaling the company isn’t going to get into a mini-tablet price war...
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Apple introduces 13-inch MacBook Pro with RetinaOct 23, 2012 1:49 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple is introducing a new 13-inch MacBook Pro laptop that has a “Retina” display, with four times the resolution of the previous model. The new model...
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Government to examine technology for automated carsOct 23, 2012 1:21 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — An Obama administration official says the government will launch a new research initiative to determine the safety and reliability of techn...
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No hands required: new Motorola headset is a wearable computerOct 22, 2012 8:00 am - Motorola Solutions unveiled a new “wearable computer” today that doesn't require your hands to operate it. The so-called HC1 is a headset that takes voice commands, und...
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Companies say Marcellus gas reserves larger than expectedOct 20, 2012 6:26 pm - PITTSBURGH — There’s been plenty of debate over the Marcellus Shale natural gas field, but new research adds a twist that could impact political and environmental battle...
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Thefts of cell phones rise rapidly nationwideOct 20, 2012 4:47 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — In this tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes guns....
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Caterpillar CEO decries Illinois policies, but staying putOct 20, 2012 4:00 pm - CHICAGO — Caterpillar's CEO has again criticized Illinois' political leaders and what he calls the state's uncompetitive business environment, while affirming that the h...
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'War on coal' label obscures battlefield realitiesOct 20, 2012 1:00 pm - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Drive through the coalfields of Central Appalachia, and signs of the siege are everywhere. Highway billboards announce entry to “Obama's No Job Zone,...
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D214 eliminates information processing graduation requirementOct 20, 2012 8:00 am - Information processing, a technical computing class, will no longer be a graduation requirement at Northwest Suburban High School District 214, the board decided on Thur...
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Slumbering Slingbox awakens with new tricksOct 20, 2012 7:46 am - Before there were iPads and iPhones, Apple TVs and Roku players, there was the Slingbox. No one had seen its like before. You hooked it up to your home television, conne...