Information Technology
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Slate: Pay up or the hard drive gets itOct 13, 2012 7:28 am - You’ve just opened a Web page or clicked a link in an email when your computer’s desktop goes gray. A browser window pops up with the FBI logo in the top left corner. Be...
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Taking price-comparison apps for a spinOct 13, 2012 7:21 am - NEW YORK — It’s a shopper’s nightmare: Buying something, then seeing it cheaper at another store. Thanks to price-comparison apps, there’s no need to guess if you’re get...
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PC sales fall, 1 firm says Lenovo overtakes HPOct 13, 2012 7:20 am - NEW YORK — Worldwide sales of PCs fell sharply in the third quarter, two research firms said Wednesday, as consumers held off for the new version of Windows and spent th...
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New book digs into Netflix’s origins, evolutionOct 13, 2012 7:10 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix is probably hoping a new book about its early history never gets made into a movie. The book, “Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America’s Eyeballs,...
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Reports: Smaller iPad to be revealed October 23Oct 12, 2012 6:53 pm - Apple Inc. is set to reveal a smaller, cheaper version of the iPad at an event on Oct. 23, according to several reports published Friday. The reports from Bloomberg News...
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Leica Microsystems to use Vashaw for Fla. sales, serviceOct 12, 2012 9:25 am - Microscope and image analysis company Leica Microsystems of Buffalo Grove announced Vashaw Scientific will handle all sales and service related issues in Florida as of N...
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Samsung unveils smaller, cheaper Galaxy S IIIOct 12, 2012 6:35 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a smaller and cheaper version of the Galaxy S III smartphone with the same screen size as the iPhone 5. Samsun...
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Dreyer doctors move ahead with eVisitsOct 11, 2012 10:00 am - An Aurora-based clinic, which has 11 facilities around the suburbs, offers busy people a chance to check in with a doctor electronically to discuss simple symptoms, such...
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UN says world has 6 billion cell phone subscribersOct 11, 2012 6:38 am - GENEVA) — The world now has nearly as many cell phone subscriptions as inhabitants. The U.N. telecom agency says there were about 6 billion subscriptions by the end of 2...
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IT company pledges improvements to Carol Stream warehouseOct 09, 2012 4:30 pm - An information technology sales company is promising to make $2 million in improvements to a once-vacant warehouse and create new jobs in Carol Stream in exchange for ge...