Information Technology
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Google, publishers settle book-scanning disputeOct 04, 2012 11:01 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google and U.S. publishers have settled a longstanding dispute over Google’s book-scanning project. A lawsuit filed by authors remains, though, l...
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AT&T to sell Nokia’s first Windows 8 phonesOct 04, 2012 11:01 am - NEW YORK — AT&T says it will be selling Nokia smartphones that run Windows Phone 8, Microsoft’s upcoming software release. The phones are a critical part of Nokia Corp.’...
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Facebook tops 1 billion usersOct 04, 2012 9:30 am - NEW YORK — More than a billion people now log into Facebook each month to check up on old friends, tag photos of new ones and post about politics, religion, cats or what...
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Social media renders rapid judgment on debateOct 04, 2012 9:19 am - WASHINGTON — Big Bird is endangered. Jim Lehrer lost control. And Mitt Romney crushed President Barack Obama. Those were the judgments rendered across Twitter and Faceb...
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Arlington firm ‘marries’ technologies to create products for clientsOct 04, 2012 9:00 am - Arlington Heights-based Fusion92 may have started as a marketing and advertising firm, but its work with technology companies has rubbed off on it. Earlier this year, it...
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GGoogle plans more cuts at Motorola outside U.S.Oct 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Google is expanding its plan to cut jobs from its Motorola Mobility unit outside the U.S. and will take $390 million for severance costs and other charges related to th...
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Tainted wells might be linked to fracking in PennsylvaniaOct 02, 2012 6:11 pm - WASHINGTON — Methane in two Pennsylvania water wells has a chemical fingerprint that links it to natural gas produced by hydraulic fracturing, evidence that such drillin...
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Judge lifts ban on sales of Samsung tabletOct 02, 2012 3:42 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge has lifted a ban on sales of Samsung Electronics Corp.’s Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled the South Kor...
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Context 4 expands relationship with Health DesignOct 02, 2012 9:10 am - NAPERVILLE — Context 4 Healthcare announced an expanded partnership with Health Design Plus, with their purchase of Context’s FirstPass medical claim editing solution. H...
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Russia pushes Facebook to open research centerOct 01, 2012 6:00 pm - MOSCOW — Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg was in Moscow on Monday, where top officials were pressing him to expand the company's operations in Russia. Russia's communicatio...