Information Technology
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Twitter jumps on targeted-ads bandwagonSep 08, 2012 8:03 am - You probably know the deal by now. Facebook and Twitter spent years making themselves valuable to their users by offering a great free service with few strings attached....
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Universities in race to create bionic eyeSep 08, 2012 7:55 am - Jeanette Pritchard slides a brain onto the table and points to the area where scientists will implant 600 tiny electrodes to produce bionic vision. The wobbly white orga...
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Can ‘FarmVille 2’ save struggling Zynga?Sep 08, 2012 7:55 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Not long ago, online games company Zynga looked on pace to unseat much bigger, well-established rivals as it rode the popularity of “FarmVille,” the clic...
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Apple rivals try to outshine next iPhone with cool featuresSep 08, 2012 7:48 am - Nokia Oyj and Google Inc. are doing their best to spoil next week’s iPhone announcement, touting new phones with features such as edge-to-edge screens, augmented reality...
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Virus origin in Gulf computer attacks in questionSep 08, 2012 7:25 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Security technicians are beginning to suspect that highly targeted virus attacks were behind the recent crippling of computer systems at tw...
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How consumer-electronics makers are faringSep 08, 2012 7:14 am - Makers and sellers of consumer-electronics devices have been releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here’s a look at selected companies that report uni...
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Online class at U of Illinois attracts 32,000Sep 08, 2012 7:04 am - URBANA — Talk about a big class: One professor at the University of Illinois started the fall semester with nearly 32,000 students from around the world. Professor Jonat...
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In fall Apple season, rival phone makers struggleSep 08, 2012 6:55 am - NEW YORK — It’s shaping up to be a cold fall for smartphone makers other than Apple, as the trendsetter of the phone industry gears up to release the next iPhone. Nokia ...
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Murata turns to tiniest device for big businessSep 08, 2012 6:22 am - TOKYO — Small is big for Murata: The Japanese electronics maker has developed the world’s tiniest version of a component known as the capacitor. And that’s potentially b...
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MagicJack surges to five-month highSep 08, 2012 6:15 am - MagicJack VocalTec Ltd. climbed to the highest in five months in New York trading after the Israeli maker of phone-over-Internet technology raised its 2012 earnings fore...