Information Technology
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IBM wants to put Watson in your pocketSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - International Business Machines researchers spent four years developing Watson, the computer smart enough to beat the champions of the quiz show “Jeopardy!” Now they're ...
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Brazil reviewing mobile roaming feeSep 03, 2012 9:22 am - Brazil’s telecommunications regulator Anatel is reviewing fees charged by wireless carriers to connect calls from competitors’ networks and charges for voice and data ro...
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Cricket to offer Muve exclusively on Android plansSep 03, 2012 6:43 am - LOS ANGELES — Mobile phone carrier Cricket is making its unlimited music service, Muve Music, an exclusive feature of its higher-end phones. The change is a bid to encou...
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Why you should probably disable Java nowSep 01, 2012 7:42 am - Hackers have found a flaw in Oracle’s Java software that allows them to break into users’ computers and install nasty malware, security experts report. The attack, first...
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The best apps for your camera phoneSep 01, 2012 7:29 am - Flowers, family, found objects. If you have an iPhone, chances are you’ve started to explore the world of iPhoneography — shooting images with your phone and, if you cho...
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New York Times leads group defense in mobile patent suitSep 01, 2012 7:26 am - The New York Times Co. is girding for a legal battle that many larger organizations have avoided. The Times is leading the defense of a diverse group of companies that u...
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The Kindle wants to be freeSep 01, 2012 7:13 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — My record on predictions about Amazon is mixed at best. Two summers ago, I guessed that “before the holidays,” Amazon would cut the price of its chea...
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Israel’s solar power struggles against governmentSep 01, 2012 7:11 am - KVUTZAT YAVNE, Israel — Israel has developed some of the world’s most advanced solar energy equipment and enjoys a nearly endless supply of sunshine, but when it comes t...
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India plans auction this year to double solar power capacitySep 01, 2012 7:10 am - MUMBAI — India may auction a third of the solar projects planned by 2017 in the current financial year to double the nation’s sun-powered capacity as it seeks additional...
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Samsung ambushed by Apple opens hedged patent betsSep 01, 2012 7:03 am - BERLIN — A year after Samsung Electronics was humiliated by Apple forcing it to remove a tablet on display at the Berlin IFA fair, the world’s biggest consumer- electron...