Information Technology
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What happens when our cellphones can predict our every move?Aug 11, 2012 7:45 am - Your cellphone knows where you’ve been. And new research shows it can take a pretty good guess at where you’re going next. A team of British researchers has developed an...
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Court mulls free speech implications of clicking ‘Like’Aug 11, 2012 7:41 am - Daniel Ray Carter Jr. logged on to Facebook and did what millions do each day: He “liked” a page by clicking the site’s thumbs up icon. The problem was that the page was...
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Livestock farmers seek pause in ethanol productionAug 11, 2012 7:39 am - WASHINGTON — Livestock farmers and ranchers seeing their feed costs rise because of the worst drought in a quarter-century are demanding that the Environmental Protectio...
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Review: Following foreign athletes is cumbersomeAug 11, 2012 7:39 am - NEW YORK — It should come as no surprise that much of the Olympics coverage in the U.S. is focused on American athletes and top performers from other countries. You’re n...
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On YouTube channels, comedians shift the punchlineAug 11, 2012 7:39 am - NEW YORK — On the debut episode of “Smart Girls at the Party,” Amy Poehler sits in a dark studio and solemnly introduces her first guest as a “singer, actor, dancer, mus...
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Social media compete for the lucrative tween marketAug 11, 2012 7:38 am - A growing number of social networks are racing to capture the loyalties of the Web’s youngest and most vulnerable users. Last month, Silicon Valley-based Kazaana launche...
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Jobs’ yacht maker does cool headphonesAug 11, 2012 7:37 am - SAN FRANCISCO — The most noteworthy thing about Parrot’s new Zik over-the-ear stereo headphones isn’t the sound. It’s that these babies are stuffed with more technology ...
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A new version an old-school news siteAug 11, 2012 7:18 am - The new Digg looks nothing like the old Digg. For one thing, it lacks people. In the old days, the pioneering site attracted a raucous crowd of loyalists who would post ...
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Apple sold 8.3 million iPhones in 3QAug 10, 2012 5:05 pm - Apple Inc., the world’s largest technology company, sold 8.34 million iPhones in the U.S. in its most recent quarter, according to a court filing in its trial against Sa...
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Online accounts for Blizzard video games hackedAug 10, 2012 10:58 am - IRVINE, Calif. — The maker of video games such as “Diablo” and “World of Warcraft” is warning players that hackers have gained unauthorized access to some online account...