Information Technology
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Review: Internet-focused alternative in Chrome PCsJul 21, 2012 7:50 am - ATLANTA — Two new computers running Google’s Chrome operating system are looking to lure people to a browser-based environment. Both target light-duty computer users who...
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Can Marissa Mayer save Yahoo?Jul 21, 2012 7:00 am - One evening in the spring of 1999, Marissa Mayer got a recruiting email from a tiny search company. “I was in a long-distance relationship at the time, so I was pathetic...
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Study: Viewers turning to YouTube as news sourceJul 21, 2012 6:47 am - NEW YORK — A new study has found that YouTube has become a major platform for news, one where viewers are turning for eyewitness videos in times of major events and natu...
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U.S. Cellular wants you to 'break up' with other providersJul 20, 2012 8:00 am - Chicago-based U.S. Cellular has launched a new campaign to attract more customers and they're backing it with a survey that shows most mobile phone users have a dysfunct...
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Motorola developer faces prison for secrets theftJul 19, 2012 8:41 am - A Chinese-born software developer is set to be sentenced for stealing trade secrets from Motorola Inc. Hanjuan Jin was found guilty in February of taking more than 1,000...
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Napersoft named Perceptive Software partner of the yearJul 18, 2012 9:40 am - NAPERVILLE — Napersoft was recently honored as the Perceptive Software Developer Partner of the Year, for commitment, results and innovation by offering document output ...
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Microsoft, Intel facing slower growth in ChinaJul 17, 2012 1:03 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp., whose products run at least 80 percent of the world’s personal computers, are set to report lackluster sales growth as C...
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Microsoft revamps Office for tablets, InternetJul 17, 2012 1:03 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — New versions of Microsoft’s word processing, spreadsheet and email programs will sport touch-based controls and emphasize Internet storage to reflect an ...
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New Yahoo CEO-savior was former nemesisJul 17, 2012 1:03 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — As a top executive at Google for the past 13 years, Marissa Mayer played an instrumental role in developing many of the services that have tormented Yaho...
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LivingSocial to begin selling merchandiseJul 17, 2012 1:03 pm - NEW YORK — Online deals company LivingSocial is adding merchandise to its offerings that until now have mostly been restaurant meals, weekend getaways and spa manicures....