Information Technology
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Motorola Foundation grants $30 million to support STEM educationJul 24, 2012 11:09 am - Motorola bills itself as a company that “helps people be their best in the moments that matter” and with their latest education grants awarded last week, they are living...
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AT&T smartphone sales fall as consumers keep them longerJul 24, 2012 10:58 am - NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. on Tuesday said it saw declining smartphone sales in the second quarter, leading to the best profitability ever in its wireless arm as it saved on p...
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Barnes & Noble CEO get $8.4M compensation increaseJul 24, 2012 10:15 am - NEW YORK — The CEO of bookstore chain Barnes & Noble’s compensation skyrocketed to $10 million from just $1.6 million last year, due to a hefty stock option grant, as th...
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Z Trim Holdings opens industrial ingredients divisionJul 23, 2012 10:52 am - PRNewswire Mundelein-based Z Trim Holdings Inc. said it has created an industrial ingredients division to address a broad range of new markets. As many of today’s ingred...
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Consumer bureau to police credit reporting bureausJul 22, 2012 8:03 am - NEW YORK — The companies that determine Americans’ credit scores are about to come under scrutiny by the country’s new consumer watchdog. The Consumer Financial Protecti...
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New lab working on security shoe sole to ID peopleJul 21, 2012 6:44 pm - PITTSBURGH — High-tech security? Forget those irksome eye scans. Meet the biometric shoe. A new lab at Carnegie Mellon University is working on shoe insoles that monitor...
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China’s online population rises to 538 millionJul 21, 2012 9:12 am - BEIJING — China’s population of Internet users, already the world’s biggest, has risen to 538 million, driven by rapid growth in wireless Web surfing, an industry group ...
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iPad serves all-you-can-eat magazine banquetJul 21, 2012 8:50 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Movie fans have Netflix. For music lovers, there’s Spotify. So why not an all-you-can-eat service for magazine readers? Now there is one: Next Issue, a n...
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Google tries to help stop human traffickers, drug cartelsJul 21, 2012 8:16 am - Forget videos of cute kittens or good deals on iPads. For the past few months, Google has been quietly turning its search capabilities to something far more challenging:...
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Report: New iPhone to have thinner screenJul 21, 2012 8:16 am - NEW YORK — A published report says the new iPhone will have a thinner screen. That could leave more room for a larger battery. The Wall Street Journal is citing unnamed ...