Information Technology
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Naperville closer to adding electric car charging stationJun 19, 2012 7:00 pm - Electric car owners can soon get a charge out of downtown Naperville, literally. Council members Tuesday approved the installation of an electric vehicle charging statio...
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Microsoft's long and tortured history in tabletsJun 19, 2012 11:00 am - NEW YORK — For decades, the tablet computer was like a mirage in the technology industry: a great idea, seemingly reachable on the horizon, that disappointed as hopeful ...
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Illinois’ Northstar Aerospace files for bankruptcyJun 17, 2012 8:36 am - Bloomberg News Northstar Aerospace (USA) Inc., a maker of aircraft gear and transmission assemblies, filed for bankruptcy protection to facilitate a sale. The Bedford Pa...
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Hopeful sign: Small manufacturers buy big machinesJun 16, 2012 7:45 am - NEW YORK — Small businesses that make machines and components for other manufacturers are experiencing an upswing that could be a sign of things to come for the broader ...
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First Look: New MacBook screen is epiphanyJun 16, 2012 7:45 am - NEW YORK — When I was 13, I was sent to the optician for the first time, and came home with glasses. Suddenly, the world was sharp all around me. I was surprised by the ...
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Apple’s show satisfies, but the real fireworks may come this fallJun 16, 2012 7:35 am - Every year, Apple developers flock to what amounts to their Mecca — the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), held in San Francisco. For a week, Apple takes ...
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Facebook to debut real-time bidding for adsJun 16, 2012 7:35 am - Bloomberg News SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook plans to introduce real-time bidding for advertising on its site, a technology used by Google and other Web companies to more eff...
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New breed of websites makes selling more socialJun 16, 2012 7:30 am - NEW YORK — Are you trying to make some cash selling off your surplus skinny jeans, but nervous about selling to strangers? A new crop of websites and apps with names lik...
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FCC may study cellphone radiationJun 15, 2012 8:20 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is seeking to study whether it needs better guidelines to protect people from cellphone radiation, a question it hasn’...
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Microsoft reportedly in talks to buy startup YammerJun 15, 2012 7:10 pm - Microsoft Corp. is in discussions to acquire Yammer Inc., operator of a social network for businesses, said two people familiar with the matter. Microsoft may pay more t...