Information Technology
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‘Another Monster:” iPad app or book?Jun 23, 2012 6:22 am - When is a book no longer a book? I wasn’t expecting to have my mind blown by the iPad app of the children’s story “Another Monster at the End of This Book.” The tale, o...
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Tweets are about to get longerJun 23, 2012 6:20 am - Almost a year ago, I proposed that Twitter double its character limit from 140 to 280. The microblogging site long ago outgrew its original purpose as a platform for sim...
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Mindless Internet chatter a predictor of movie blockbuster, bombsJun 23, 2012 5:08 am - Why did “The Avengers” blow the roof off the box office, while “Battleship” sank to the bottom of the sea? Blame Internet chatter. The number of times a film is mentione...
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Internet group picks little-known executive as CEOJun 22, 2012 9:00 am - NEW YORK — A businessman with experience in building consensus will be the next CEO of the Internet agency in charge of contentious policies surrounding Internet address...
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Microsoft's Surface tablet said to be wi-fi onlyJun 22, 2012 8:00 am - Microsoft Corp.'s Surface tablet computer, unveiled this week to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPad, will initially go on sale without a connection to mobile-phone networks,...
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Books crack tech mysteries of food scienceJun 21, 2012 3:44 pm - You may not aspire to the culinary theatrics performed by the wizards of modernist cuisine — transparent ravioli? edible balloons? — but your cooking probably still coul...
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Shoppers now can earn rewards even at small suburban businessesJun 21, 2012 11:00 am - You may have a loyalty card at a chain grocery store, major department store or even your favorite nationwide coffee shop. Now, you could get a similar chance to earn re...
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Federal Signal sells technology unit to 3M for $110 millionJun 21, 2012 9:50 am - Oak Brook-based Federal Signal Corp. said it is selling its Federal Signal Technologies usiness to 3M Co. for $110 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. ...
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Windows phones to miss out on new softwareJun 21, 2012 6:24 am - NEW YORK — As it struggles to gain a foothold against the iPhone and Android phones, Microsoft Corp. is planning to issue a dramatic update to its phone software, one th...
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Is Moto's new HQ at Merchandise Mart?Jun 20, 2012 10:00 am - The Merchandise Mart could be the new headquarters for Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., since parent Google Inc. is in talks to lease about 500,000 square feet there at ...