Information Technology
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“Angry Birds” maker in talks to win players in ChinaApr 14, 2012 6:30 am - Rovio Entertainment Oy, creator of the “Angry Birds” mobile-phone game, said it's in talks with Chinese companies including Baidu and Sohu.com to work on winning players...
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Unmanned vessel could soon be working for NavyApr 14, 2012 5:45 am - NEW ORLEANS — Technology that sent unmanned aircraft over Iraq and Afghanistan soon could be steering unstaffed naval boats for such dangerous tasks as minesweeping, sub...
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U.S. video game sales drop 25 percent in MarchApr 13, 2012 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 25 percent in March from a year earlier to $1.1 billion. It marked the fourth month...
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'Bill' paid the rent with Northbrook siteApr 12, 2012 5:00 pm - Northbrook-based WilliamPaid.com is looking to move into larger offices this spring and add more employees as it offers consumers a chance to pay their rent online. The...
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U.S. sues Apple, publishers over ebook pricesApr 11, 2012 12:04 pm - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and several states have sued Apple Inc. and major book publishers, alleging a conspiracy to raise the price of electronic books that ...
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Verizon Wireless to charge for phone upgradesApr 11, 2012 12:04 pm - Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest cellphone company, says it will start charging $30 every time a subscriber wants to upgrade to a new phone. Other phone companies...
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Apple market value hits $600BApr 10, 2012 12:25 pm - NEW YORK — Apple, already the world’s most valuable company, hit the $600 billion level for the first time Tuesday. Only one other company has been worth $600 billion — ...
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What to do if you suspect credit card data was breachedApr 08, 2012 6:12 am - The latest security breach involving credit-card data serves as an important reminder for cardholders to take precautions in order to protect their personal information....
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Al-Qaida's online forums go dark for extended periodApr 07, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida's main Web forums have been offline for the past 11 days in what experts say is the longest sustained outages of the sites since they began operati...
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AT&T contracts expire tonightApr 07, 2012 1:19 pm - NEW YORK — Union contracts for 40,000 AT&T workers expire at midnight, leaving them free to call a strike to pressure the company at the negotiating table. The workers a...