Information Technology
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Youth shaping future of online TV, movies, musicFeb 19, 2012 6:00 am - There's a growing movement that says content providers are to blame for failing to provide easy access
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Fashion designer goes low-tech, low-costFeb 18, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — Norma Kamali went for 3-D video and online shopping over a traditional runway show when she rolled out her spring line last September. She earned thousands of...
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Government Printing Office rolls out Obama budget appFeb 18, 2012 7:05 am - WASHINGTON — The federal budget may be getting bigger, but its run on the printed page is getting steadily smaller. Enter the government’s first mobile budget app. When ...
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Look ma, no wires for Apple-friendly speakerFeb 18, 2012 7:05 am - Danish audio-video manufacturer Bang & Olufsen is known for its strikingly designed, pricey electronics gear. Hmm, sound like any smartphone-tablet-computer maker you ca...
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Review: 3 online services that track your spendingFeb 18, 2012 6:17 am - NEW YORK — My approach to tracking my spending has traditionally been to wait for credit card bills to come, then (hopefully) pay them off. Three new online services pro...
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FCC adopts new rules against ‘robocalls’Feb 18, 2012 6:08 am - NEW YORK — The federal government is cracking down on “robocalls,” those automated phone calls with the tendency to interrupt Sunday dinners and otherwise annoy consumer...
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Investors sell off FarmVille, CastleVille stockFeb 18, 2012 6:08 am - NEW YORK — Investors sold off shares of Zynga on this week after the company behind the most popular Facebook games fell shy of high expectations for its first earnings ...
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Billionaire investing in Google, ComverseFeb 18, 2012 5:58 am - NEW YORK — Billionaire George Soros’s firm added shares in Google and Comverse Technology in the fourth quarter, leading purchases of technology stocks by asset managers...
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Cable lets hospitals go high-tech with remote diagnosisFeb 18, 2012 5:05 am - NEW YORK — Jack Sappenfield was driving in rural Oklahoma on Father’s Day 2009 when he lost control of the left side of his body. Alarmed and dizzy, he quickly turned ba...
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Angry Birds join Facebook, hope for 800M likesFeb 18, 2012 5:05 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia — Angry Birds has joined Facebook. The popular avian menace game debuted on the social network globally this week. Rovio Asia senior vice president He...