Information Technology
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Amazon Fire takes Android while leaving Google apps behindJan 28, 2012 6:00 am - Since Google Inc. introduced its Android operating system in 2007, the company’s strategy has been simple: Give it to developers for free and make money when consumers c...
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Down the Apple food chain, profits and some worryJan 28, 2012 5:56 am - NEW YORK — If you like Apple’s stock, you’re going to love its suppliers. The companies that make iPhone casings, chips for the iPad and other components are attracting ...
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Google’s 4Q lobbying bill triples to $3.76 millionJan 28, 2012 4:07 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s U.S. lobbying bill more than tripled to $3.76 million in the fourth quarter as the Internet search leader fought proposed changes to online pira...
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Suit claims Silicon Valley anti-poaching schemeJan 27, 2012 11:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — In Silicon Valley’s white-hot competition for tech talent, programmers can face a daily barrage of calls from recruiters seeking to woo them to rival ...
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Elgin's HotVouch wants to make you a dealJan 25, 2012 11:00 pm - A father-and-son team from Elgin have jumped into the highly competitive deal/coupon mix with HotVouch.com. It started when Brandon Scheffler graduated from Rockford Col...
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Twitter may censor tweets in individual countriesJan 25, 2012 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility announced Thursday is likely to ra...
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Motorola Solutions sees profitable year, plans to keep Schaumburg workforce stableJan 24, 2012 11:00 pm - With a profitable year in 2011, Motorola Solutions aims to keep its workforce stable in Schaumburg, while bringing in colleagues from out of state or hiring workers for ...
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LaunchPoint raises $3.5 million in financingJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Marketwire ROLLING MEADOWS -- LaunchPoint, a provider of information-centric enterprise business solutions and services, announced it has closed on $3.5 million worth of...
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Green Delete receives international certificationJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Green Delete, a provider of data disposal within an organization’s secure environment, said it has become the first company to receive international certificat...
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BlackBerry maker co-CEOs step downJan 21, 2012 11:00 pm - TORONTO — BlackBerry maker Research in Motion’s co-CEOs, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, are stepping down. RIM said Sunday the pair who founded RIM will be replaced b...