Information Technology
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Boeing 787 passengers fly in styleOct 29, 2011 6:11 am - TOKYO — Kiyoko Furusho kept her moisturizer in her bag while flying on the first commercial Boeing 787 flight. “My skin usually gets very dry when flying and I have to p...
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Female CEOs leading more in tech industryOct 29, 2011 6:09 am - SAN FRANCISCO — IBM Corp. has passed a milestone, naming the first female CEO in the company’s 100-year history. The selection of Virginia “Ginni” Rometty is also a stat...
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Writer Isaacson on Steve Jobs: ‘I just listened’Oct 29, 2011 6:03 am - NEW YORK — Steve Jobs told Walter Isaacson he wanted him to write his biography because he’s good at getting people to talk. Jobs, it turns out, didn’t need much proddin...
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Review: Nike improves GPS running watchOct 29, 2011 6:03 am - NEW YORK — Since 2003, I’ve tried several fitness accessories that use the GPS system to tell you how far and how fast you’re running. I’ve generally liked them, except ...
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FCC unveils rules for rural broadband fundOct 29, 2011 6:03 am - WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have unveiled a plan for overhauling the $8 billion fund that subsidizes phone service in rural areas and for the poor. It redirects the ...
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Netflix cut jobs after subscriber lossOct 29, 2011 6:00 am - Netflix Inc., the mail-order and online video service, eliminated more than 15 jobs after losing 800,000 U.S. subscribers in the third quarter, according to two people w...
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China limits ‘overly entertaining’ TV programmingOct 29, 2011 5:47 am - BEIJING — China plans to limit reality TV shows and other light fare shown on satellite television stations as part of a drive to wrest back Communist Party control over...
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Illinois touts high-tech driver's licensesOct 29, 2011 5:00 am - BETHALTO, Ill. — College students thinking about getting a fake ID to get into bars will need to think again in Illinois. In the past, a phony driver's license may simpl...
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Roosevelt event showcases the ‘green economy’Oct 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Green Economy Action Road Show will be at Roosevelt University in Schaumburg Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5. The two-day conference and expo offers businesses and ci...
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Solar power is beginning to go mainstreamOct 28, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Solar energy may finally get its day in the sun. The high costs that for years made it impractical as a mainstream source of energy are plummeting. Real estat...