Information Technology
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Property tax confusion pokes Facebook in OregonNov 05, 2011 6:57 am - SALEM, Ore. — The promise of lucrative tax breaks helped persuade Facebook to build a data center in one of Oregon’s most economically depressed counties. Now, the stat...
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Tech news review: New AT&T phones, movie suitNov 05, 2011 6:57 am - AT&T announces first phones for new network NEW YORK — The first two phones to run on AT&T’s new high-speed data network will go on sale Sunday. The phones are the ...
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Review: After long search, AP reviewer buys iPhoneNov 05, 2011 6:57 am - SAN FRANCISCO — I felt nervous and a little giddy sidling up to the counter at the Apple Store on the first day the new iPhone went on sale last month. I’d just given th...
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Amazon introduces lending library for KindlesNov 05, 2011 6:04 am - NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. said this week that it is starting a lending library for Kindle owners, letting them borrow one electronic book per month. Borrowers have to s...
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Students from suburbs help create MentorMob.comNov 04, 2011 5:30 am - MentorMob.com launched this week, aiming to teach you a few things for free. The website offers playlists for hobbies or interests, ranging from grilling and knitting to...
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Cambium Networks splits from Motorola SolutionsNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - SCHAUMBURG -- Cambium Networks has split from its former parent company, Motorola Solutions Inc., and its beginning as an independent provider of wireless broadband prod...
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Epiq Solutions unveils handheld software defined radioNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - PRNewswire SCHAUMBURG — Epiq Solutions, an engineering firm specializing in the development of flexible wireless communications systems, has announced Matchstiq, the wor...
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A look at recent tech-industry earningsOct 29, 2011 6:23 am - Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy: Oct. 13...
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FBI seeking personal Internet-usage data more often in courtsOct 29, 2011 6:23 am - WASHINGTON — The FBI is increasingly going to court to get personal email and Internet usage information as service providers balk at disclosing customer data without a ...
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Squirmy toddler? There’s an app for thatOct 29, 2011 6:11 am - MIAMI — There’s a new routine these days whenever Amber Mullaney goes out to eat at a restaurant. While waiting to be seated, she asks her husband to get the phone ready...