Information Technology
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Rdio extends free trial period for music planOct 08, 2011 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Music startup Rdio has joined several competitors in a crowded field of all-you-can-listen services by taking the time limit off its free trial. The trial ...
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Review: Offline Gmail app good for casual useOct 08, 2011 5:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Google’s new software for using Gmail without an Internet connection comes across as a throwback to an era when we weren’t connected all the time...
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Review: Microsoft relevant again with Mango phoneOct 08, 2011 5:00 am - You know the line about never getting a second chance to make a first impression? Luckily for Microsoft Corp., it turns out not to be true. Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s ...
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Hola, Hulu! Univision telenovelas come onlineOct 08, 2011 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Univision, the nation’s No. 1 Spanish-language broadcaster, is bringing its popular telenovelas and other prime-time TV programming to online video service...
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When you need to get rid of old phones, electronicsOct 07, 2011 6:00 am - Thomas R. Wells and Ken Haller, both St. Charles natives, started a mobile phone recycling business called eBlazeServices.com in 2008, which has since expanded worldwide...
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Sprint CEO Says iPhone to Be One of Most Profitable DevicesOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Dan Hesse said the iPhone will be one of the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier’s most profitable devices. Sprint shares ros...
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GPS trackers keep kids in parents' sights, but at a costOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - With advances in technology, parents now have an easier time than ever keeping track of what their kids are doing and exactly where they are, at all times. There is a w...
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Google’s $700 Million Purchase of ITA Cleared by U.S. JudgeOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Google Inc.’s $700 million purchase of travel-information company ITA Software Inc. was cleared by a federal judge after the search-engine company agreed to conditions i...
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10 products that defined Steve Jobs' careerOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Steve Jobs had no formal schooling in engineering, yet he's listed as the inventor or co-inventor on more than 300 U.S. patents. These are some of the signifi...
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Obama statement on death of Steve JobsOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - President Barack Obama’s statement on the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs: Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs. Steve was among the gr...