Information Technology
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Review: Windows 8 will be Microsoft's multitaskerSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - Big colorful tiles instead of tiny icons. Functions controllable by touch and gestures. Applications that are better designed and better looking than you've ever seen be...
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Review: Skype phone and adapter for home callingSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — With two new products, Skype has made it easier to make Internet calls from home phones, for savings on international calls and potentially also domestic ones...
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Tech gender gap could hamper competitivenessSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - The lack of women in technology will hinder U.S. companies’ global competitiveness, leaving a valuable source of female workers untapped, Cisco Systems Inc. executive Ka...
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Facebook, Time Warner launch anti-bullying appSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Facebook and Time Warner Inc. launched an app this week designed to help prevent bullying among children and young adults. The app on Facebook’s site is part ...
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Future of drones may involve automated killingsSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - One afternoon last fall at Fort Benning, Ga., two model-size planes took off, climbed to 800 and 1,000 feet, and began crisscrossing the military base in search of an or...
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Samsung files suits against AppleSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - Samsung Electronics Co. filed four lawsuits against Apple Inc. in the Netherlands and the first hearing in the cases is scheduled for Sept. 26, according to The Hague co...
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Microsoft-backed AppNexus plans 2012 IPOSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - AppNexus Inc., the online advertising company backed by Microsoft Corp., has turned profitable and may go public late next year, founder and Chief Executive Officer ...
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Nvidia pops a surprise: a 5th “core” for new chipSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Nvidia Corp., known for its processors that render graphics in PCs, is outlining a novel feature of a new chip for mobile devices. The chip has essentia...
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Sea Launch back with successful satellite launchSep 24, 2011 12:00 am - LONG BEACH, Calif. — A European communications satellite was boosted into orbit Saturday by a rocket that blasted off from Sea Launch AG’s floating pad in the equatorial...
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California compromises on Internet taxesSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that postpones new sales taxes rules that would have affected online purchases in California, granting more ti...