Information Technology
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Review: Seeking a keyboard that enhances the iPadSep 10, 2011 6:22 am - SAN FRANCISCO — The great thing about using an iPad is that you can tote around a skinny device instead of lugging your laptop. The bad thing is that the iPad’s virtual ...
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Perplexing puzzle: Can Yahoo’s luster be restored?Sep 10, 2011 6:22 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. has gone through three different CEOs in five years. Whoever takes the helm now will face the same challenge: Solve one of the Internet’s most...
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Google says movie rental service on youtube ‘going well’Sep 10, 2011 6:07 am - Google Inc.’s new movie-rental service on its Youtube site is “going well” in the U.S., and the company is seeking to expand the service worldwide, Adam Smith, head of Y...
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Nextag Radar app scans for dealsSep 10, 2011 6:07 am - Whether you hate shopping or love it, most people probably like to score a good deal. Nextag Radar aims to help you do just that by using image recognition and barcode s...
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Sony’s plump tablet ditches skinny iPad lookSep 10, 2011 6:07 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Sony Corp.’s new Tablet S captures much of what’s good and much of what’s frustrating about the one-time king of consumer electronics. Not content to sta...
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Post-it Notes go digitalSep 10, 2011 6:07 am - Post-it Notes, those sticky slips for quick reminders from 3M, have adorned desks, bathroom mirrors and planners for decades. Now the company has an application to put d...
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More students forgo classrooms for laptopsSep 10, 2011 5:52 am - MILWAUKEE — Michael Dieffenbach returned to school recently to listen to teachers explain what would be expected during the term. It was his last first day of high schoo...
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Apple wins ruling for German Samsung Galaxy tablet 10.1 banSep 09, 2011 12:00 am - Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable technology company, won backing from a German court for a ban on sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer in ...
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Moto’s Bionic combines faster speed, 4G Verizon networkSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility on Thursday launched its Bionic smartphone in stores and online at a hefty $299.99 with a 2-year contract on Verizon Wireless. Sorry...
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Survey: In-flight Wi-Fi important to business travelersSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - ITASCA — According to a recent study, one in five Gogo users say they’ve switched from their preferred airline to be on a flight equipped with in-flight Internet. The ...