Information Technology
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Lake County Forest Preserve District introduces free appAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - See an interesting songbird at your local forest preserve? Now there's an app that let's you share the image on your smartphone. Actually, the new application introduced...
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Netflix gets kid-friendly amid subscriber backlashAug 15, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix Inc. is giving kids and their parents a new reason to embrace its Internet video subscription service amid an outcry over an upcoming price incre...
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Motorola Mobility shares skyrocketAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - After Google Inc. said Monday it would buy Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility, MMI shares soared nearly 60 percent after the opening bell and stayed up all day. Motor...
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Officials expect Google to keep Motorola Mobility's Libertyville siteAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - While state officials said the sale of Motorola Mobility could alter its pact to stay in Illinois, Libertyville's mayor said the smartphone maker is expected to remain i...
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AT&T sees doubts rise about T-Mobile takeoverAug 13, 2011 7:00 am - AT&T Inc. is working to strengthen its case with U.S. regulators scrutinizing its proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA Inc., as a survey of analysts found falli...
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Honda wants to build fuel-efficient car factory in MexicoAug 13, 2011 7:00 am - Honda Motor Co., Japan’s third- largest automaker, plans to build an $800 million factory in Mexico to supply fuel-efficient cars to Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. The pla...
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Hulu to launch subscription video service in JapanAug 13, 2011 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Online streaming site Hulu.com plans to launch a subscription video service in Japan this year. In a blog post this week, Hulu said the new service will pr...
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Experts: Small targets no match for savvy hackersAug 13, 2011 6:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An online attack against dozens of rural American law enforcement agencies in which emails, credit card numbers and crime tips were stolen and posted...
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Google adding games to its Plus social networkAug 13, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Internet search leader Google Inc. is bringing a little more gamesmanship to its duel with Facebook. Just like they have been doing for years on Facebook’s we...
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Review: Can a smartphone camera do it all?Aug 13, 2011 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — If you’re anything like me, your cellphone and its built-in camera is always on you, while your digital camera gathers dust at home. This wasn’t always t...