Information Technology
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Threatened by iPad, PCs start to look like tabletsJul 23, 2011 6:13 am - NEW YORK — The response by computer makers to the iPad stealing sales from them: Make their PCs more like iPads. The “if you can’t beat `em, join `em” strategy” is promp...
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Rebooting the PC industry: Tablets force a shiftJul 23, 2011 6:13 am - SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The personal computer industry needs a jump-start — and it’s counting on a rescue from emerging markets and a late-to-the-party push into tablet co...
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Microsoft gift supports Appalachian workforceJul 23, 2011 6:13 am - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nonprofit groups in the 13 Appalachian states can share a $2 million software donation from Microsoft Corp. aimed at training the region’s work force...
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Google rolls out shortcut for its sitesJul 23, 2011 6:13 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. will start using the domain g.co to shrink Web addresses that lead to its products and services. The leading search engine said Monday that i...
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Video game company EA adding 300 jobs in TexasJul 23, 2011 6:13 am - AUSTIN, Texas — Video game company Electronic Arts Inc. is expanding its EA Sports division and adding 300 jobs in central Texas. Gov. Rick Perry on Monday joined compa...
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S. Korean students ditch paper for digital booksJul 23, 2011 6:09 am - GOESAN, South Korea — Outside the classroom a hot summer day beckons, but fourth-grade teacher Yeon Eun-jung’s students are glued to their tablet PCs as they watch an an...
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Review: Tuning in to music service SpotifyJul 23, 2011 6:09 am - SAN FRANCISCO — I’ve been listening to a lot more music than usual for the past week, including tons of the “guilty pleasure” tunes I hate to admit I adore. I won’t get ...
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You can rent textbooks on KindleJul 23, 2011 6:09 am - SAN FRANCISCO — In an effort to snag a larger segment of the college textbook market, Amazon.com Inc. has begun renting textbooks on its Kindle e-reader. On Monday, the...
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Nation’s fight against cyber intruders goes localJul 23, 2011 6:09 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The next frontier in the fight to keep crucial electronic networks safe from harm will play out as close to home as town hall and require more involve...
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Roku to sell ‘Angry Birds’ streaming box for $100Jul 23, 2011 6:09 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Roku is ready to hatch the popular “Angry Birds” video game on a new version of its set-top box for streaming online entertainment to TVs. The addictive ...