Information Technology
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Broadband services approach advertised speedsAug 06, 2011 6:08 am - WASHINGTON — The major providers of residential broadband services in the U.S. deliver Internet connections that are generally 80 percent to 90 percent of maximum advert...
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India criticized for new web rulesAug 06, 2011 6:08 am - NEW DELHI — New Internet rules that seek to enhance national security and limit offensive content have sparked an angry debate about free speech in the world’s largest d...
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Verizon Wireless to install AmEx app on phonesAug 06, 2011 6:08 am - NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest cellphone company, will install apps for credit card issuer American Express Co.’s new online payment service, Serve, ...
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Review: Acer media-center PC has built-in touchpadAug 06, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Flat-panel TVs and PCs go great together — the PC gets a giant screen, and the TV gets access to tons of online video. But getting the two together in an eleg...
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Gap touts jeans with tacos and TwitterAug 06, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The "1969: L.A. and Beyond" series of short videos has all the elements of a reality TV show. It has action. It has fashion. And the star of the show is alway...
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Should parents let kids have cellphones?Aug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - One of the more vexing questions during back-to-school-shopping season is whether to buy a cellphone. It's a hard question to answer personally and a hard one for parent...
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PlayStation Vita won’t be here by ChristmasAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - TOKYO — Sony’s next-generation portable game machine, the PlayStation Vita, won’t be going on sale in the U.S. or Europe in time for the key Christmas shopping season. E...
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Smartphone app allows you to track your buy-1-get-1 dealsAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - Your smartphone soon may replace those small loyalty cards sitting in your wallet or purse that allow you to buy-5-get-1-free or similar deals for a product or service. ...
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UOP, ExxonMobil create technology licensing allianceAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - PRNewswire DES PLAINES — UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, has formed a licensing alliance with ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company to offer integrated solutions for t...
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Study: iPhone users are most connected at 30,000 feetAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - ITASCA — There might be more Android devices in the market, but when it comes to staying connected at 30,000 feet, iPhone users reign supreme, according to airline Wi-Fi...