Information Technology
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How to pick back-to-school electronicsJul 17, 2011 6:07 am - NEW YORK — Does your college student really need an iPad? Is it better to skimp and go for a netbook? Or should you invest in a top-flight laptop? Electronics have beco...
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After early zeal, TV networks pull back on Web seriesJul 16, 2011 6:11 am - NEW YORK — Around 2007, TV networks made a land rush to the Web, looking to lay down digital production studios. Four years later, many of those networks have pulled up ...
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Review: Google all the time on ChromebookJul 16, 2011 6:11 am - ATLANTA — New laptops running Google’s Chrome operating system offer a new approach in portable computing: Games, productivity tools and anything else you might need are...
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Will Plus make Google king of the online world?Jul 16, 2011 6:11 am - NEW YORK — Google didn’t build its new Plus service simply to have an online hangout like Facebook. Rather, Google’s new social-networking endeavor is about trying to ga...
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Apple files complaint against SamsungJul 16, 2011 6:11 am - Apple Inc has filed a U.S. trade complaint to block Samsung Electronics Co from importing a variety of electronic devices, less than one week after Samsung sought to sto...
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Video game retail sales drop 10 percentJul 16, 2011 6:11 am - NEW YORK — A market research firm says U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories dropped 10 in June to $995 million compared with the same month...
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Obama caught in the middle of phone company mergersJul 16, 2011 6:11 am - AT&T’s $39 billion bid for T-Mobile is a deal that consumer advocates hate but labor unions love. And that puts the Obama administration squarely between two powerful co...
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Facebook, Time Warner to fight online bulliesJul 16, 2011 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook and Time Warner are ganging up on bullies to address a problem that torments millions of children and young adults. The partnership calls for Fa...
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Spotify offers new digital music service in U.S.Jul 16, 2011 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Digital music service Spotify arrived in the United States on Thursday, aiming its addictive, free song service at American listeners in the hope that they...
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Where to get your flick fix beyond NetflixJul 16, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Even with a fee hike, millions of Netflix subscribers will be spending less each month than what it costs two adults to watch a single movie in a theater. Yet...