Information Technology
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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...
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Apple, Samsung cut into LG salesJul 16, 2011 6:00 am - LG Electronics Inc., the world's third-largest mobile-phone maker, lowered its full-year smartphone sales target by 20 percent after losing customers to competitors led ...
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Arlington Hts.' Bang & Olufsen teams with BMWJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Bang & Olufsen, which has its North American headquarters in Arlington Heights, is providing a dramatic high-end Surround Sound System in two new BMWs rolling out in Oct...
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June video game retail sales drop 10 percentJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories dropped 10 percent in June to $995 million compared with the same month a year ago. The ind...
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Google 2Q earnings soar past analyst estimatesJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google has ushered in new CEO Larry Page with second-quarter earnings that were far better than analysts expected. The results released Thursday may help...
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Ford demonstrates prototype 'talking' cars in LombardJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Take three fairly common technological advances — Wi-Fi, smartphones and GPS navigation systems — put elements of all three into a car, and bam — it's new technology aga...
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LevelUp challenges Groupon’s model with trio of dealsJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Groupon’s online coupons save people cash, but they’re not always great deals for merchants. Some businesses complain that bargain hunters rarely return ...
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Security holes discovered in iPhones, iPadsJul 09, 2011 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — A new security hole has opened up in Apple Inc.’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, raising alarms about the susceptibility of some of the world’s hot...
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Paramount to launch big-budget animation unitJul 09, 2011 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Following the blockbuster success of “Rango,” Paramount Pictures said Wednesday that it is creating a division to make its own big-budget animated movies, ...
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LG touts Optimus 3D smartphone for gamingJul 09, 2011 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea — LG Electronics is touting 3-D smartphones as an alternative to dedicated handheld game devices. The company launched its LG Optimus 3-D phone Thursd...