Information Technology
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A technological leap forward to old-time farmingJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - ROMULUS, N.Y. — Peter McDonald assigns his 9-year-old twin boys the tricky task of erecting a mesh fence in one part of the family farm, then tramps across lushly carpet...
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A robot handles the luggage at NYC hotelJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Forget the bellhop. Meet the luggage robot. It’s the first of several high-tech, sleek amenities guests encounter at the Yotel, a new hotel that aims to provi...
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China’s ‘solar city’ rushes to catch power boomJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - BAODING, China — Solar panels jut out of streetlights in China’s self-proclaimed Clean Energy City. Tiny wind turbines twirl atop public buildings. Schools are due to te...
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Motorola offers free, discounted hands-free devices to promote safe drivingJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - If you happened to see a crowd at the Lake Forest Oasis off I-94 on Wednesday, it wasn’t a run for coffee. Instead, a crowd gathered to get free Roadster wireless device...
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FTC launches Google antitrust inquiryJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have begun a formal antitrust investigation into Google's business practices. In a blog post Friday, the Internet search giant said it re...
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Internet address group names Steve Crocker chairJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Steve Crocker, one of the pioneers of the Internet, was named chairman Friday of the organization responsible for the online address system. Crocker's appoint...
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Beyond ‘.com,’ names for Antarctica, Urdu and moreJun 18, 2011 7:00 am - Unless you’re a Luddite, you’re bound to know of “.com,” the Internet’s most common address suffix. You’ve also probably heard of “.gov,” for U.S. government sites, and ...
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Put a cork in the Internet bubble talk — for nowJun 18, 2011 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — It’s starting to feel like a 1999 flashback. Internet companies — some of them profitable, some not — sense a golden opportunity and are lining up to go ...
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Cheap e-book readers at a glanceJun 18, 2011 7:00 am - Five cheap e-readers with monochrome screens and Wi-Fi: Ÿ Barnes & Noble Nook — $139, 7.5 oz. Touch screen. Value score: 9 out of 10. Ÿ Kobo eReader Touch Edition — $130...
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Review: Google’s Chromebook evokes warmth for WindowsJun 18, 2011 6:00 am - It isn’t often you come across a computer that makes you wish it ran Microsoft Windows. The new Chromebook Series 5 laptop manages that impressive feat. The Chromebook, ...