Information Technology
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Cisco sued for helping China build Great FirewallMay 22, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement have filed a lawsuit against Cisco Systems and its top executives, including Chief Executive John Chambers, ac...
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Review: Eee Pad tablet transforms into laptopMay 21, 2011 6:30 am - NEW YORK — The tablet computers that compete with the iPad have mostly been uninspiring. The Eee Pad Transformer stands out with a design that isn’t just copied from the...
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Regulators seek explanations on phone location dataMay 21, 2011 6:30 am - WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are joining the growing list of public officials demanding answers from Apple Inc. and Google Inc. about the extent to which mobile devic...
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Review: Portable Wi-Fi drive turns iPad into cineplexMay 21, 2011 6:30 am - Smartphones and tablets excel at playing movies and other media on the go, but they suffer from one big drawback: They don’t hold all that much. While the flash memory c...
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Could the Internet spell the end of snow days?May 21, 2011 6:30 am - PARKVILLE, Mo. — Could the Internet mean the end of snow days? Some schools think so, and they are experimenting with ways for students to do lessons online during bad w...
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Netflix’s Internet traffic overtakes Web surfingMay 21, 2011 6:30 am - NEW YORK — Move over, Web surfing. Netflix movies now take up more of the Internet pipes going into North American homes. A study published Tuesday by Sandvine Inc. show...
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Allstate Facebook campaign aims for awareness of teen driving deathsMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Northbrook-based Allstate is hoping you'll black out your Facebook profile picture, all to help bring awareness to teen driving deaths. The new campaign starts today, Ma...
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For smartphones, what’s too big or small?May 14, 2011 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — With scores of smartphones available, one obvious way for them to stand out is with size. Two new phones take that to extremes: HP’s tiny Veer 4G and Sam...
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Important dates in Skype historyMay 14, 2011 7:00 am - Milestones in the history of Internet phone company Skype: 2003: Skype Beta launches publicly. The company was founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, creators ...
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Visa to launch ‘wallet for phones, online buyingMay 14, 2011 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Visa Inc. is making a virtual “wallet” that can hold people’s card account information for faster checkouts at online shopping sites and real-world stores. Th...