Information Technology
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YouTube founders ready for ‘Delicious’ next actApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - The creators of the world’s most popular video site acquired Delicious from Yahoo Inc., which decided late last year to either close or sell the service. The financial t...
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Eye-Fi card makes cameras talk to phonesApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - NEW YORK — If you’re old enough, you probably used to marvel that digital cameras could show a picture right after it was shot, eliminating the need for a trip to the ph...
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Illinois sends radiation detectors to JapanApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - URBANA — Illinois law enforcement agencies are sending 2,000 radiation detectors to Japan to help with recovery efforts around a nuclear power plant crippled by the rece...
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Friendster evolves to escape Facebook’s shadowApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Faded social networking site Friendster will soon delete nearly a decade’s worth of user photos, blog entries and other data in a revamp to set ...
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Hewlett-Packard gets $2.5 billion NASA contractApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Technology company Hewlett-Packard says it has been awarded a multi-year contract worth up to $2.5 billion to provide technology services to NASA. He...
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Apple should've addressed concerns sooner, experts sayApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - Apple should have responded much sooner to concerns about location data stored on its iPhones, even if the company didn't have all the answers ready, marketing and crisi...
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Amazon shipping new Kindle earlier than expectedApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that it began shipping its newest Kindle e-reader — a lower-priced, ad-supported version called Kindle with Special Offers...
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TomTom admits Dutch police used data for speed trapsApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - Earlier, TomTom had reported weak first quarter earnings in which it cut 2011 sales forecasts and said it was seeking to compensate for a decline in demand for personal ...
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Amazon apologizes for server outage, offers creditApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. apologized Friday for a data-center outage that brought down major websites including Foursquare and Reddit and offered Web services customers...
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What Johnson & Johnson’s has learned from recallsApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson’s CEO says he hopes the company’s many product recalls are behind it, but he isn’t making any promises. William Weldon, who has run the...