Information Technology
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EBay adjusts rules for avoiding 'listing' feesMar 14, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — EBay Inc. is tweaking the requirements for avoiding "listing" fees when auctioning items on its site, letting users list up to 50 items each month at...
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Time Warner Cable launches iPad app with live TVMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Time Warner Cable Inc. is launching an iPad application that plays live TV, becoming the first cable company to do so. The app will be free to download on Tu...
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Local companies seeking word on Japanese colleagues, operationsMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - The fate of an untold number of workers and facilities remained heavy on the minds of suburban business executives late Friday, despite daylong efforts to reach their op...
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IPad 2 sales to start with pre-dawn online ordersMar 10, 2011 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc.'s updated version of its iPad tablet computer will be available in stores Friday afternoon but those who can't wait to say they own the gadge...
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More taxes for state, or less jobs? New Internet bill signedMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois consumers will be paying sales taxes on some Internet purchases under a new state law, which was opposed by some websites. The law says sales taxe...
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With iPad 2, Apple one-ups itselfMar 09, 2011 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — With the original iPad, Apple brought an attractive, easy-to-use tablet computer to the masses at a reasonable price — a feat numerous companies are try...
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Wal-Mart expands online order pickup programMar 09, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — As competition grows from Amazon.com, Wal-Mart is battling back by expanding a program offering the convenience of shopping online along with same-day gratif...
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AOL cuts 900 jobs worldwide, 20% of work forceMar 09, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — AOL said Thursday it will slash 900 jobs worldwide, or nearly 20 percent of its work force, partly to eliminate overlap that stems from its recent purchase o...
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New iPhone app helps users tap Ind. state parksMar 09, 2011 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Looking for a prime fishing spot at an Indiana state park? Look no further than your iPhone. A new iPhone application from the Department of Natural Sour...
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House panel votes to repeal new FCC Internet rulesMar 08, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A Republican-controlled Congressional panel has voted to repeal new Federal Communications Commission rules that prohibit phone and cable companies from in...