Information Technology
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New wedding website offers local touchApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - While all eyes are on Britain’s royal wedding, a new McHenry-based website aims to help suburban brides and grooms plan the weddings of their dreams much closer to home....
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Technology briefs: T-Mobile offers Facebook dealApr 23, 2011 6:15 am - T-Mobile enables voice calls to Facebook friends NEW YORK — T-Mobile USA is doing something unusual for a phone company: enabling free calls on computers between Fa...
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Porn company is amassing 1-800 numbersApr 23, 2011 6:15 am - NEW YORK — For years, teenagers across the U.S. could call a toll-free hotline if they had embarrassing questions about AIDS and safe sex. Dial the same number now and y...
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6 smartphone apps to battle rising gas pricesApr 23, 2011 6:15 am - NEW YORK — Outraged by high gas prices? There are several apps for that. The average price for a gallon of gas is again approaching $4. But this time, drivers can cope b...
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iPad app shows Civil War images in 3-DApr 23, 2011 6:15 am - WASHINGTON — A new iPad app developed from images from the Library of Congress is giving viewers a look at the Civil War in 3D. The app is called “History 3D: Civil War....
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Poll: Students use social media to help careersApr 23, 2011 6:15 am - WASHINGTON — Sure, social media like Facebook and Twitter are distractions for young people, but college and high school students also use them to make important educati...
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Atari app offers original arcade gamesApr 23, 2011 6:00 am - Nostalgic gamers probably jumped for joy when Atari released its app for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. The app offers 100 of the company’s games originally designed for the...
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Amazon says library e-books coming to the KindleApr 23, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Owners of the Kindle from Amazon.com will be able to download e-books from 11,000 U.S. libraries later this year, the company said Wednesday. Most U.S. libra...
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Review: Dual-screen Kyocera smartphone needs workApr 23, 2011 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — From emailing to Web surfing to taking photos, a smartphone can be a multitasker’s best friend — unless all the tasks are making the screen feel too smal...
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Drill off Alaska coast? Gulf mess renews debateApr 21, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A year after the disastrous Gulf oil spill, the prospect of a major accident in oil's next frontier — the icy waters off Alaska's north coast — has experts ...