Information Technology
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Nokia CEO under gun to justify Microsoft switchFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - BARCELONA, Spain — Investors have panned his shake-up strategy and employees are rankled. Now, Nokia Corp.'s Stephen Elop, the first non-Finn to lead the world's larges...
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Verizon to sell Sony Ericsson's PlayStation phoneFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - BARCELONA, Spain — The first "PlayStation phone" is coming to Verizon Wireless in April, the CEO of phone maker Sony Ericsson said Sunday. The Xperia Play phone will hav...
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Forest preserve caters to smart-phone usersFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Smart-phone users who venture into any of eight Lake County forest preserves will find some old information available in a new format. What appear to be square blotches ...
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Pandora tunes up for IPO, looks to raise $100MFeb 10, 2011 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Popular Internet radio service Pandora is tuning up for an IPO later this year. In documents filed Friday, Pandora indicated it would raise $100 million ...
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Wheeling High School tech program earns honorFeb 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Wheeling High School’s technology curriculum was recently granted the 2011 High School Program Excellence Award from the International Technology and Engineering Educato...
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New Heat Tracker app turns up the heat at local sitesFeb 09, 2011 11:00 pm - If you’re eager to know if a restaurant, bar or nightclub is crowded and who’s there, you’re likely using any number of check-in, location-based social networking apps. ...
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Yahoo to open tablet newsstand in bid for more adsFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. is culling material from its website to create a mix of digital publications for computer tablets and other mobile devices, in its latest atte...
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DuPont Fabros readies Elk Grove site for more data center leasesFeb 08, 2011 10:00 pm - Washington, D.C.-based DuPont Fabros Technology plans to invest about $180 million to build out the rest of the former Enesco building in Elk Grove Village and lease it ...
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New iPhone, iPad app helps you keep track of sinsFeb 08, 2011 10:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Can your iPad or iPhone bring you closer to God? A new application for the devices aims to help Roman Catholics who haven't been to the confessional b...
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Palm unveils first tablet computer, the TouchPadFeb 08, 2011 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Smart phone pioneer Palm is releasing its first tablet computer, the TouchPad. Palm unveiled the black, skinny device Wednesday at a media event in San F...