Information Technology
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Mobile app sales to reach $35 billion by 2014, report saysDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The number of applications downloaded to smartphones made by Apple Inc., Motorola Inc. and other manufacturers will surge by 60 percent a year and generate more than $35...
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Dell pays $884 mil. for data storage maker CompellentDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell Inc. said Monday it has a deal to buy the data storage company Compellent Technologies Inc. for $884 million. The offer price is slightly more t...
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Web video future at heart of Comcast, NBC reviewDec 11, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — It won't be long before video from the Internet is always within reach — whether it's on a smart phone, a tablet computer or a high-end television in your l...
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Facebook's Zuckerberg pledges to give away wealthDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Another 17 of America's richest people, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, junk bond pioneer Michael Milken and AOL co-founder Steve Case, have promised ...
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Comptia to continue Hall of Fame traditionDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Oakbrook Terrace-based Comptia, an association for information technology professionals, is starting a virtual IT Hall of Fame to honor innovators. The Hall of Fame will...
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Got a disagreement? Take it to online JabberJury peersDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Creative guys with entrepreneurial desires, Kevin Wielgus of Carol Stream and Angelo Rago of Des Plaines had been looking for a business idea they could launch together....
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Google delays launch of Chrome OS computersDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. is postponing the market debut of the first computers running on its highly anticipated operating system by about six months to give its engi...
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Google opens e-book store in challenge to AmazonDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. is making the leap from digital librarian to merchant in a challenge to Amazon.com Inc. and its Kindle electronic reader. The long-awaited I...
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Massive outage takes down blogging site TumblrDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The popular blogging site Tumblr is working to recover from an outage that's left it out of service for at least 15 hours. Tumblr says the problem is in one ...
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As Internet dependence grows, so does inconvenience of outagesDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Cheri Sisson had a meeting scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday morning in Arlington Heights, so on Sunday night, she tried to ask the Internet for the address of the appointment...