Information Technology
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Visited porn? Web browser flaw secretly bares allDec 04, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Dozens of websites have been secretly harvesting lists of places that their users previously visited online, everything from news articles to bank sites...
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Comcast broadband down for around five hoursDec 04, 2010 10:00 pm - A Comcast broadband outage affected the Chicago area and other parts of the Midwest Sunday evening and into early Monday, according to company officials. Internet servic...
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Facebook's new facelift plays up photos, friendsDec 04, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Facebook is redesigning the profile pages of its 500 million-plus users to make it more of a reflection of their real lives and emphasize one of the site's m...
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Amazon invests $175 mil in Groupon competitorDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. says that it is investing $175 million in social coupon service LivingSocial, a sign the online retailer is getting its feet wet in a boo...
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Russian accused of mass-spamming charged in Wis.Dec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — A 23-year-old Russian man accused of running a worldwide spamming network, which Internet-security experts say on some days accounted for one of every three ...
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BlackBerry maker RIM buys Swedish software firmDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Research In Motion Ltd., maker of BlackBerry smart phones, said on its blog Thursday that it will buy Swedish software developer The Astonishing Tribe, which ...
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App-DNA makes Schaumburg its new headquartersDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - A software development firm that provides products and services to help workers do their jobs has spun off from its British parent and has settled in Schaumburg. App-DNA...
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Motorola Mobility buys 4 HomeNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE — Motorola Mobility Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Motorola Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 4 Home Inc., a dev...
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Motorola names directors for Solutions businessNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc., which is splitting into two companies on Jan. 4, named nine board members Wednesday for Motorola Solutions Inc., the business that sells police radios and...
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Verizon to launch 4G on SundayNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Verizon Wireless announced today it is turning on the world's first large-scale 4G LTE mobile broadband network on Sunday. Business users will be the first to take advan...