Information Technology
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Microsoft Windows Phone 7 devices go on saleNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - SEATTLE — Smart phones running Microsoft's new software are now available for AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA customers. They phones will compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone and...
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Google to sponsor airline Wi-Fi for holidaysNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google said Monday it will offer passengers on AirTran, Delta and Virgin America free Wi-Fi access this holiday season. The wireless internet thr...
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God Friend the Queen: Elizabeth II joins FacebookNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON — Now it's the socialite network — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has joined Facebook, launching a series of official pages offering the website's 500 million user...
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Web browser pioneer backs new way to surf InternetNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The Web has changed a lot since Marc Andreessen revolutionized the Internet with the introduction of his Netscape browser in the mid-1990s. That's why h...
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Travelport sues to stop American from dropping OrbitzNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Travelport LP, the travel-reservation systems provider, sued to block American Airlines Inc. from terminating online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide Inc.'s ability to sel...
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Microsoft CEO sells $1.3 bil. of sharesNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer has sold about $1.3 billion worth of his company shares recently, the first time he's done so in seven years. Ballmer confirmed the sto...
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Report: Ex-HP CEO accuser claimed inside infoNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- A person familiar with the ouster of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s former CEO Mark Hurd tells The Associated Press that the woman who accused Hurd of sexual har...
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Libertyville firm among 3 area companies landing biotech grantsNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Libertyville-based Jina Pharmaceuticals, which is working on breast cancer prevention and treatment, is among three small biotech companies in Illinois getting more than...
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Wireless carriers gear up with aggressive plansNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. Cellular has stepped up its aggressive marketing and promotions just before the start of the holiday shopping season. The Chicago-based wireless provider this week ...
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EU wants tighter online privacyNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS — The European Union wants companies such as Google Inc. or Facebook Inc. to give people more control over how their online habits are tracked, requirements th...