Information Technology
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Twitter-esque Blippy asks, 'What are you buying?'Feb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - By asking what's happening or what's on our minds, Facebook and Twitter have prodded people to broadcast just about anything, from what they ate for lunc...
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Domain Sex.com to be sold; $1 mil needed up frontFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - The Sex.com domain name will be sold at auction on March 18 in a foreclosure sale in New York, according to a statement from auctioneer David R. Maltz & Co. The domain n...
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FCC survey shows need to teach broadband basicsFeb 22, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The government's plan to provide fast Internet connections to all Americans will have to include some basic instruction in Web 101, according to a new sur...
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Facebook status appears glitchyFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Facebook users have been complaining about problems at the social media site. Users in the U.S. and other countries reported problems beginning Saturday morn...
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Restaurant.com marks 10th anniversary with more dealsFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based Restaurant.com marks its 10th year providing consumers a break on their favorite restaurant meals. The Web site has grown from a local suburban s...
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Origami-like portable speakers a hit with Time, othersFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - When you listen to music a lot, ear buds can get old. Ask former Arlington Heights resident Mike Szymczak or his business partner Jason Lucash, of San Francisco. As memb...
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Judge says no quick ruling on Google book plansFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Supporters of Google's effort to create the world's largest digital Internet library told a federal judge Thursday that it would benefit society. Marc Mauer,...
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Yahoo, Microsoft to begin their Web ad partnershipFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have received clearance from regulators in Washington and Europe to proceed with a search partnership intended to challenge ...
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Tablets, smartbooks aim to fill PC-phone gapFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - BARCELONA, Spain -- If you've got a car and a bicycle, do you need a motorcycle too? Wireless carriers are betting that you do. They're making a big push this year for t...
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Google donates $2 million to support WikipediaFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Google is giving $2 million to the foundation that runs Wikipedia, matching the largest donation ever made to the popular Internet encyclopedia. The gra...