Information Technology
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Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections
Oct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers -- the armies of infected personal computers, known...
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Web site offers to match painters and businessesOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - To help painters connect with homeowners and businesses, a Glendale Heights painter has launched PainterStaffing.com. The Web site offers about 1,500 listings of painter...
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Tech industry braces for more antitrust scrutiny
Oct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- After eight years of light antitrust scrutiny under a Republican White House, the technology and telecommunications industries are bracing for stepped up ...
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Agents arrest dozens for theft scheme in U.S., Egypt
Oct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 33 people in breaking up a crime ring in the U.S. and Egypt in which an elaborate "phishing" scam bilked ba...
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FCC chairman warns of 'looming spectrum crisis'
Oct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of "a looming spectrum crisis" if the government fails to find ways to come up with ...
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Microsoft introduces mobile software with ad campaignOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Microsoft Corp. introduced an updated mobile-phone operating system Tuesday with a TV and Internet ad campaign, a bid to take back the spotlight from the BlackBerry and ...
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AT&T to expand Internet calling services on iPhone
Oct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- AT&T Inc. said late Tuesday that it will begin allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services on its wireless network. The phone giant, the exclu...
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Verizon Wireless, Google in Android partnership
Oct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Verizon Wireless and Google Inc. are teaming up to tackle the challenge posed by the iPhone, saying they will collaborate closely to create wireless devices ...
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Big Japanese brands readying 3-D flat-screen TVs
Oct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - CHIBA, Japan -- Japan's big-name electronic manufacturers are readying flat-screen TVs that can show high-definition movies and video games in 3-D for launch next year. ...
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Another use for your phone: 'augmented reality'
Oct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- You're walking down the street, looking for a good place to eat. You hold up your cell phone and use it like the viewfinder on a camera, so the screen s...