Information Technology
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Microsoft asks court to hold off on Word ban
Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to allow it to keep selling Word software as it fights an unfavorable patent ruli...
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PS3 price cut by $100; slimmer model to come
Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After months of rumors and anticipation, Sony Corp. is slashing the price of the PlayStation 3 by $100 in hopes of boosting sales of the console ahead of th...
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Who's that girl? Facebook entries stir jealousy
Aug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. -- Alice Connors-Kellgren was surprised by her boyfriend's new Facebook profile picture a few weeks ago: He was kissing another girl on the cheek. The pict...
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Lincolnshire site offers revamped service for businessesAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Lincolnshire-based Quill.com has revamped its Web site, aiming to boost its online sales by going after the small business market with various office products. In respon...
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Microsoft says Office for Mac will have Outlook
Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will include Outlook, a popular e-mail and calendar program that's ubiquitous on its Windows computers, in the next ve...
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Toshiba gives up on HD, will join rival Blu-ray camp
Aug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- Having lost the video format war, Toshiba Corp. said Monday it will make Blu-ray disc products and plans to join the once-rival camp, the Blu-ray Disc Associati...
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Daily Herald now offers mobile Web siteAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald, owned by Arlington Heights-based Paddock Publications Inc., this week launched its mobile Web site. Whenever you go to DailyHerald.com on your hand-he...
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Molex worker from Lisle recovering after attack in FranceAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Molex Inc. said Thursday an executive from its Lisle headquarters is recovering after being attacked outside the company's plant in France. The plant in Willemur-sur-Ta...
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Sprint and Samsung launch biodegradable phone
Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Sprint and Samsung are going to start selling a $50 "eco-conscious" phone with a casing of biodegradable plastic. Several manufacturers have made "green" pho...
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Hacker attack shuts down Twitter; Facebook looking into problems
Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A hacker attack Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter for hours, while Facebook experienced intermittent access problems. Twitter sai...