Information Technology
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Google tricycle snaps views from Philly campus
Jun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Coming soon to a campus near you -- the Google tricycle. A pedicab-like vehicle mounted with an 8-foot-high camera has been rolling around the pedestrian...
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New iPhone launches today, new AT&T experience store opensJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - The faster, more powerful iPhone 3GS launches today at AT&T Inc. and Apple Stores nationwide and will offer price breaks for those looking to upgrade. Those who are eli...
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Google invests $2.6 mil in startup tied to Brin
Jun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. loves 23andMe Inc., a biotechnology startup conceived by co-founder Sergey Brin's wife. In its latest showing of financial affinity, Google...
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RIM 1Q profit tops view, shares wobble on outlook
Jun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - TORONTO -- BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. on Thursday reported a better-than-expected 33 percent jump in first-quarter profit as the company continues to boos...
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FCC boosts staffers to help DTV problems in Chicago areaJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - If you had to re-scan a few times before you got your local TV channels over the weekend, you weren't alone. Apparently, consumers in Chicago, as well as New York and Ph...
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Guessing game: How much money is YouTube losing?
Jun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Internet video leader YouTube Inc.'s losses have been overblown by some analysts, but corporate parent Google Inc. doesn't mind the misperception, acco...
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MySpace to cut 30 percent of work force
Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- MySpace is cutting nearly 30 percent of its work force in a move the News Corp.-owned online hangout says will make it more efficient. The cuts amount to ...
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China says unpopular filtering software optional
Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China appeared to cave in to public pressure Tuesday by announcing that computer users are not required to install Internet-filtering software -- though it wi...
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Facebook members nab 5.75 million user names in two daysJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Facebook Inc., the most-popular social-networking site, said 5.75 million people registered user names in the two days after the company let members claim a personalized...
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Former Motorola executive Mitchell dies, key player in wirelessJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - John F. Mitchell of Inverness, a key architect of wireless communications and one of the original patent holders on Motorola's DynaTac portable phone prototype, died Thu...