Information Technology
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Much riding on success - or failure - of Palm Pre
Jun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - When Palm Inc.'s and Sprint Nextel Corp.'s latest bundle of smart phone joy, the Pre, arrives today, it will be entering an increasingly crowded market backed...
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Coups Mobile offers iPhone, iPod users coupon dealsJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Christopher Carlevato of Schaumburg believes smartphone users should have access to good deals, just as PC users do. That's why he developed Coups Mobile (www.coupsmobil...
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Gamers line up for 'Halo,' 'God of War' sequels
Jun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Gamers at the Electronic Entertainment Expo are sticking with what they know. The longest lines at E3, the three-day trade show wrapping up Thursday in Los...
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Nintendo Introduces New 'Fit,' 'Mario' to Lift WiiJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Nintendo Co., the main driver of the video-game industry's growth the past two years, unveiled new "Mario" and "Wii Fit" games Tuesday to bolster sales of the motion-act...
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Sony introduces 'PSP Go' to challenge Nintendo DSJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Sony Corp. has introduced a handheld video-game player without a disk drive to compete against Nintendo Co.'s top-selling DS and meet the threat posed by Apple Inc.'s iP...
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Zebra starts layoffs, transition to ChinaJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Lincolnshire-based Zebra Technologies Corp. is on target to lay off about 150 workers at its Vernon Hills manufacturing facility, including a first wave of 64 by July, a...
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Verizon Wireless, LifeWatch ink deal for heart monitoring serviceJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless signed a multiyear, multimillion dollar exclusive deal today with Rosemont-based LifeWatch Corp. to provide wireless service for its cardiac monitors fo...
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ComEd asks state for OK on smart grid pilotJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban homeowners often cringe with the onset of severe storms, anticipating damage or at least the loss of electricity. But, under a fee schedule created for next ye...
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Windows 7 confirmed for holiday season PCs
Jun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that Windows 7, the next version of its computer operating software, will go on sale Oct. 22, in time to possibly give the slumpi...
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As Web communication shrinks, so do links
May 31, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- On the short-messaging service Twitter, space is at a premium: You've got 140 characters to make your point, and you probably don't want to waste half of it ...