Information Technology
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New school to study ways to harness tech's power
Feb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Technology is changing the world so rapidly that even geniuses need help making sense of it all. That's the idea underlying Singularity University, an ...
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When you watch these ads, the ads check you out
Feb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Watch an advertisement on a video screen in a mall, health club or grocery store and there's a slim -- but growing -- chance the ad is watching you too. Sma...
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$1.8 million for IBM CEO; same as '08Feb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - International Business Machines Corp. will pay Chief Executive Officer Sam Palmisano a salary of $1.8 million in 2009, unchanged from last year. Palmisano, 57, is also e...
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Apple may use 'nuclear arsenal' to delay Palm's iPhone rivalFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Apple Inc., usually on the defensive when it comes to intellectual-property lawsuits, is threatening to use its hoard of patents to quash iPhone competitors. Tim Cook, ...
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Buffalo Grove team offers wireless controls for buildingsJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - A company in Buffalo Grove developed and distributes a wireless solution that connects building operations, including heating, air conditioning, ventilation and lighting...
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GateHouse, N.Y. Times go to trial over links
Jan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - BOSTON -- On one side is GateHouse Media, one of the nation's largest publishers of community newspapers. On the other is The New York Times Co., the parent company of T...
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Google exceeds 4Q forecasts, though earnings drop
Jan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. reported its first-ever drop in quarterly profit Thursday, but the Internet search leader is still weathering the economic storm better than ...
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Report: Canadian regulators to fine RIM co-CEOs
Jan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - TORONTO -- Canadian regulators are seeking a record penalty that could be as high as US$80 million from the two top executives of BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion fo...
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Samsung Electronics reports 4th quarter net loss
Jan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics, the world's largest manufacturer of flat screen televisions, memory chips and liquid crystal displays, posted its first ever q...
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ComEd to offer text alerts to customersJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - ComEd is seeking about 10,000 customers to sign up for its text messaging alert pilot program that launches Feb. 1. You could sign up today at www.comed.com. Click on t...