Information Technology
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Consumers cut spending again as recession deepens
Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Consumers reduced their spending at retail stores again in November while the costs of goods before they reach store shelves also continued to drop, more ba...
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Need help in class? Students turning to YouTube videos
Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - MIAMI - When University of Central Florida junior Nicole Nissim got stumped in trigonometry, she checked out what was showing on YouTube. Nissim typically scours the vid...
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Shake-up continues at TicketsNow.comDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Did Cheryl Rosner resign on her own or was she asked? The chief executive officer of TicketsNow.com in Rolling Meadows has been on board for about 1½ years, including t...
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Are you spending less?Dec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Heating bills, salary cuts and increasing food costs are forcing many parents to trim family budgets. But the look on a child's face when they see holiday gifts is toug...
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Google shifts Chrome browser out of test mode
Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google Inc. is shifting its Web browser out of test mode just 100 days after its debut, an unusually quick transition for a company known for ke...
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Yahoo curbs severance pay in event of a takeover
Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- In a move that could make it easier to negotiate a sale, Yahoo Inc. has overhauled a severance program that could have saddled potential buyers with a h...
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OMG: Russian entrepreneur looks for $$$ from ;-)
Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - MOSCOW -- How much would you pay for a ;-)? A Russian businessman has trademarked the emoticon -- or combination of punctuation marks -- used to convey a wink in text me...
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MySpace teams up with Google
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- MySpace.com is teaming up with Internet search leader Google Inc. in a campaign to extend MySpace's reach and counter the expansion of their common riva...
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Survey: Half of adults play video games
Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After a day of dirty diapers and "Dora the Explorer," of laundry and homework time, when her four kids are finally asleep, Sarah Ninesling begins roaming the...
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Secret is out: Wal-Mart to start selling iPhone
Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Apple Inc.'s famous veil of secrecy appears to have stretched thin in trying to cover thousands and thousands of Wal-Mart stores. A Wal-Mart employee in Unio...