Internet
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Hybrid computers may replace old PCsJan 19, 2013 6:41 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — In the three years since Apple launched the iPad, a once-crazy idea has grown to become conventional wisdom: The PC is dying. Every few months, marke...
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New Dish box sends TV shows ‘hopping’ to iPadJan 12, 2013 7:11 am - LAS VEGAS — Dish Network Corp. revealed a set-top box called “Hopper” last year, named for its ability to send the TV signal “hopping” from room to room, covering all th...
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TV-over-Internet service expands despite lawsuitsJan 12, 2013 6:42 am - NEW YORK — The Barry Diller-backed Internet company that challenged cable and satellite TV services by offering inexpensive live television online plans to expand beyond...
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Analysts predicting slow start for ‘ultra-HD’ TVsJan 12, 2013 6:21 am - LAS VEGAS — “Ultra-HD” TVs were the talk of International CES the gadget show, but the televisions aren’t likely to account for much of the market even four years down t...
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Google to offer public Wi-Fi in New York City neighborhoodJan 12, 2013 6:16 am - NEW YORK — Google said Tuesday it is teaming up with a New York City neighborhood business group to provide the company’s first urban Wi-Fi network. The network will be ...
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Big TVs with 'ultra-high definition' latest rageJan 12, 2013 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS — The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens — unless the viewer moves f...
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New Qualcomm chips promise phone video in Ultra HDJan 12, 2013 5:59 am - LAS VEGAS — TV makers trotted out sets with “Ultra HD” resolution at the International CES electronics trade show in Las Vegas. Few video cameras record at that resolut...
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Sony uses movie studio to press ultra-HD advantageJan 12, 2013 5:42 am - LAS VEGAS — Sony Corp. is finally pressing its advantage as a conglomerate that owns both high-tech gadgets and the content that plays on them by being the only electron...
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Google leader gets look at North Koreans using InternetJan 08, 2013 5:04 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — Students at North Korea’s premier university showed Google’s executive chairman Tuesday how they look for information online: they Google it. B...
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Google executive chairman arrives in North KoreaJan 07, 2013 4:56 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — Google’s chairman wants a first-hand look at North Korea’s economy and social media during his private visit Monday to the communist nation, his...