Information Technology
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New data spill shows risk of online health recordsAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Until recently, medical files belonging to nearly 300,000 Californians sat unsecured on the Internet for the entire world to see. There were insurance fo...
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Thieves use hacking into auto anti-theft systemsAug 20, 2011 6:42 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Texting and driving don’t go well together — though not in the way you might think. Computer hackers can force some cars to unlock their doors and start ...
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New BlackBerrys improved, but lacklusterAug 20, 2011 6:15 am - Well before the iPhone, BlackBerry gained its “CrackBerry” nickname for its seemingly vital place in users’ lives. Lately, however, the surging popularity of Apple’s gad...
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‘Rift’ pulls 1 million gamers onlineAug 20, 2011 6:15 am - A million Internet users have flocked to the fantasy world of “Rift” since its March release, in a trend that threatens games consoles such as Sony Corp.’s PlayStation a...
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Fashion gets mobile with new Snapette appAug 20, 2011 6:07 am - Co-founders and Harvard alumni, Jinhee Kim and Sarah Paiji, announced the beta launch of Snapette, an application that enables fashion-savvy women to discover and share ...
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Google’s Motorola move undermines Samsung-led handset makersAug 20, 2011 6:07 am - HTC Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. and a host of smaller handset makers are at risk of losing their cachet after Google Inc. buys Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Google ...
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Survey: Cellphones a lifeline, boredom stallerAug 20, 2011 6:07 am - NEW YORK — If you’ve ever used a fake cellphone conversation to avoid real-life interactions, you’re not alone. The Pew Internet & American Life Project says that 13 per...
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Four titans in race to dominate tech industryAug 20, 2011 6:07 am - Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, has called them the “gang of four.” They are the four titans of tech: Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. And they are im...
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Review: Galaxy Tab in same class as iPad 2Aug 20, 2011 6:00 am - When it comes to consumer electronics, there’s Apple and Samsung — and everyone else. No wonder these two have been at each other’s throats lately. Whether in laptop com...
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HTC sues Apple in latest round of patent disputeAug 20, 2011 6:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. is accusing Apple Inc. of violating three patents covering smartphones and other technologies, the latest round i...