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Ford brings contrasts of electric and gas cars into sharper focus
Car shoppers will soon find two Ford Focus sedans sitting side by side when they visit the dealership — one with a gas tank and another with batteries.
In a milestone for the auto industry, an automaker will give consumers an option to purchase the...Tags: Ford Motor Co., Hybrid Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Nissan, Passenger Cars
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With iPad, Apple masters the art of the pricey upgrade
Bob Ochoa has owned four iPads in less than two years, but now that Apple is set to release the latest model, he's dying to get his hands on another one.
"I don't think there's anything that can stop me from buying it," said Ochoa, a photographer in...Tags: Auction Service, Companies and Corporations, West Virginia University, Services and Shopping, Science and Technology
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Chrysler earns first annual profit in more than a decade
Chrysler Groupearned its first annual profit as an independent company since 1997, a sign that the Detroit automaker is recovering from its bankruptcy reorganization and the conflicting strategies of its recent owners.
Chrysler said it earned $183...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Companies and Corporations, Earnings, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008), Chrysler Group LLC
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There's little privacy in a digital world
During his two-hour morning bike ride, Eric Hartman doesn't pay much attention to his iPhone.
But the iPhone is paying attention to him.
As he traverses the 30-mile circuit around Seal Beach, Hartman's iPhone knows precisely where he is at every moment,...Tags: Gaming, Companies and Corporations, The Home Depot, File Sharing, Wii
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Android, iPhone account for 62% of global smartphone sales and rising
L.A. Times Tech BlogApple and Android are taking over. Pushing aside once-dominant players Nokia Corp. and BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion Ltd., Google Inc.'s Android and Apple Inc. devices now account for 62% of smartphones sold worldwide, nearly doubling the 32%... -
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Facebook launches Places service to let your friends know where you are
L.A. Times Tech BlogAs part of its effort to capitalize on its exploding popularity, Facebook Inc. unveiled its new location service called Places at a company event in Palo Alto on Wednesday. The service, in the works for months, could eventually deliver a windfall in... -
With Facebook's new Places feature, users can announce where they are
Facebook Inc., leaping into the fast-growing world of location-based services, is rolling out a feature for mobile phone users to broadcast their whereabouts and track where their friends are.
With the Places feature, users can also see who else has...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Companies and Corporations, Restaurants, Forrester Research Incorporated, Advertising
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Apple, Android help smartphone sales double over last year, report says
L.A. Times Tech BlogWatch out dumb phones, the smartphones are piling on. The global sale of smartphones during the third quarter nearly doubled over the same period last year, to 80 million, said research firm Gartner Inc. in a report Wednesday. Smartphones comprised...... -
Sony PlayStation breach: What the security experts are saying
L.A. Times Tech BlogIf your account was one of the 77 million on Sony's PlayStation Network or Qriocity online music service, there's no reason to panic. Security experts say that while the scope of the breach was among the largest in history, the resulting financial... -
Sony says PlayStation Network credit-card data was encrypted
L.A. Times Tech BlogSony said PlayStation Network users' credit card data was encrypted, but not their personal and contact information....
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