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ISU scientist wins presidential award

An Iowa State University scientist researching the subatomic particles called neutrinos has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the White House announced today.

Mayly Sanchez, an experimental physicist at ISU and …

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Apple receives 25 patents

Apple Inc. received 25 patents yesterday for technologies it developed for smartphones, which could mean trouble for Android phones. 

Apple has previously charged that the Google-owned Android operating system copied the interface and usability of …

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I wireless appoints new CEO

Regional wireless communication provider i wireless announced Craven Shumaker as its new president and CEO effective July 16. 

Shumaker previously served in executive leadership posts at Sprint Nextel Corp.. In his time with Sprint Nextel, …

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5 things… Businesses should know about HTML5

Information technology professionals have seen this before.

A new technological buzzword emerges, and there is a “gold rush” for businesses to upgrade to the latest and greatest.

Michael Bird, president of Spindustry Systems Inc., warns …

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Two-fifths of Iowans search for jobs online

Connect Iowa released a new report today that says “broadband is critical to empowering Iowa’s workforce” and that 720,000 Iowans use the Internet to search or apply for jobs.

As broadband Internet access expands across the state, …

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CenturyLink to expand in Louisiana

CenturyLink Inc. is expanding its headquarters in Monroe, La., with a new facility to accommodate about 600 to 800 additional employees, according to a release.

The facility is expected to house technology research facilities and additional …

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52apps aims for an app a week

Mobile software startup 52apps wants college students to create a new application for the iPhone or iPad every week, Bloomberg said. The company, based at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, can create an …

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Wireless carriers wary of campaign donations by text

Wireless carriers are balking at U.S. regulators’ move to allow political donations by text message, a plan that could reshape the nation’s campaign finance system by giving cellphone users the ability to make instant contributions, …

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Some apps are a sponge for private data

Some advertising networks have been secretly collecting smartphone application users’ personal details over the past year and now have access to millions of smartphones globally, according to U.S.-based mobile security firm Lookout Inc., Reuters reported.…

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Facebook debut chilled IPO activity in second quarter

Initial public offerings (IPOs) fell sharply in the second quarter because of Facebook Inc.’s disappointing public debut, according to new data from the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and Thomson Reuters, Reuters reported.

Though Facebook’s …