NEW YORK — Apple has bought WiFiSLAM, a startup that has been developing a way to use WiFi hotspots to help smartphones navigate large indoor spaces, like stores, airports and conference centers. The purchase is part of Apple’s efforts to ...

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Apple Inc. said Monday that it sold more than 5 million iPhone 5s in the three days since its launch, fewer than analysts had expected. Apple shares fell $9.30, or 1.3 percent, to close at $690.79 on Monday. The shares ...

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Groupon launched a payment service Wednesday that allows businesses to accept credit cards using an iPhone or iPod Touch, becoming the latest company to enter the growing mobile payments market. The announcement sent the online deals company’s stock up nearly ...

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I unplugged a little from technology this weekend. Voluntarily, you ask? Of course not, I answer. (Do you know me at all?) Here’s the setup:  I was out at the Hampden Honfest with a friend, my wife and the two ...

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TORONTO — Struggling BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. said Monday that it is losing another senior executive as its chief legal officer is retiring from the company after 12 years. RIM said that Karima Bawa had been in discussions about ...

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LAS VEGAS — Sure, today’s phones can deliver the sound of a heartbeat. But how would you like to actually feel the throbbing? A few companies want to replace the crude vibration motors in today’s phones and tablets with something ...

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BOSTON — As lawyers increasingly perform their work using mobile devices, work-related applications are more important than ever before. For tracking billable hours, signing documents and other tasks, these eight apps are useful additions to any lawyer’s arsenal of tools. ...

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NEW YORK — Research In Motion Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled five new BlackBerry phones with touch screens, as it hopes to revive the line’s dwindling appeal in the face of competition from the iPhone and Android smartphones. The new phones ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is updating the iPhone to reduce the amount of time the device stores information about its users’ whereabouts. The software released Wednesday follows through on Apple’s recent promise to revise a feature that logged iPhone users’ ...

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NEW YORK — The New York Times says it will start charging for access to its website and for the use of smart phone and tablet applications later this month in the U.S. Beginning March 28, prices start at $15 ...

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