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Google has announced the launch of a new Chromebook. The new Samsung Chromebook will run on Chrome OS.  Features of the Samsung Chromebook will include a clamshell-styled body, 2GB RAM, a Samsung Exynos 5 1.7GHz dual-core processor, an 11.6-inch display,...

The Internet offers many things to its users, from helping them connect and reconnect with family and friends to providing a world of information right at their fingertips. It offers another way to “get you there” via real-time text, voice and...

As serious shoppers invade malls and department stores on Black Friday, local business owners hope they remember to shop local. Small Business Saturday, scheduled for Nov. 26, is dedicated to supporting small businesses during one of the busiest...

This column marks another milestone for me, as it is my 800th Net Xpress column. As a young child, my dream was to become a school teacher but, there was a slightly different plan waiting for me in life. Even so, in a way, this column actually has become...

It is interesting to see how people of different generations make use of today’s technology. I plan to include a random “technology profile” showing how technology is incorporated into the daily lives of others. Today’s...

The gig: Emily Schuman, 30, is the lifestyle maven behind the popular blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, a confectionary collection of stylish outfits, recipes, home decor tips and do-it-yourself projects. Think Martha Stewart meets Carrie Bradshaw. The blog...

The new general manager of WGN-AM 720, charged with energizing the prominent station, is both a surprising choice for the job and a familiar one. He is Jimmy de Castro, one of Chicago's most charismatic, successful and well-known broadcast managers,...

Veteran Chicago radio executive Jimmy de Castro has been named president and general manager of WGN-AM 720, Tribune Co. announced Thursday. The move puts one of Chicago's most charismatic and successful broadcast managers in charge of the legacy radio...

Tribune Co. has named Internet veteran Shashi Seth as president of Tribune Digital Ventures, a new standalone unit aimed at developing digital products to capitalize on the Chicago-based media company's content. Seth, a former Yahoo senior executive...

When Google went public in 2004 for $85 a share, I wrote a column questioning such a high valuation for a company built on a math equation. Wasn't it inevitable that someone would come along with a better search algorithm? Google closed Monday at $908....

Underscoring that technology increasingly will drive the success of traditional media outlets, Tribune Co. is planting a flag in Silicon Valley and has hired a former top Yahoo executive to lead the company's digital ventures. Shashi Seth, who has...

  “Hating Heidi Foster is a young adult novel about the place of honor true friendships hold in our lives,” claims author Jeffrey Blount. “It is about suffering and loss and the ethics of grief. It is about a deep and painful conflict,...