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Five-Year-Old Boy Spends More Than $2,500 on 'Zombies Vs. Ninjas' App

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:05:21 +0000

Everyone knows it costs money to raise a child, but it’s the unforeseen expenses that really add up.

Oneida County Lead Primary Prevention Receives New iPads

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:31:07 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The Oneida County Health Department is embracing technology with the goal of cutting down the time it takes to inspect homes for lead.

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Homeowner Catches UPS Man Stealing Daughter's Just Delievered iPad

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:48:32 +0000

Al Alverson didn't get the iPad mini that he had ordered through FedEx. However, the blame for the non-delivery rested squarely on UPS.

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Will You Buy The iPad Mini?

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:42:51 +0000

Cupertino, CA (WIBX) - Apple is counting on sales of the new iPad Mini, hitting store shelves across the United States today.

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Albert Einstein's Brain Featured In A New App For The iPad

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:50:39 +0000

Chicago, IL (WIBX) - His is one of the most famous brains in history and, prior to his death in 1955, Albert Einstein requested that his brain be made available for scientific research.

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Apple Unveils the New iPad — What Will It Do?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:15:59 +0000

While Wednesday’s roll-out of the new generation of Apple’s iPad didn’t have quite the fanfare of prior events helmed by the company’s late co-founder, Steve Jobs, that doesn’t mean people weren’t paying attention.

Here’s a quick rundown of the announcement.

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Study Discovers Wealthier Parents More Likely to Download Apps for Kids

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:44:20 +0000

A new study by the San Francisco-based non-profit group Common Sense Media found that affluent parents download apps specifically for their young children more than parents of lesser financial means do.

Deemed the “app gap,” researchers found almost half of families with incomes above $75,000 had downloaded such apps, compared with only one in eight families earning less than $30,000. Lower-income families were also more likely to have televisions in their kids’ bedrooms.

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Pope Benedict XVI Sends First Papal Tweet From an iPad [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:10:23 +0000

The technologically-savvy Pope Benedict XVI has already encouraged priests to blog and helmed the launch of the Vatican’s YouTube channel and Pope2You mobile and Facebook apps. So it’s really no surprise that as part of his newly-launched news portal, the pontiff sent his first tweet recently — from the papal iPad.

You can follow the Vatican on Twitter at @news_va_en.

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