Information Technology
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Why Microsoft wants to put internet hot spots on school buses
Mar 10, 2018 12:00 am - Microsoft is looking to turn ordinary school buses into Internet-enabled hot spots, in an experiment that's aimed at helping students in rural Michigan do their homework...
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Here's why Amazon bought the doorbell company Ring
Mar 10, 2018 12:00 am - Amazon.com Inc. just bought the Santa Monica, California-based smart home equipment maker Ring for an estimated $1 billion in cash. Though filled with less import than t...
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Flippy, the fast food robot, temporarily decommissioned for being too slow
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Teenagers are fueling an e-gaming tidal wave
Mar 10, 2018 12:00 am - Video games have come a long way since the days of Atari and Sega. Instead of pulling up a beanbag chair up to the tube TV in your parents' basement, now there are world...
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Hate your selfie? There may be a good reason (and it's not your nose)
Mar 08, 2018 12:00 am - How many times have you taken a selfie, only to hate how you looked? You aren't the only one. It's common problem, but not everyone is picking a new Instagram filter as ...
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BlackBerry sues Facebook for patent infringement over messaging
Mar 07, 2018 12:00 am - BlackBerry is suing Facebook for patent infringement, claiming the social media giant uses technology invented by the former smartphone maker in Facebook's massively pop...
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Emoji yourself: 4 cool gadgets from MWC in Barcelona
Mar 03, 2018 12:15 am - After going through thousands of stalls and 2,300 companies exhibiting over four days, here are some of the more interesting gadgets from this year's Mobile World Congre...
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Here's what it's like to ride in Waymo's self-driving van
Mar 03, 2018 12:05 am - Self-driving vehicles have become a common sight on roads in a small number of cities across the country. But for the vast majority of the country, seeing an autonomous ...
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Review: Google's tiny Clips camera isn't an evil all-seeing eye. Yet.
Mar 03, 2018 12:00 am - The very idea of the first camera from Google causes people to freak out. The tiny Clips camera, which arrived in stores Tuesday, decides on its own what to record. When...
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Analysis: Can tech fix its own future?
Mar 03, 2018 12:00 am - Is technology-based innovation, long seen as our best hope for improving quality of life, developing sustainable energy sources and equalizing global economic opportunit...