Information Technology
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Why you shouldn't use your fingerprints as passwords
Aug 15, 2015 7:34 am - Ever since Apple introduced TouchID for iPhones, more and more smartphones feature fingerprint scanners. And that has some security researchers worried. "If you leak a p...
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7 quick facts about Sundar Pichai, Google's new CEO
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Why self-service kiosks won't take over checkoutAug 15, 2015 7:32 am - To see why robots aren't going to wipe out everyone's job anytime soon, look no further than the annoyed and bewildered customers confronting store self-checkout units s...
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A simple guide to buying cellphone service in 2015
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How your phone can ward off ticks and sunburnsAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - There are two health issues many Mid-Atlantic residents fret about each summer: sunburn and Lyme disease. It turns out that smartphones, which most people have at hand e...
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'Straight Outta Compton' marketing brings film into mainstream
Aug 15, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES -- Everybody can be straight outta somewhere, and that's fine with Universal Pictures. An online marketing campaign for the rap-music film “Straight Outta Co...
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What's behind political left's frustration with tech
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How the 'right to be forgotten' could take over the American Internet, too
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Want a bike path? Crowdfund it
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App reviews: LiveText, Angry Birds 2Aug 15, 2015 7:00 am - Yahoo's latest messaging app is for those who want to be seen, but not heard. Livetext's odd combination of texting and silent, live video means that it's sort of betwix...