Information Technology
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Sewage-derived fuel powers Hyundai cars in CaliforniaFeb 13, 2014 10:00 pm - Jack Brouwer isn't bothered by the bouquet of biosolids. Brouwer, a scientist at the University of California at Irvine, pioneered a method for deriving pure hydrogen fr...
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Sorting iPads, Google Voice, tablets, ransomware, Windows 8Feb 10, 2014 4:00 am - iPads keep you connected 24/7. So do tablets, which are nearly, but not quite, the same thing. There’s a Google Voice phone number that will ring whatever phone you tell...
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Fingerprint security convenient, but not flawlessFeb 08, 2014 7:12 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone will be at least the third to have a fingerprint sensor for security but it's alone in letting you use th...
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Nadella faces pressure to gut Microsoft’s flagging consumer divisionsFeb 08, 2014 6:39 am - Now that the confetti has cleared, Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella faces tough choices about the path forward for the company. Two influential Microsoft shareholders h...
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Was Microsoft smart to play it safe with CEO pick?Feb 08, 2014 6:38 am - SAN FRANCISCO — After compiling a list of more than 100 CEO candidates, Microsoft settled on Satya Nadella a homegrown leader who joined the software maker in the early ...
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How social media changed the worldFeb 08, 2014 6:33 am - By Vivek Wadhwa, Special to The Washington Post When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook.com in February 2004, even he could not imagine the forces it w...
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LG G Flex: Curved phone avoids getting gimmickyFeb 08, 2014 6:15 am - By Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post It would have been so easy for the LG G Flex, available on AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile this week, to be just a collection of gimmi...
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Debit card users beware: All plastic is not protected equallyFeb 08, 2014 6:09 am - Before you whip out your debit card, consider this: if some crafty thief hacks the store terminal and goes on a shopping spree using your data, you could be held respons...
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Mobile app review: CodeacademyFeb 08, 2014 5:00 am - Codeacademy Hour of Code Do you have a little more than an hour and some curiosity to spare? Beginners to the world of coding should consider the app for the online...
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California leaders announce ‘kill switch’ billFeb 07, 2014 3:32 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Officials in California have announced proposed legislation requiring smartphones to have a built-in “kill switch” to render stolen or lost devices inope...