Information Technology
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Electric car maker’s aspirations collide with realityAug 17, 2013 12:51 pm - TUNICA, Miss. — Drive south from Memphis, Tenn. toward the cradle of American blues, and you come upon a landscape of dusty cotton fields and small towns dotted with yar...
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Review: Is this quadcopter a drone for the masses?Aug 17, 2013 8:30 am - SIMRISHAMN, Sweden — Unmanned aircraft, also known as drones, are revolutionizing warfare. Now, some of that technology is coming home from the war, to amuse us and give...
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Is new fertility app ambitious or creepy?Aug 17, 2013 8:11 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. My meeting the other day with a hot new San Francisco startup began routinely enough. Ikea-furnished office full of Macs, shaggy company dog, high-end ...
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App reviews: Planets, HashnoteAug 17, 2013 8:08 am - Planets: Discover the cosmos Are your eyes to the sky? For astronomy enthusiasts -- or those cultivating a love of the really great outdoors -- there are plenty of ...
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Have teens really stopped using Facebook?Aug 17, 2013 7:49 am - NEW YORK — In baseball, trend-spotting tends to be based on statistical analysis. In fashion, it’s driven by runway shows. And when it comes to social networks, the asce...
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Smartphone boon rocking digital industryAug 17, 2013 7:46 am - TOKYO — From heavy manufacturing to personal services, smartphones are making waves across a wide range of Japanese industries, shaking up long-established business mode...
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Facebook to acquire Mobile Technologies for speech recognitionAug 17, 2013 7:33 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Bloomberg News$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Facebook Inc., owner of the world’s most popular social-networking service, agreed to acquire Mobile Technologies, a deve...
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How tech is creating new digital democracyAug 17, 2013 7:33 am - Digital democracy is here. We no longer passively watch our leaders on television and register our opinions on Election Day. Modern politics happens when somebody commen...
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SanDisk fixes problem you don’t know you haveAug 17, 2013 7:31 am - File these under “solutions to problems you didn’t know you had.” They’re the SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive and Wireless Media Drive, two new gadgets that provide...
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Get used to data-mining on social mediaAug 17, 2013 7:30 am - WASHINGTON — Ever heard of Raptor X, a specialized computer tool that when used with a privately developed plug-in called “Social Bubble” can display the geographic loca...