Articles filed under Washington Post
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The new Range Rover's real power: Its nameApr 24, 2016 6:34 am - Even the name of the exterior paint, Kaikoura Stone Metallic, sounds expensive. Everything else is money, too - interior ivory/almond-colored Oxford Leather, automatic X...
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That annoying wait for chip cards to clear is about to shrinkApr 24, 2016 6:32 am - Ever since banks stuck chips on millions of U.S. credit and debit cards last year, shoppers have spent a little more time waiting at the register and a lot more time com...
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Review: Nextdoor is excellent way to share information with your neighborsApr 23, 2016 6:38 am - Last fall, I read an article in The New York Times about an app called Nextdoor, which hosts social networks for neighborhoods. The writer said it had helped her feel mo...
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Wisconsin duck gets new feet, thanks to 3-D printerApr 23, 2016 6:30 am - The 3-D-printed future is here, and it's probably going to alter all aspects of our lives - including in dentistry, shopping, dining and driving. For one lucky duck in O...
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App reviews: Reddit, Spinny CircleApr 23, 2016 5:37 am - Reddit has finally launched its own official app, bringing the sprawling and at times unruly site into a format that fits neatly on a smartphone screen. The app offers a...
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How a dating app for burrito-lovers exposed one of online dating's biggest mythsApr 23, 2016 5:35 am - The only conceivably good thing about branded April Fools' pranks is that they're confined to a 24-hour period. The news releases go out; the "jokes" get mocked and aggr...
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Like the sun, the use of solar is risingApr 23, 2016 5:34 am - Installing solar panels on your roof is not just for tree-hugging environmentalists. The increasing ease of the process and the financial returns have made going solar p...
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It's not just Snapchat's Bob Marley lens: Every face-swap app has a 'blackface' optionApr 23, 2016 5:33 am - Wednesday, Snapchat launched an arguably racist Bob Marley filter that's making lots of people on the Internet mad. In a nutshell, the feature lets you wear Marley's fac...
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Prince had a complicated relationship with the InternetApr 23, 2016 5:33 am - People tend to look at a couple of things when considering what relationship Prince, who died Thursday, had with the Internet: His 2010 declaration that the "Internet's ...
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How Uber is trying to attract more hearing-impaired driversApr 23, 2016 4:32 am - Wendell Pratt can't hear what his Uber passengers say about him, but he is used to reading their reactions when they learn he is deaf. Some stare at him through his rear...