Technology
Newspapers and other media cash in on quickie e-books
Newspapers and other media organizations are looking to make up for advertising shortfall by publishing e-books.
What the internet is hiding from you
How personalization on the internet, combined with the influence of social media, creates a 'filter bubble' that limits access to certain kinds of information....
An app that identifies trees
The LeafSnap app allows users to take pictures of leaves and upload them in order to identify different species of trees....
Police facial-recognition scanners raise privacy concerns
Law enforcement outfitted with iPhones capable of scanning a person's face and matching it to a database of people with criminal records. ...
The future of medical record technology
Google announced last week that they would close the doors on Google Health, leaving an opening for a new player in the medical record tech industry. ...
Adding noise to electric cars
How to find just the right sound for electric cars, which are currently so quiet they pose a danger to pedestrians, cyclists and the blind....
Survey reveals startling facts about Tweens on Facebook
In spite of law banning children under 13 from opening social media accounts, millions of tweens, often with their parents' approval, are on Facebook....
Turkey to increase internet filtering, possible censorship
Turkey often presents itself as the leading democracy of the Middle East, but internet censorship there is about to get worse....
What your cell phone knows about you
Researchers are using cell phones to get a "god's eye" view of people, to predict everything from changes in the stock market or to when you are getting sick....
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Mark Elliot (24 May, 2012 12:35:17)'Accidents' aren't keeping people from riding a bike; collisions owing to reckless operation of a motor vehicle indeed to keep folks in four wheels instead ... -
Ferrit (23 May, 2012 09:02:08)The whole judicial system is corrupt, I have been trying to settle a case in Rawalpindi court for the last 7 years with no success. The ...
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Ana (23 May, 2012 06:31:34)Who Could Refuse to Protect the Rainforest of Brazil and Feed 9 Billion People? Anyone looking at Brazil on the map sees a huge swath of ...
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john2397 (23 May, 2012 04:50:31)Looks like the major powers are ready for the new and the most deadly WAR on false ground and unwise premises. If Iran is ready ...
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Brian Adams (23 May, 2012 03:27:25)I'm surprised tourism hasn't increased to see the wreck!