Etsy Crafts IPO Putting New York Tech Companies Back on the Map
The website where people sell handmade crafts and vintage goods may be the biggest technology IPO to come out of New York since 1999.
January 14, 2015 at 08:28AM
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Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe agree to settlement in employee-poaching lawsuit
Four of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, including Google and Apple, have agreed to a new settlement deal in an antitrust lawsuit over alleged agreements the firms had not to poach each others’ employees.
January 14, 2015 at 08:28AM
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Speak & Spell: A History
“The Speak & Spell — one of the most iconic toys of the 1980s — is actually a teaching machine. By that, I don’t mean simply that it’s an electronic, educational device. The Speak & Spell is a teaching machine specifically in the tradition of B. F. Skinner, reflecting some of both Skinner’s design principles and his theories of learning.”
January 14, 2015 at 06:22AM
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Review: Can This iPhone Case Boost Your Reception?
Makers of the Reach79 claim it can increase cellular (not Wi-Fi) reception, speed downloads by up to 2x, and even increase battery life, because your phone won’t be using as much juice searching for a decent signal.
January 14, 2015 at 06:22AM
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A Tarnished Uber Tries To Woo The Press
Tonight we might get a glimpse of the kinder, gentler Uber, but we won’t be able to talk about it.
January 14, 2015 at 05:06AM
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An Answer To Tech’s Battery Life Problem?
Doron Myersdorf of Storedot tells Leo Kelion from the BBC Online tech desk about a new charger that replenishes a phone battery to full capacity in less time than it takes to boil a kettle.
January 13, 2015 at 08:00PM
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Our iPhones, Ourselves: Cell Phone Separation Anxiety Is Real
When researchers separated people from their iPhones, the poor phone-deprived souls performed worse on cognitive tasks.
January 13, 2015 at 05:32PM
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North Korea wants US evidence of its role in Sony hacking
North Korea is again insisting it had nothing to do with the cyberattack on Sony Pictures and is urging the United States to provide evidence.
January 13, 2015 at 05:19PM
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Apple Gets Action-Cam Patent; GoPro Shares Tumble
Apple has been granted a patent for a wearable camera that could possibly challenge action cameras made by GoPro.
January 13, 2015 at 05:19PM
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Can the government ban encryption?
In an era when communication takes many forms, and with the added problem that much of this communication is encrypted, how easy is it to turn this sound bite into reality?
January 13, 2015 at 02:05PM
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