The Dawn of the Flying Smartphone
Over the next decade, we’ll see the rise of lightweight drones that fit in your pocket. In all practicality, they will be flying smartphones. I call them that because some manufactures believe drones might actually replace smartphones as the key communication device in the world. And those manufacturers plan to outfit drones with far more than camera capabilities.
December 17, 2014 at 03:15AM
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Sidecar Wants You To Know You Can Request A Female Driver
The company’s “Marketplace” feature, which allows riders to request rides based on things like price, ETA, or type of vehicle, now lets you choose a female driver.
December 17, 2014 at 01:15AM
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Who Owns the Dashboard? Apple, Google or the Automakers
When car companies do business with Apple or Google, they like to say they are dealing with a “partner” — not a supplier. In the case of Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto — two new electronic interfaces designed to let drivers use their smartphone apps on a vehicle’s built-in screen — it’s becoming clear that they won’t always be silent partners.
December 16, 2014 at 09:25PM
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The secret to the Uber economy is wealth inequality
It did not take technology to spur the on-demand economy. It took masses of poor people.
December 16, 2014 at 07:20PM
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Snowden spying leaks prompt millions to protect data
Recent revelations about government-backed surveillance have prompted millions of people to do more to keep their data private, suggests a survey.
December 16, 2014 at 04:15PM
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Dog Can Run Again Thanks To 3D Printed Prosthetics
Derby was born with deformed front legs. A cart didn’t help him experience running — so a 3D printing company designed loop-shaped prosthetics to let Derby do what dogs love to do.
December 16, 2014 at 03:17PM
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Five New Filters
“Inspired by the photography, art, fashion and design of the global Instagram community, we’re releasing five new filters that we believe are our best yet.”
December 16, 2014 at 01:48PM
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Neal Stephenson joins mysterious augmented reality company Magic Leap
Science fiction author Neal Stephenson has become the “Chief Futurist” of Magic Leap, an augmented reality company that made news this year after Google led a $542 million round of funding for it.
December 16, 2014 at 01:48PM
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Traffic to Spanish news publishers plummets after Google move
Google removed all Spanish publishers from its Google News index on Tuesday, which the company said it was forced to do as a result of a new law — a law that publishers themselves lobbied for — which requires anyone using even a short snippet of copyrighted content to pay a fee.
December 16, 2014 at 01:14PM
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Samsung in Talks With LoopPay For Wireless Phone Payments
Samsung has discussed a deal with a payments startup that would help the smartphone maker unveil a wireless mobile payments system in 2015 to rival Apple, according to multiple sources.
December 16, 2014 at 10:53AM
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