The Government Is Using The Wrong Data To Make Crucial Decisions About The Internet
Bad maps mean federal money isn’t being spent where it should be to build out broadband connectivity.

February 10, 2019 at 10:19AM
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Nintendo Turned Things Around At The Right Time With A Healthy Dose Of Nostalgia And New Tech
Between 2010 and 2015, profits tumbled and the stock price hit an all-time low. In late 2016 fortunes turned, first they released a smartphone game and then, their new console became the fastest selling one in US history.

February 9, 2019 at 04:28PM
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How To Protect Yourself Against Webcam Hackers
Internet-connected cameras are on our computers and throughout our homes. How do we keep the creepers from seeing through?

February 9, 2019 at 03:31PM
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Tech Dude Jabronis Insist On Building A Gaming Hot Tub
We want to make fun of these guys but, honestly, this is sweet as hell.

February 9, 2019 at 02:32PM
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Is Making Phones Smaller The Solution To Phone Addiction?
Editor Dieter Bohn highlights devices and applications Silicon Valley has devised to reduce phone dependency.

February 9, 2019 at 11:54AM
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The Rise Of The iPhone Auteur
Steven Soderbergh’s “High Flying Bird” is the latest movie to be filmed entirely on a smartphone. While the technique has yet to catch on en masse, its proponents talk about its democratizing and artistically liberating effects — and it could very well be the future of filmmaking.

February 9, 2019 at 09:36AM
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Can Subscriptions Save All Media Companies, Or Just The New York Times?
After weeks of grim news out of the media industry, the Times’ revenue numbers are a bright spot.

February 8, 2019 at 04:38PM
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This $1,000 Wireless Speaker Is Astonishing, But Not Always in the Best Ways
The Devialet Phantom Reactor is smaller than a soccer ball and louder than most home theater systems.

February 8, 2019 at 12:37PM
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How SoftBank Ate The World
Led by the charismatic Masayoshi Son, Japanese conglomerate SoftBank’s Vision Fund is taking over tech, one company at a time. This is the story of what happens if the disruptors are disrupted.

February 8, 2019 at 12:37PM
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Amazon’s Home Security Company Is Turning Everyone Into Cops
Neighbors, a social media crime-reporting app owned by Amazon, creates a digital ecosystem in which you are encouraged to assume the worst about your neighbors — and people of color are once again being harmed.

February 8, 2019 at 11:33AM
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