Posted Feb 03, 2012
Federal prosecutors for the Northern District of Florida have notified Atlanta nonprofit the Alliance for Digital Equality and its founder that neither are the target of an investigation by their office.
U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh sent a two-paragraph le...
Posted Jan 31, 2012
Only yesterday it was the exotic stuff of spy shows: flip on a computer and track the enemy’s speeding car.
But today, anyone with $300 can compete with Jack Bauer. Online, and soon in big-box stores, you can buy a device no bigger than a cigarette...
Posted Jan 31, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to bring its subsidy programs for low income families into the 21st century by offering funds for basic broadband service for financially disadvantaged Americans.
In its January open meeting Tuesday, ...
Posted Jan 30, 2012
THE SOURCE “The Therapeutic Value of Adolescents’ Blogging About Social-Emotional Difficulties,” by Meyran Boniel-Nissim and Azy Barak.
IN the days before the instantly pinged “OMG Where R U?,” the first words many teen...
Posted Jan 27, 2012
Just before Christmas the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced a small improvement to its 2,100 free online courses: The free online service will now grant, for a modest affordable fee, credentials for those online students who gain ma...
Posted Jan 25, 2012
The explosion ripped through Building A5 on a Friday evening last May, an eruption of fire and noise that twisted metal pipes as if they were discarded straws.
When workers in the cafeteria ran outside, they saw black smoke pouring from shattered wind...
Posted Jan 25, 2012
The outsourcing of manufacturing jobs remains a major sore point for most Americans. But owners of some of the nation’s most popular electronics — including iPhones and iPads — are less concerned than other Americans about where their...
Posted Jan 25, 2012
When you tap the screen, Viggle’s software for iPhones and iPads listens to what’s on, recognizes what you’re watching and gives you credit at roughly two points per minute. It even works for shows you’ve saved on a digital vide...
Posted Jan 23, 2012
Despite strong sales in wireless and its Fios broadband products, Verizon Communications posted a quarterly loss, which it attributed to noncash pension charges and high costs associated with selling the Apple iPhone.
(Credit: Roger Cheng/CNET)
The...
Posted Jan 23, 2012
In theory, most people agree that digitizing medical records and making them available through online apps would be a good thing. Faster, cheaper, clearer. But a series of recent articles show that it isn't always working out that way.Take, for instance,...
