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Tech Sightings, February 19, 2013

Posted February 19th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
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Glass Hits Operating Theater as Wearable Tech Boosts Cancer Surgery Surgeons at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital have turned to Google Glass to access patient records, look at MRI and X-ray information during surgery. Kenya: Safaricom Beats Google, Facebook in Innovation Fast Company magazine rated Kenya’s mobile network operator Safaricom number nine in innovation globally […]

Tech Sightings, February 18, 2014

Posted February 18th, 2014 at 4:12 pm (UTC-4)
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Africa: Toilets, Trash and Social Status – the Top 10 Emergency Hygiene Challenges A 2013 survey features the most urgent needs in emergency water, sanitation and hygiene promotion services in Africa presented by more than 900 beneficiaries. Food Tech Startup Gobbles Up $23 million in Funding Up to $30 million has been invested in Hampton […]

Tech Sightings, February 13, 2014

Posted February 13th, 2014 at 2:21 pm (UTC-4)
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Humans Account for Less Than 40% of Global Web Traffic A recent report from cloud-based application delivery platform Incapsula says less than 40% of global web traffic comes from humans. And 31% of traffic comes from search engines and bots. Apple Says Supplies Don’t Come From War Zones Apple’s annual audit of contract workers who […]

Tech Sightings, February 6, 2014

Posted February 6th, 2014 at 3:10 pm (UTC-4)
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New lawsuit Against Bitcoin Miner Manufacturer Alleges Fraud, Negligence Butterfly Labs, a Bitcoin-related company, is facing its first civil lawsuit in the United States. More will will likely follow. Report: Nearly All Visitors to Sochi Winter Olympics Will Be Hacked The State Department has already cautioned that travelers should have no expectations of privacy in […]

Tech Sightings, January 7, 2014

Posted January 7th, 2014 at 3:29 pm (UTC-4)
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These Gamers are Raising Money for Charity at Mind-Blowing Speed Awesome Games Done Quick, the biggest speedrunning event of the year, kicked off Sunday at noon. It’s a unique spectacle in eSports, and not just because speedrunning is a bit of a niche phenomenon. Instead of cash prizes, the competition raises money for charity every […]

Tech Sightings, December 31, 2013

Posted December 31st, 2013 at 4:27 pm (UTC-4)
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How to Get the Most Battery Life from your Android Device If your Android device is powered on all of the time, you may well find that you run out of juice before the end of the day. Though batteries in such devices are getting more powerful, so are the features and apps that run […]

Tech Sightings, December 24, 2013

Posted December 24th, 2013 at 2:30 pm (UTC-4)
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Apple Still Has a China Problem Apple’s landmark deal with China Mobile gives it access to more than 700 million new cell phone customers – a staggering number. But it still has a long way to go before it’s a power player in the world’s biggest market for smartphones. Bill Gates Invests In The Urine […]