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Tech Sightings, January 22, 2014

Posted January 22nd, 2014 at 4:42 pm (UTC-5)
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Bill Gates Talks to TIME About the Three Myths of Global Aid Bill Gates says improvements in the human condition have laid the foundation for improvements in their entire societies. He tells Time why a reduction in child mortality hasn’t led to population The Elevator that Learns to Read Minds Microsoft researchers use a Microsoft Kinect […]

Tech Sightings, January 9, 2014

Posted January 9th, 2014 at 4:11 pm (UTC-5)
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The Digital Divide isn’t Racial – it’s Economic A new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds there’s no difference in Internet usage between whites and African Americans at the same income level, although college education appears to reduce the gap for people under 50. Best of CES 2014 The editors at […]

Tech Sightings, January 8, 2014

Posted January 8th, 2014 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
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2014: The Year Connected TVs Go Simple Sony, LG, Hisense, and TCL enjoyed the CES spotlight for a deceptive innovation in TVs: Keep them simple, stupid. This may be the year Internet-connected TVs come into their own, but is that enough? Could Video-Sharing Indians Disrupt Television Advertising? If 3G connections begin to deliver their actual […]

Tech Sightings, January 7, 2014

Posted January 7th, 2014 at 3:29 pm (UTC-5)
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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, January 2, 2014

Posted January 2nd, 2014 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Mobile is the Future of Payments — Here’s How Much Runway There is for Growth The habit of paying for things on smartphones and tablets is already ingrained in modern consumer society, particularly among young demographics. Mobile-focused companies are exploring how to make these transactions easier, for shoppers and merchants, at physical stores and online. […]

Tech Sightings, January 1, 2014

Posted January 1st, 2014 at 4:58 pm (UTC-5)
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How Mobile Technology is Changing Medicine As We Know it Technology is constantly shaping medicine and has led to a number of innovations in the past decade. But the emergence of mobile devices in the past few years has given rise to a fledgling branch of health-care technology called mobile health.  Beirut Startup Enters Wearable […]

Tech Sightings, December 31, 2013

Posted December 31st, 2013 at 4:27 pm (UTC-5)
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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 26, 2013

Posted December 26th, 2013 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
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China Approves Pilot to Open Mobile Telecoms Market, Boost Competition China has approved a pilot scheme allowing private companies to piggy back on the country’s three dominant telecommunications providers to offer own-brand mobile services, opening the world’s largest mobile phone market to increased competition. From Twitter to Tinder: Social Media’s Biggest Hits and Misses of […]

Tech Sightings, December 24, 2013

Posted December 24th, 2013 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
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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 […]

Tech Sightings, December 19, 2013

Posted December 19th, 2013 at 5:28 pm (UTC-5)
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Bill Gates Surprises Reddit User With Secret Santa Gifts A Reddit user likely didn’t expect much when she joined the site’s Secret Santa program. But a seven- pound package from “Bill” turned into a Christmas miracle. Nigeria: Airtel, Google Give Customers Free Internet Service Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria and Google launched a unique […]