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Tech Sightings, February 3, 2014

Posted February 3rd, 2014 at 4:34 pm (UTC-4)
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How Social Media Changed the World Ten years after Facebook was launched, social media continues to transform the world. Who knows what the future of technology will bring to a connected world? Mentally Ill Man Launches Massive Social Media Campaign to Find the Person Who Saved His Life in 2008 Londoner Jonny Benjamin, who was […]

Tech Sightings, January 30, 2013

Posted January 30th, 2014 at 4:44 pm (UTC-4)
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Lenovo Faces Chance to Become Rare PC Maker Successful in Phones Chinese company Lenovo’s US$2.9 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility from Google could position Lenovo to become one of rare PC makers with handset businesses. Related: Lenovo Buys Google’s Handset Business for $2.91B South Africa Demonstrates Algae-to-Energy Technology A demonstration by the Nelson Mandela […]

Tech Sightings, January 9, 2014

Posted January 9th, 2014 at 4:11 pm (UTC-4)
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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 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 […]