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Microsoft expected to reveal next Xbox in May
By Brett Molina Microsoft will host an event at its Redmond, Wash., campus on May 21, where it is expected it will reveal the long-awaited successor to the Xbox 360. Media invites sent to outlets including USA TODAY confirm a … Continue reading
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Tagged electronics, game consoles, gaming, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, technology, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360
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Attempted sexual assault victims 911 call disconnected; dispatcher locates crime scene by “pinging” cell phone
When the line went dead after the victim of an attempted sexual assault called 911 Saturday night, Thurston County sheriffs deputies located her only after an emergency dispatcher “pinged” the cell phone she used to make the call by using … Continue reading
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Tagged 911, cellular, crime, CrimeStoppers, GPS, justice, law, Mobile phone, Sexual assault, technology, Washington
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Young Adults With Autism Can Thrive In High-Tech Jobs
By Lauren Silverman The job hunt is complicated enough for most high school and college graduates — and even tougher for the growing number of young people on the autism spectrum. Despite the obstacles that people with autism face trying to … Continue reading
John McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!
Interesting presentation on texting in our society.
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Tagged communication, English language, John McWhorter, language, linguist, LOL, technology, TED, Text messaging, texting, twitter, video, writing
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Dish Network to make $25.5 billion Sprint bid
By Kim Hjelmgaard Dish Network is launching a $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel. The offer is an attempt to scupper Softbank of Japan’s acquisition of the major U.S. wireless carrier. Dish said it’s offer is superior to the Japan … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Charlie Ergen, Dish Network, economy, New York, Softbank, Sprint, Sprint Nextel, technology, wireless
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CIAs Gus Hunt On Big Data: We Try To Collect Everything And Hang Onto It Forever
By Matt Sledge NEW YORK — The CIAs chief technology officer outlined the agencys endless appetite for data in a far-ranging speech on Wednesday. Speaking before a crowd of tech geeks at GigaOMs Structure:Data conference in New York City, CTO … Continue reading
Cyberattack on Florida election is first known case in US, experts say
By Gil Aegerter Staff Writer, NBC News An attempt to illegally obtain absentee ballots in Florida last year is the first known case in the U.S. of a cyber attack against an online election system, according to computer scientists and … Continue reading
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Why Americans Are So Ignorant — It’s Not Only Fox News, There Are Some Understandable Reasons for it
By Lawrence Davidson In 2008, Rick Shenkman, the Editor-in-Chief of the History News Network, published a book entitled Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth about the American Voter. In it he demonstrated, among other things, that most Americans … Continue reading →