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9 Household Items That Could Be Spying on You
By Adam Levin For Americans concerned about their privacy, the NSA data grabs are daunting, but what about the data grabs happening inside your own home, perpetrated not by the government but by your coffee machine? Consider every appliance and … Continue reading
FBI pressures Internet providers to install surveillance software
By Declan McCullagh The U.S. government is quietly pressuring telecommunications providers to install eavesdropping technology deep inside companies’ internal networks to facilitate surveillance efforts. FBI officials have been sparring with carriers, a process that has on occasion included threats of contempt … Continue reading
8 Ways Privatization Has Brought Pain and Misery to American Life
By Paul Buchheit Some of America’s leading news analysts are beginning to recognize the fallacy of the “free market.” Said Ted Koppel, “We are privatizing ourselves into one disaster after another.” Fareed Zakaria admitted, “I am a big fan of … Continue reading
8 Cities Where 911 Systems Recently Failed
By Dana Liebelson New Yorkers are living with the fear that their city’s breakdown-prone emergency dispatch system could fail them when they need it most. It’s a fear that other major American cities have lived with for years. New York … Continue reading
Amazon to Hire 5000 New Employees at Fulfillment Centers
By Andrew Berg Online retailer Amazon said today that it will create 5,000 new full-time jobs across the United States. According to a press release, Amazon calims the new positions will pay 30 percent more than traditional retail jobs and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, employment, jobs, retail, software, tablets, technology
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Google Chromecast
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Tagged Chromecast, CNET, Google, HDTV, technology, television, USB
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Sprint hops aboard NYC subway DAS project
By Tammy Parker Sprint (NYSE:S) agreed to a contract that will enable it to use Transit Wireless’ distributed antenna system (DAS), which is being rolled out across the New York City subway system. Wireless customers of Sprint and its sub-brands–Boost Mobile … Continue reading
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Tagged Boost Mobile, cellular, New York City, New York City Subway, Sprint, technology, Virgin Mobile, wireless
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BlackBerry Fires 250 More Employees in Turnaround Effort
By Seth Fiegerman BlackBerry (originally RIM) laid off 250 more employees on Tuesday as part of a continued effort to turnaround the company. The layoffs, which were first reported by Bloomberg on Thursday, affected employees at BlackBerry’s product testing facility … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackberry, business, Canada, jobs, mobile computing, RIM, technology, unemployment
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U.S. Internet Speed Slows Compared To Other Countries: Report
By Betsy Isaacson Compared with other tech-savvy nations, Internet service in the U.S. is overpriced and slow. According to a “State of the Internet” report recently put out by content delivery network Akamai, U.S. service is becoming even slower — relative … Continue reading
New Google Nexus 7
Google’s Breakfast with Sundar event is over and the biggest news to come out of it was the announcement of a new Nexus 7 tablet. Yep, it’s real, and is already available for preorder. As expected, the new Nexus 7 is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluetooth, computers, Google, HDMI, LTE, Nexus, Nexus 7, snapdragon, tablet, technology, Wi-Fi
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