The author of a successful White House petition calling on government officials to legalize the unlocking of mobile phones has turned his attention to broader reform of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Sina Khanifar, the ...
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General Motors is hiring 1,000 IT staff for a center in a suburb of Phoenix, as part of its strategy to move more high-value IT work in-house. The new center will join three others it has set up in Austin, Texas; Roswell, Ga., and Warren, ...
Gov. Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 billion in a new methanol production facility on the banks of the Mississippi ...
Magisto is refining the art of personal movie making with the ability to include photos and videos when creating and sharing video stories. The company, which provides the easiest way to create and share professional quality personal ...
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LifeProof, a maker of cases for smartphones and tablets, today announced it will preview the Samsung Galaxy SIII, the company's first case for Android phones, at the 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference. New accessories for ...
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Fast Company and Target Corp. announced plans for the Co.Labs & Target Retail Accelerator, where developers will vie to create a new mobile experience for Target. Fast Company will chronicle the developers’ efforts on its new ...
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News Corporation has taken the wraps off its new tablet computer for the school market, saying the device would use "digital innovation to transform teaching and learning". Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate showed the Amplify device at ...
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McGraw-Hill Education today announced its entry into the higher education gaming market with the launch of McGraw-Hill Practice, a suite of hands-on, experiential learning games that provide the next generation of digital, personalized ...
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While some senior executives may be happy sitting in an office, SRT CEO and senior vice president of design at Chrysler Group, Ralph Gilles, prefers to be in the driver’s seat, literally. Seen in recently released footage behind the ...
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US-based Empowered Premium Nutrition has launched a natural nutrition line, which is formulated specifically for women’s immunity and functional health. The line offers powders, whole-food nutrition bars, and probiotic & antioxidant ...
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Race Across America organizers are planning a series of recreational rides across the country this year that will include gran fondo events, RAAM qualifiers and recreational rides as short as 30 miles. The 2013 RAAM Challenge Series kicks ...
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A new research study is underway at Portland State University to measure the impact of protected bike lanes or “green lanes. The study is collecting quantitative data to examine ridership, safety and the economic impact of green lanes ...
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Forget fumbling with cash and credit cards; smartphones have long been seen as a way to make in store purchases faster and easier. But several challenges need to be overcome before the technology takes off. The field of mobile payments ...
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Using a smartphone to pay for purchases in lieu of a physical debit or credit card may become a US$1 trillion business by 2015, and some ancillary technologies for consumer engagement could help to make that happen. Shopping for products ...
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When a relatively small high-tech company with some big aerospace and defense customers wanted to adopt cloud-based email for its employees, it faced the challenge that whatever choice of cloud service it adopted, it had to meet the ...