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With Growth of 'hacker Scouting,' More Kids Learn to Tinker
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With Growth of 'hacker Scouting,' More Kids Learn to Tinker

Countless kids have grown up with the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts ,or Campfire Girls, but for some families, the uniforms and outdoor focus of traditional Scouting...

Google Apps Challenging Microsoft in Business
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Google Apps Challenging Microsoft in Business

It has taken years, but Google seems to be cutting into Microsoft's stronghold—businesses.

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Science Fair Projects Demystified in Jpl Education Videos

Just in time for science fair season, the Education Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a video series designed to take teachers, students and...

Top Tech 2013
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Top Tech 2013

IEEE Spectrum looks at technology initiatives that will make news in the coming year.

E-Reader Market Shrinks Faster Than Many Predicted
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E-Reader Market Shrinks Faster Than Many Predicted

Nearly three years after the first iPad was introduced, the tablet has come a long way. Now there are plenty of smaller, cheaper tablets that are pretty powerful...

The Man Looking to Turn Samsung Into a Silicon Valley Trendsetter
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The Man Looking to Turn Samsung Into a Silicon Valley Trendsetter

Samsung Electronics is a company at the top of its game, having become the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer in the last year.

The Woman Charged With Making Windows 8 Succeed
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The Woman Charged With Making Windows 8 Succeed

As the head of Windows product development at Microsoft, Julie Larson-Green is responsible for a piece of software used by some 1.3 billion people worldwide.

The Start-Ups that Favour New York Over Silicon Valley
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The Start-Ups that Favour New York Over Silicon Valley

New York's start-up scene has been booming, with the sector creating more than 10,000 jobs in the city over the past five years. Some talk of Silicon Alley as being...

Buffeted By the Web, but Now Riding It
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Buffeted By the Web, but Now Riding It

When the consumer Web exploded in the mid-1990s, part of the promise was that it would transform careers and the concept of work.

By Hiring Kurzweil, Google Just Killed the Singularity
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By Hiring Kurzweil, Google Just Killed the Singularity

Late last Friday, Google announced a jaw-dropping hire: Ray Kurzweil will join the company as a Director of Engineering. Has the world’s brainiest tech company"rapture...

Times Have Changed For the Wristwatch Industry
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Times Have Changed For the Wristwatch Industry

It showed 12:17 p.m. on all of the timepieces carried by students and young workers taking a break around a coffee table at Johnson County Community College.

Why Google Maps Is Better Than Apple Maps
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Why Google Maps Is Better Than Apple Maps

There's a simple answer: people.

Workplace Distractions: Here's Why You Won't Finish This Article
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Workplace Distractions: Here's Why You Won't Finish This Article

In the few minutes it takes to read this article, chances are you'll pause to check your phone, answer a text, switch to your desktop to read an email from the...

How London's Silicon Roundabout Really Got Started
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How London's Silicon Roundabout Really Got Started

Four years ago developer Matt Biddulph jokingly coined "Silicon Roundabout" as a description of East London's small but growing startup scene—now it's become the...

Device Helps Children with Disabilities Access Tablets
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Device Helps Children with Disabilities Access Tablets

Researchers at Georgia Tech have created Access4Kids, a wireless input device that attempts to open the world of tablet computers to children whose limited mobility...

In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung
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In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung

So sprawling is Samsung’s modern-day empire that some South Koreans say it has become possible to live a Samsung-only life: You can use a Samsung credit card to...

Tim Cook's Freshman Year: The Apple Ceo Speaks
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Tim Cook's Freshman Year: The Apple Ceo Speaks

Prior to his death on Oct. 5, 2011, Steve Jobs made sure that the elevation of Tim Cook—his longtime head of operations and trusted deputy—to Apple chief executive...

Lenovo's Quest to Be Cool
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Lenovo's Quest to Be Cool

China's Lenovo is on a roll. It has just been named the world's number one PC seller, and it has rapidly won the number two spot in mobile phones in its home market...

The Next Big Os War Is in Your Dashboard
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The Next Big Os War Is in Your Dashboard

Competition in automotive technology has long been about who's got the most horsepower, the best towing capacity or the fastest acceleration. These days, though...

How Martin Odersky Rewrote the Rules of Coding For a Mobile World
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How Martin Odersky Rewrote the Rules of Coding For a Mobile World

Next time you pull out your smartphone to use a popular application—whether it's to price check items in a store, to tweet or to check your cloud-based calendar—you...
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