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Why GPS could keep its American accent
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Molly Wood
Feb 8, 2013
The European Union is taking a hard look this week at its Galileo navigation system -- an alternative to American GPS. Galileo is so far costing three times what was projected.
Amazon to launch virtual currency
by
Jim Burress
Feb 7, 2013
This week, the retailing giant said it will soon offer its own currency, called the Amazon Coin.
iPad home videos: An etiquette lesson
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Molly Wood
Feb 7, 2013
iPad home videos -- what's worth recording, where, and how?
Will.i.am on the Internet of things
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Molly Wood
Feb 6, 2013
Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas is happy to admit he's a tech geek. The musician, producer, philanthropist now has the title Director of Creative Innovation at the chipmaker Intel.
Samsung stakes a claim in Silicon Valley
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Molly Wood
Feb 6, 2013
The giant Korean manufacturing company will create a huge research center and venture capital fund in Silicon Valley.
President's Chief Technology Officer announces new round of Innovation program
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Molly Wood
Feb 5, 2013
President Obama's Chief Technology Officer, Todd Park, talks about what exactly America's CTO does -- and announces a second round of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program.
America: Land of the free...Internet?
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Molly Wood
Feb 5, 2013
Some American cities tried this and ran up against a buzz saw of opposition from companies that sell Internet service.
For public good, not for profit.
How Sandy disrupted phone communications
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Molly Wood
Feb 5, 2013
The FCC looks at what can be done to minimize disruptions to phone service during natural disasters.
Why Microsoft wants a piece of Dell
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David Gura
Feb 4, 2013
As Dell explores going private, Microsoft is an interested investor. It needs computer companies that focus on Windows-powered machines.
Cisco CEO: Get ready for 'the Internet of everything'
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Molly Wood
Feb 4, 2013
Are we moving away from an Internet of webpages and toward an Internet of things, or an Internet of interconnected objects?