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Apps For Road Trip Traveling

Apps For Road Trip Traveling

Heading on a road trip? Tech gurus ease the hassle of long car trip with handy summer travel apps. Watch »

May 17, 2013
Dropping the Ball on Smartphone Security

Dropping the Ball on Smartphone Security

A new survey finds nearly 40% of smartphone aren't password protected. Experts say that failure to do so... Watch »

May 17, 2013
SUVs Put To The Test

SUVs Put To The Test

The Insurance Industry's Highway Safety Group is coming down pretty hard on many of those small SUV's you see... Watch »

May 16, 2013
New Camera Captures Bug's Eye View

New Camera Captures Bug's Eye View

Scientists at the University of Illinois developed a miniature lens that "sees" like a bee. The panoramic view mimic Watch »

May 16, 2013
Dumb Houses Gets Smart

Dumb Houses Gets Smart

In this interconnected world, the next big thing may be a fully-wired house. With everything from door locks... Watch »

May 16, 2013
Unique Laptop Orchestra at Your Fingertips

Unique Laptop Orchestra at Your Fingertips

Using laptops, tablets, and six sided speakers, Princeton University's Laptop Orchestra teaches students the art of... Watch »

May 15, 2013
Groupon Offers POS Service for all Brick-and-Mortar Businesses

Groupon Offers POS Service for all Brick-and-Mortar Businesses

About a year ago, Groupon acquired Breadcrumb, the creator of a POS system and iPad app that targets... Read »

May 14, 2013
New Security Concerns as More Subways Get Wi-Fi

New Security Concerns as More Subways Get Wi-Fi

Subway stations used to be a communications black hole, but that's changing quickly and while staying connected... Watch »

May 14, 2013
Weekend Web: Hitting The Links With Ease

Weekend Web: Hitting The Links With Ease

NBC 5's Charlie Wojciechowski Takes A Look At EZLinks To Make Booking A Round Of Golf More Convenient. Watch »

May 12, 2013
Microsoft Issues Temporary Fix for IE Takeover Threat

Microsoft Issues Temporary Fix for IE Takeover Threat

The FBI has issued a warning about a vulnerability in the most popular version of the Internet browser that... Read »

May 10, 2013
10 Apps Every Entrepreneur Should Use

10 Apps Every Entrepreneur Should Use

Again, I am pretty loathe to do “refer posts,” or ones that just use up your time and reading efforts to point you t... Read »

May 10, 2013
New Apps Have DIY-ing In Mind

New Apps Have DIY-ing In Mind

Thanks to new apps, simple instructions for crafting nearly anything can be found on your smartphone. Watch »

May 13, 2013
Watch Production Ticking in Detroit

Watch Production Ticking in Detroit

The Shinola Company believes time is ripe to produce wristwatches in the U.S. again. Workers in Detroit are... Watch »

May 9, 2013
Solar Power Helps Monitor Carbon Fuels

Solar Power Helps Monitor Carbon Fuels

Oil and natural gas companies are using more solar power to provide electricity to power remote monitoring stations... Watch »

May 8, 2013
Technology Can Help Keep Kids Safe from Abductors

Technology Can Help Keep Kids Safe from Abductors

Devices, applications and services protect children and their parents from the unthinkable. Read »

May 7, 2013
Robots In Class

Robots In Class

New technology allows home-bound students to attend school by proxy. Watch »

May 7, 2013
Sarah Brightman Heads to Space

Sarah Brightman Heads to Space

Sarah Brightman plans on becoming the first recording artist to orbit the earth when she takes a trip to... Watch »

May 7, 2013
IBM Makes Tiniest Movie Ever

IBM Makes Tiniest Movie Ever

IBM says it has made the tiniest stop-motion movie ever - a one-minute video of individual carbon... Watch »

May 7, 2013
Why Groupon Goods VP and GM Quitting May Not Indicate Much of Anything

Why Groupon Goods VP and GM Quitting May Not Indicate Much of Anything

The shake-ups at the daily-deal giant continue: Faisal Masud, Groupon’s VP and GM of Groupon Goods, will be leaving... Read »

May 6, 2013

PHOTOS: 1871's One-Year Anniversary Party

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May 3, 2013
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