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Harnessing New Technology to Make Old Cars Safer - New York Times

01-10-2015 21:17 via

New York Times
Harnessing New Technology to Make Old Cars Safer
New York Times
LIKE many parents of young drivers, Shane Coulter wants his 16-year-old daughter's car to be as safe as possible when she takes to the road. But like many older vehicles, the 2008 Jeep Wrangler that he bought for her lacked many high-tech safety ...

Quikr enters job-search vertical with 'QuikrJobs'

01-10-2015 15:22

Quikr's latest vertical follows the launch of QuikrCars and QuikrHomes.

TD Bank technology centre to employ 120 in Waterloo - Waterloo Record

01-10-2015 14:26 via

TD Bank technology centre to employ 120 in Waterloo
Waterloo Record
WATERLOO — TD Bank Group is creating 120 jobs in Waterloo with the opening of a technology innovation centre. The office, at 55 Columbia St. E., is already up and running, with a few employees on-site since mid-September. Those numbers are expected ...and more »

Technology provides real-time, actionable insights to construction project ... - Phys.Org

01-10-2015 13:00 via

Phys.Org
Technology provides real-time, actionable insights to construction project ...
Phys.Org
Project managers at construction, mining and agricultural sites could benefit from technology developed by Purdue University civil engineers that could provide a real-time overview and help control cost and time overruns.

AARP Starts $40 Million Venture Fund for Technology for Seniors - Bloomberg

01-10-2015 12:45 via

AARP Starts $40 Million Venture Fund for Technology for Seniors
Bloomberg
AARP, the 37 million-member organization for people 50 and older, is establishing a $40 million venture capital fund to boost innovation and technology that will serve its constituents. The fund, administered by a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co., will ...

Tweets sent from smartphones more likely to be egocentric: Study

01-10-2015 12:23

The researchers found that mobile tweets are not only more egocentric in language than any other group, but that the ratio of egocentric to non-egocentric tweets is consistently greater for mobile tweets than from non-mobile sources.

Impact of classroom technology questioned - Colorado Springs Gazette

01-10-2015 12:21 via

Impact of classroom technology questioned
Colorado Springs Gazette
For decades, there has been a vision of an education system transformed by technology. Many have believed, or at least hoped, that the combined power of hardware, software and the Internet would vastly improve student performance. This vision has may ...

Technology to be key enabler of financial inc... - Forbes India

01-10-2015 12:09 via

Forbes India
Technology to be key enabler of financial inc...
Forbes India
hile ten entities are on the cusp of becoming small finance banks, aiming to bring the financially excluded population of the country under the banking purview, technology will be the game changer in the space, said Samit Ghosh, chief executive officer ...and more »

Teaming up with GE to create industrial Internet technology - Nikkei Asian Review

01-10-2015 12:00 via

Teaming up with GE to create industrial Internet technology
Nikkei Asian Review
NEW DELHI (NewsRise) -- Infosys, India's second biggest software developer, and U.S. manufacturing giant General Electric are teaming up to create new technology that improves the efficiency and productivity of industrial machines, as they seek to fuel ...and more »

Asus partners Foxconn to make smartphones in India

01-10-2015 11:57

The company, which will kickstart manufacturing operations with Zenfone 2 Laser followed by ZenFone Go, aims to manufacture 1.5 lakh smartphones a month by the end of the current financial year.

The most expensive Android Wear smartwatch is coming on November 9

01-10-2015 11:42

The smartwatch is expected to be priced at between $1400 and $1800.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to be CEO for second time: Report

01-10-2015 11:23

If Dorsey is anointed as Twitter's CEO, it would mark his second reign at the San Francisco company that he helped start in 2006.

World first 'drone-port' planned

01-10-2015 10:44

The pilot project is slated to begin next year, with three "drone-port" buildings due for completion by 2020, enabling the drones to cover almost half of Rwanda's countryside.

Nitin Dahad on emerging technology trends - YourStory.com

01-10-2015 10:40 via

YourStory.com
Nitin Dahad on emerging technology trends
YourStory.com
With a background in engineering, electronics, telecoms and digital media, Nitin Dahad brings to the table a long list of achievements. YourStory caught up with him on his recent visit to India and he spoke to us about emerging global trends, the ...

Cheating in Facebook games is 'okay' for gamers: Study

01-10-2015 10:30

The use of cheat codes - a means of cheating requiring greater technical skill - was a much rarer practice among social network gamers.

LG Watch Urbane 2nd edition: LG launches first Android Wear smartwatch with cellular support

01-10-2015 10:20

The new LG Watch Urbane offers cellular features in addition to the existingconnectivity options of 4G, 3G, WiFi, and Bluetooth.

World first 'drone-port' to help deliver medical supplies in remote locations

01-10-2015 08:54

The pilot project is slated to begin next year, with three "drone-port" buildings due for completion by 2020, enabling the drones to cover almost half of Rwanda's countryside.

Top 10 features in the LG V10: Always-on second screen, 2TB storage support, dual front cameras and more

01-10-2015 08:41

LG Electronics has unveiled a new smartphone that has a few firsts to its credit and also packs in a number of other interesting features.

Freevolt: A system that can generate electricity from thin air

01-10-2015 07:25

The Freevolt technology has a multi-band antenna and rectifier, a type of battery that converts alternating current to direct current, and is capable of absorbing energy from multiple radio frequency bands.

DMACC program aims to increase the number of women in technology - Ames Tribune

01-10-2015 07:00 via

Ames Tribune
DMACC program aims to increase the number of women in technology
Ames Tribune
A Workiva developer works on a laptop at the Workiva headquarters, in Ames. Workiva is one of several central Iowa businesses that have teamed with Des Moines Area Community College to create a program that promotes gender diversity in the field of ...

'Need for Speed No Limits' now available for mobile devices

01-10-2015 06:57

The mobile racing game is now available for Apple and Android devices.

Fujifilm launches new selfie-friendly instant camera

01-10-2015 06:43

The camera even comes with a Selfie mirror beside the lens so that users can check their framing before clicking shoot.

Facebook redesigns mobile profiles; lets you add video instead of static display picture

01-10-2015 06:30

A profile videos or a short looping video clip can be used in place of a static profile picture.

Patent wars: Microsoft, Google agree to bury past; sign truce

01-10-2015 06:23

The agreement also drops all litigation involving Motorola Mobility, which Google sold to Lenovo Group Ltd last year while keeping its patents.

LG V10: LG unveils dual screen smartphone with dual front cameras, manual video mode

01-10-2015 06:11

The dual screen has been incorporated in the LG V10 to help strengthen the battery life and also make the smartphone experience better.

Microsoft accidentally lists Lumia 950, 950 XL on its online store ahead of launch

01-10-2015 06:09

The listing, however, does not reveal the price of the two flagship devices running the latest Windows 10 software.

Geothermal Energy: Is New Technology Resetting the Agenda? - POWER magazine

01-10-2015 06:06 via

POWER magazine
Geothermal Energy: Is New Technology Resetting the Agenda?
POWER magazine
After years of stressing the conventional virtues of geothermal power production—reliable, baseload renewable energy from geological sources—the geothermal industry and the U.S. government are looking at ways technology can change the hot rocks ...

iFixit tears down the Apple TV, Apple removes iFixit app from its store

01-10-2015 05:29

iFixit announced that its app on the Apple App Store was removed after it tore down the Apple TV.

Experts believe new chip technology will reduce fraud - WESH Orlando

01-10-2015 04:13 via

WESH Orlando
Experts believe new chip technology will reduce fraud
WESH Orlando
HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO PROCESS THE CARDS. WESH 2'S DAVE McDANIEL SHOWS US. IF IT'S FOR EXTRA SECURITY I'M ALL FOR IT. Reporter: EVERY CUSTOMER USING A CREDIT CARD HOPES FOR AS MUCH SECURITY AS CARDS ...
First Niagara to begin using 'chip and pin' technologyWGRZ-TV
The problem with America's new credit card technologyMarketWatch
New Technology Protects Consumers From FraudYourErie
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MLC brings technology to over 100 low decile schools - Scoop.co.nz

01-10-2015 03:32 via

MLC brings technology to over 100 low decile schools
Scoop.co.nz
One year on, the Mobile Learning Centre – a community initiative designed to share new technology to New Zealand's most remote and least advantaged communities has travelled over 20,000kms across the North Island visiting over 100 low decile schools.and more »

Hillary Clinton aides worried about antiquated technology, use of personal email - PCWorld

01-10-2015 02:13 via

PCWorld
Hillary Clinton aides worried about antiquated technology, use of personal email
PCWorld
Senior aides to Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state expressed concerns about the poor level of computer technology at the State Department and the use of personal email by staffers, according to emails released Wednesday. In one email sent ...
Hillary Clinton email from 2011 reveals concerns with State Department technologyThe Daily Dotall 1,320 news articles »

Cars, technology and the modern economy - The Interpreter

01-10-2015 02:03 via

Benzinga
Cars, technology and the modern economy
The Interpreter
Yesterday electric car company Tesla launched the first-ever fully electric SUV, the Model X. Despite the fact that the company is not profitable, there is tremendous buzz around Tesla and its potential to transform the auto industry with electric cars ...
Tesla's Model X Is 'A Technology Masterpiece'Benzinga
Tesla Model X: Elon Musk launches first all-electric SUVThe Guardianall 1,314 news articles »

Career Counsel: It takes more than technology to foster collaboration - Financial Times

01-10-2015 01:47 via

Career Counsel: It takes more than technology to foster collaboration
Financial Times
For years, techies have talked about cloud technology and its power to boost collaboration. Allowing employees to share files quickly and to work on documents together using many types of devices has transformed the way we work; as has using video ...

Real-time analytics just 'hype technology'? | #BigDataNYC - SiliconANGLE (blog)

01-10-2015 01:05 via

SiliconANGLE (blog)
Real-time analytics just 'hype technology'? | #BigDataNYC
SiliconANGLE (blog)
“People reach for real-time and streaming engines where it's not really important for the use case,” according to Ron Bodkin, founder and president of Think Big, A Teradata Corp. company. Referring to the current trend toward real-time, Bodkin called ...and more »

Harnessing New Technology to Make Old Cars Safer - New York Times

Quikr enters job-search vertical with 'QuikrJobs'

TD Bank technology centre to employ 120 in Waterloo - Waterloo Record

Technology provides real-time, actionable insights to construction project ... - Phys.Org

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AARP Starts $40 Million Venture Fund for Technology for Seniors - Bloomberg

Tweets sent from smartphones more likely to be egocentric: Study

Impact of classroom technology questioned - Colorado Springs Gazette

Technology to be key enabler of financial inc... - Forbes India

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Teaming up with GE to create industrial Internet technology - Nikkei Asian Review

Asus partners Foxconn to make smartphones in India

The most expensive Android Wear smartwatch is coming on November 9

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to be CEO for second time: Report

World first 'drone-port' planned

Nitin Dahad on emerging technology trends - YourStory.com

Cheating in Facebook games is 'okay' for gamers: Study

LG Watch Urbane 2nd edition: LG launches first Android Wear smartwatch with cellular support

World first 'drone-port' to help deliver medical supplies in remote locations

Top 10 features in the LG V10: Always-on second screen, 2TB storage support, dual front cameras and more

Freevolt: A system that can generate electricity from thin air

DMACC program aims to increase the number of women in technology - Ames Tribune

'Need for Speed No Limits' now available for mobile devices

Fujifilm launches new selfie-friendly instant camera

Facebook redesigns mobile profiles; lets you add video instead of static display picture

Patent wars: Microsoft, Google agree to bury past; sign truce

LG V10: LG unveils dual screen smartphone with dual front cameras, manual video mode

Microsoft accidentally lists Lumia 950, 950 XL on its online store ahead of launch

Geothermal Energy: Is New Technology Resetting the Agenda? - POWER magazine

iFixit tears down the Apple TV, Apple removes iFixit app from its store

Experts believe new chip technology will reduce fraud - WESH Orlando

MLC brings technology to over 100 low decile schools - Scoop.co.nz

Hillary Clinton aides worried about antiquated technology, use of personal email - PCWorld

Cars, technology and the modern economy - The Interpreter

Career Counsel: It takes more than technology to foster collaboration - Financial Times

Real-time analytics just 'hype technology'? | #BigDataNYC - SiliconANGLE (blog)