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New York Times
Tethered to Technology
New York Times
How has our attachment to mobile devices affected our social interactions? To the Editor: Sherry Turkle argues that online media technologies are depleting face-to-face communication (“Stop Googling. Let's Talk,” Sunday Review, Sept. 27). But the same ...and more »

CNET
Technology to smooth today's travel turbulence
CNET
Andy Abramson spends more than 200 days a year traversing the globe. It can be a grueling combination of international flights, airport layovers and rush-hour traffic. While that kind of life on the road can bring strong men to their knees, Abramson ...and more »

Toyota bringing advanced ITS technology to mass-market models
Japan Today
By the end of 2015, Toyota will make a new ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) safety package available on three models in Japan. The package, named ITS Connect, uses Japan's standardized ITS frequency of 760 MHz to receive and share data ...

The app detects and tracks the drawing and the video stream is augmented with an animated 3D version of the character being coloured.

Indianapolis Star
Kroger tests 'smart shelf' technology
Indianapolis Star
Imagine a trip to Kroger where your grocery list tells you where the nearest item is — and sends you an alert if you accidentally pass it by on the shelf. Next, you need a small item like a spice and, just as you approach the crowded rack, the shelf ...

Chinese scientists hope to calculate almost everything in natural earth systems from the formation of clouds to changes in climate hundreds or thousands of years in the future.

Suddenly, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 seemed a better choice, but it was too late.

Barron's
Green ETFs: Technology in Disguise
Barron's
Solar, wind, and other green-energy stocks have fallen along with oil and natural gas. But these companies are really tech firms. Time to buy. Email; Print; Comments; Order Reprints. Facebook. Share. 2. Twitter. Google+. smaller; Larger. close ...and more »

Old cars gear up for safer drive with new technology
Economic Times
Like many parents of young drivers, Shane Coulter wants his 16year-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 hightech safety features ...and more »

Deputy CIO picked to lead Indiana Office of Technology
Indianapolis Business Journal
Dewand Neely has been promoted to chief information officer and director of the Indiana Office of Technology, the governor's office announced Friday. Neely currently serves as deputy CIO, a position he has held since 2013. He will assume the new job ...and more »

YourStory.com
Why building a disruptive technology company from India is hard and how you ...
YourStory.com
I will cover what I have observed over the last few years about what's right and what's needed to be improved in our system that have, by most measures, failed to produce ground-breaking research and innovation as seen in Silicon Valley and Israel ...and more »

New technology will help builders in Butler County
Hamilton Journal News (subscription)
New technology won't replace Butler County workers, but it will provide 24/7 access to certain services that currently require a trip to government offices in Hamilton. The county commissioners agreed last week to spend $156,397 on a service, license ...

Today there are a number of smartphone apps to make parents' life simple and more organised as far as kids are concerned.

Such video games are even better in their impact than "brain games", which are created specifically to improve cognitive function.

The partnership could boost the prominence of Huawei, which has received media attention from US government allegations that the company is a security threat because of perceived close links to the Chinese government.

Google would like everyone in the world to use its apps for note-taking, spreadsheets and inbox management, but Microsoft's Office still represents the productivity gold standard even as more and more of us are migrating to mobile.

Vancouver Sun
Weekend Extra: Given the technology, students always find new ways to use it
Vancouver Sun
Technology is used in classrooms today for everything from finding math equivalencies to holding interactive pop quizzes to programming remote-controlled, custom-made vehicles. Although not every school has as much technology as it could use, and some ...and more »

HRC announced that Cook had donated a "substantial" amount to help fund a gay rights initiative in his native Alabama and two other Southern states.

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Fairmont Elementary embraces brave new world of technology
TheReporter.Com
Evan Torres, 8, a third grader at Fairmont Elementary School, works on a math project on a Chromebook during class on Wednesday. The school is among the first within the district to be one-to-one with electronic devices, with the younger students using ...

HEB tries new checkout technology
FOX 7 Austin
HEB grocery stores are rolling out new technology that could shorten those check-out lines. The Highway-183 and Lakeline Boulevard HEB Plus store is the first in the Austin area to launch “Fast-Scan." Some are calling it the future of grocery store ...

CNNMoney
When will technology be able to predict crimes like the Oregon shooting?
CNNMoney
A few decades from now, experts hope that algorithms and artificial intelligence will get good enough to help law enforcement officials prevent crimes like Thursday's shooting in Oregon. Hitachi announced new technology earlier this week that takes a ...and more »

Re/code
Technology and Worship — And Worshipping Technology
Re/code
A version of this essay was originally published at Tech.pinions, a website dedicated to informed opinions, insight and perspective on the tech industry. Something I've been thinking about quite a bit recently is the role of technology in worship. I've ...

9NEWS.com
New technology helps manage diabetes
9NEWS.com
DENVER - One in 300 children under the age of 18 has type 1 diabetes. The number of diagnoses increases by three to five percent every year. Here in Colorado, the number of kids developing type 1 diabetes every year has doubled since the 1990s. This is ...