Technology Clips
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- Yelpola? Businesses Claim Yelp Tilts Scales For Cash - All Tech Considered - Technology News And Culture Blog : NPR
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Written by Bill Chappell
here's what one reader said: I opted to take a closer look at some of my own reviews posted to Yelp, and found that a scathing and completely honest review only appeared as a review when I was logged into my account.
Quote: Yelp is being accused of using its user-review system as leverage to get companies to advertise on its site, where customers rate and comment on stores ranging from hamburger joints to veterinarians. Added: March 18, 2010 at 8:48AM EDT
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- Video Games Hit Former NCAA Stars' Sore Spot - All Tech Considered - Technology News And Culture Blog : NPR
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Written by Bill Chappell
Quote: I know I'd be mad (and, I admit, baffled) if somebody started selling a video game based on my college life. Added: March 10, 2010 at 6:16PM EST
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Written by Bill Chappell
Quote: America's Army, an online combat game developed by the Pentagon, has helped boost military recruitment. Added: March 2, 2010 at 7:56AM EST
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- Pardon Me While I Check You Out (Hold Still, Please) - All Tech Considered - Technology News And Culture Blog : NPR
- NPR
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Written by Bill Chappell
facial recognition software for your phone
Quote: At a party, Person B sees Person A -- and points their cellphone at her. They hit the "Recognize" button on their screen, and Recognizr confirms that, yes, Person A is that girl Person B hated in high school Added: February 27, 2010 at 11:05AM EST
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- Apple, Android Surge In Smartphones, Nip At Nokia - All Tech Considered - Technology News And Culture Blog : NPR
- NPR
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Written by Bill Chappell
This was interesting to see -- esp to compare smartphones, which we're all preoccupied with, to the overall (much more gigantic) market.
Quote: Apple's iPhone OS surged past Microsoft Windows Mobile to hold the third spot, selling nearly 25 million units to nearly double its market share. Research In Motion kept its second-place standing, adding three percentage points to its market share. Added: February 24, 2010 at 12:44AM EST
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- Google, FCC Look To Speed America's Lagging Broadband - All Tech Considered - Technology News And Culture Blog : NPR
- NPR
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Written by Bill Chappell
Quote: You would not win any prizes for guessing that in the broadband game, the United States is getting creamed by other developed countries. But the new FCC-commissioned report draws the picture very clearly -- in fact, at 333 pages, it practically gives a 3-D model of what's wrong with America's broadband system. Added: February 17, 2010 at 3:50PM EST
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- New Gadget, Old Tool: How We Perceive Progress - All Tech Considered - Technology News And Culture Blog : NPR
- NPR
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Written by Bill Chappell
It turns out that the horse actually serves as the grounding wire to complete the circuit on this phone (!).
Added: January 26, 2010 at 12:45PM EST
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Produced by Bill Chappell
Added: December 17, 2009 at 5:04PM EST
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- Google Goggles Visual Search: The World Around You, Explained (And Maybe Invaded) - All Tech Considered - Technology News And Culture Blog : NPR
- NPR
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Written by Bill Chappell
Added: December 11, 2009 at 6:34PM EST
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- Ode To The Internet Surliness Providers - All Tech Considered - Technology News And Culture Blog : NPR
- NPR
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Written by Bill Chappell
Added: December 4, 2009 at 3:19PM EST
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