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Year: 2015

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BackBeat Sense wireless headphones allow you to wander

July 21, 2015

Plantronics new wireless BackBeat Sense headphones are lightweight and allow you to wander up to 100 meters from your phone or other sound source […]

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Males who perform poorly in online games less likely to support female players

July 20, 2015

Men who are losers are more likely to direct hostility towards female game players. […]

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Parents get emotional support and useful information from social media

July 16, 2015

Study co-author Cliff Lampe tells CBS News how social media helps support parenting It should come as no surprise that parents are heavy social media users. There are some who say that parents’ flocking to Facebook […]

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No surprise Microsoft phones never took off

July 12, 2015

by Larry Magid The news that Microsoft has laid off thousands of workers from its phone division and is taking a multibillion dollar write-off from its Nokia acquisition didn’t surprise me. Although some Windows Phones […]

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NY Stock Exchange Explains What Caused Glitch

July 10, 2015

Despite all the conspiracy theories as to why the New York Stock Exchange, United Airlines and the Wall Street Journal site went down on the same day, all evidence points to technique glitches, not hack […]

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Polaroid cameras still have fans as do instant photo printers

July 2, 2015

Do you remember Polaroid cameras? They were a big part of my youth. Invented in 1948 and popular in the 50s, 60s and 70s, these “instant cameras” printed out (actually developed) your picture in about […]

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Sprint making house calls in some cities

June 29, 2015

Cell phone carrier Sprint is making house calls in Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and surrounding areas […]

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Let’s not use 21st century technology with 19th century pedagogy

June 26, 2015

In a talk at the National PTA Conference in Charlotte, NC, Thomas Murray, State and District Digital Learning Policy and Advocacy Director for Alliance for Education, reminded me of what’s been bothering me for years. “We’re […]

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Fitness devices can help us learn about our collective health

June 25, 2015

An increasing number of people are quantifying their lives, especially when it comes to fitness. For example, according to my Basis fitness watch, I took 9,192 steps walking around New York City on Wednesday. I […]

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Google to remove revenge-porn images from search results

June 19, 2015

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