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Year: 2015

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Lowe’s installs 3D scanning and printing in Silicon Valley hardware store

April 30, 2015

The Orchard Supply Hardware store in Mountain View, which is owned by Lowe’s, is taking a baby step toward a future where instead of just selling products, they’ll be able to help customers build their […]

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Samsung and Sprint ‘Try Harder’ With Galaxy S6 and improved network

April 24, 2015

For five decades, Avis used the advertising slogan “We Try Harder” to promote how the car rental company went out of its way to compete with the industry leader. The slogan was retired in 2012 […]

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Curious launches free ‘lean-back’ online courses

April 23, 2015

Curious.com is adding free learning channels to its collection of online courses, allowing potential customers to “lean back” and learn while encouraging viewers to sign-up for their paid “lean in” service. The Menlo Park company, […]

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Make sure your website doesn’t get downgraded by Google

April 20, 2015

In a blog post, Google has warned web site operators to make sure their sites are mobile friendly, lest they risk getting a lower Google search ranking from mobile searches, which could affect their ability […]

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Basis Peak: The Important Features Of The Apple Watch For Less

April 11, 2015

Read the post on Forbes.com

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Moore’s law turns 50: An encore of Larry Magid’s 2005 interview with Gordon Moore on the 40th anniversary

April 9, 2015

Listen to Larry Magid’s 2005 interview with Gordon Moore recorded on the 40th anniversary of Moore’s Law This post is adapted from one that first appeared on CBSNews.com on April 18, 2005 On April 19, […]

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Pew Survey: Reports of Facebook’s demise among teens greatly exaggerated

April 9, 2015

Read the full post at Forbes.com

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A little speaker system that carries a big punch

April 8, 2015

I’ve been an audiophile for as long as I can remember and have owned my share of turntables, cassette players, CD players and digital music players, along with plenty of amplifiers, receivers and, of course, […]

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New, cheaper Chromebooks could build on Google’s success

April 3, 2015

by Larry Magid: Some parents and officials worry about privacy but Google has pledged not to track, profile or advertise to students. Chromebooks have been around for four years and are already gaining traction in […]

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Tech made hospital stay a bit more tolerable

April 2, 2015

I wasn’t planning to write a column about Redwood City’s Sequoia Hospital (now owned by Dignity Health), but thanks to an intestinal blockage, I wound up there from the night of March 20 through March […]

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