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WI-FI? Why Not? Homeless Are Avid Users OF NYC'S Free Kiosks
An ambitious effort to replace obsolete New York City pay phones with Wi-Fi kiosks that offer free web surfing and phone calls has been a hit with panhandlers and the homeless, the least wired people in the city.
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August 28,2016
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Diesels Take Back Seat, Electrics Up Front At Paris Car Show
Carmakers are finding the Paris auto show , held in a city whose mayor wants to ban diesels to reduce pollution, to be a fine place to show off new zero-emission electric vehicles.
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Techlife News #257
Techlife News
Snapchat Debuts Recording Spectacles Changes Company Name
Social media app Snapchat is introducing video-recording glasses called Spectacles and is changing its company name to incorporate the new product.
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Techlife News #257
Techlife News
Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers Shifting Totext Messaging
Airline pilots and air traffic controllers are on schedule to switch to text communications at most of the nation’s busiest airports by the end of the year, a milestone that holds the potential to reduce delays, prevent errors and save billions of dollars in fuel cost, says the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Techlife News #257
Techlife News
Blackberry, Once A Phone Innovator, To Stop Making Its Own
BlackBerry plans to stop making its signature smartphones internally, signaling a strategic shift for a company that built its reputation on innovative smartphone technology.
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Techlife News #257
Techlife News
Remembering An Icon: Prince's Discography Now Available To Stream On Apple Music
It's Official: Prince Returns to Online Streaming Services.
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February 18, 2017
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Up, Up And Away: Passenger-Carrying Drone To Fly In Dubai
Up, up and away: Dubai hopes to have a passenger-carrying drone regularly buzzing through the skyline of this futuristic city-state in July.
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February 18, 2017
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From Protests To ‘Pussy Hats,' Trump Resistance Brews Online
The revolution may not be televised - but it apparently will be tweeted. And Facebooked. And Instagrammed.
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February 18, 2017
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After Election Rupture, CEOs Seek Unity for Staff, Customers
Apple CEO Tim Cook is telling his employees to “keep moving forward.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is saying “progress does not move in a straight line.” T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere tweeted “let’s see what an out of the box, nontypical, non-politician can do for America!”
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Techlife News #264
Techlife News
Lyft Lifts Off With New Look, Light-up Beacons
Ride-hailing service Lyft, the underdog rival to Uber, is getting rid of its iconic pink moustache logo and replacing it with something more useful - beacons.
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Techlife News #264
Techlife News
In World of Internet-Enabled Things, US Says Security Needed
The Obama administration urged companies on Tuesday to make millions of devices safe from hacking, underscoring the risks posed by an increasingly bewildering array of internet connected products permeating daily life, covering everything from fitness trackers to computers in automobiles.
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Techlife News #264
Techlife News
Google Also Gets Fooled by Fake Election News
Google’s search engine highlighted an inaccurate story claiming that President-elect Donald Trump won the popular vote in last week’s election, the latest example of bogus information spread by the internet’s gatekeepers.
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Techlife News #264
Techlife News
From Drones To Phones, New Tech Is Making Gardening Easier
New technology is easing the way we garden, store equipment, monitor watering and reshape landscapes. And some of those tasks can be done remotely, using phones or tablets.
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June 2, 2018
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Kansas Testing Drones For Designing Roads
Kansas transportation officials are beginning a pilot project to determine how drones could be used in future road design work.
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June 2, 2018
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Apple And Valve: A Dream Gaming Collaboration
Apple And Valve: A Dream Gaming Collaboration
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June 2, 2018
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From Drones To Phones, New Tech Is Making Gardening Easier
From Drones To Phones, New Tech Is Making Gardening Easier
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June 2, 2018
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Former Yahoo CEO Says No Company Or Agency Immune From Hacks
Former Yahoo CEO Says No Company Or Agency Immune From Hacks
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November 11,2017
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Drone Developers Show New Technology At Ybor City ‘Rodeo'
Drone Developers Show New Technology At Ybor City ‘Rodeo’
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November 11,2017
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Supreme Court Rejects Samsung Appeal In Apple Patents Case
Supreme Court Rejects Samsung Appeal In Apple Patents Case
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November 11,2017
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Yahoo Salvages Verizon Deal With $350 Million Discount
Yahoo is taking a $350 million hit on its previously announced $4.8 billion sale to Verizon in a concession for security lapses that exposed personal information stored in more than 1 billion Yahoo user accounts.
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February 25, 2017
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Questions And Answers On Proposed Ban On Laptops In Luggage
First the U.S. government temporarily banned laptops in the cabins of some airplanes. Now it is looking to ban them on from checked luggage on international flights, citing the risk of potentially catastrophic fires.
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October 28, 2017
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Us In Rare Bull's- Eye For Total Solar Eclipse On Aug.21
Us In Rare Bull's- Eye For Total Solar Eclipse On Aug.21
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August 12 2017
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Google Exec Denounces Employee's Views On Female Workers
Google Exec Denounces Employee's Views On Female Workers
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August 12 2017
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Softbank Adding Technology Ambitions, With Arm, Robotics
Softbank Adding Technology Ambitions, With Arm, Robotics
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August 12 2017
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Life-Saving Drones Used To Rescue Swimmers Off French Coast
Life-Saving Drones Used To Rescue Swimmers Off French Coast
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August 12 2017
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New Supercomputer Seen As Big Boost For Science, Wyoming
New Supercomputer Seen As Big Boost For Science, Wyoming
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August 12 2017
Techlife News
Fighting Fake News Isn't Just Up to Facebook and Google
You, too, can join the battle against misleading and other “fake” news online.
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February 12 2017
Techlife News
iOS Apps that will make you a Whizz in the Kitchen
From App store to Master Chef
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February 12 2017
Techlife News
Why Is The Internet Still Out For Some In Florida?
The power’s back on in Florida. So why is the internet still out for some people, more than two weeks after Hurricane Irma struck?
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September 30,2017
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Facebook, Twitter, Google Invited To Public Hearings
The House and Senate intelligence committees have invited tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet — the parent company of Google — to appear for public hearings as part of their investigations into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, The Associated Press has learned.
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