NY Times - Technology
Facebook Will Allow Users to Share Location
The social networking site plans to roll out features next month that will give its 400 million users the option of sharing their location with friends as part of their news feeds.
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H.P. Barks, Then Bites Apple on the iPad
Two of the world's computing powerhouses have started a war of words around their forthcoming tablet computers.
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A Talk with Charles Thacker, the Turing Winner
Charles Thacker, the lead designer on the Alto, the Xerox PARC prototype of the modern personal computer, won the Turing Award.
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App of the Week: M.L.B.'s Utility Player
Major League Baseball issues a $14.95 baseball app that works on most smartphones. But to watch the live games, you'll need to pay $100 more.
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A Bike Theft in the Time of Twitter
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Panasonic Adds Micro Four Thirds Cameras
Panasonic has added two new Micro Four Thirds cameras to its line-up, including a model with a touch-screen and one that is the smallest interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder.
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Cisco Unveils One Router to Rule Them All
Cisco has unveiled its biggest routing system to date, one that the company says is capable of linking everyone in China on a video call.
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Foursquare Introduces New Tools for Businesses
Foursquare, a location-based social network, is rolling out new tools that will give businesses more information about their customers and allow them to target special offers.
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Google's Toolkit for Translators Helps Feed Its Machine
With its Translator Toolkit, Google hopes to teach its translation system to understand minority languages, like Maori.
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Using Computing Might, Google Improves Translation Tool
The company’s network pushes the limits of translation technology and has become a favored source for millions.
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New Palm OS 1.4 Adds Video
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After Boom and Bust, Solar Power Has a Place in the Spanish Sun
A national commitment to solar power transformed one community but big subsidies led to unsustainable growth.
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Q&A: Sweep Out Old System Restore Files
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France Télécom Needs 'Radical Change' After Suicides, Report Says
France Télécom has already stopped several practices identified as being particularly disruptive, like forcing employees to change jobs and closing work sites.
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What We're Reading: Conan's Twitter Buddy and New York in Pixels
Our daily roundup of Web gems includes a brain-controlled computer, the one person that Conan O'Brien follows on Twitter and a new site that broadcasts your purchase history to your followers.
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Pandora: In the Middle of the Music
The music and technology industries are still trying to figure out how we will listen to music online in the future, but Pandora is trying to capitalize on whatever business model eventually emerges.
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For the Afflicted, a Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory
Researchers have tested the Sensecam, which contains a digital camera and an accelerometer, as an aid to people with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders.
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Hey, 'Friend,' Do You 'Like' My Sad Story?
With their ubiquitous usage on social networks, the meanings of the words "like" and "friend" are starting to change. Do we need to find better words to use instead?
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Ford Adds Security and Other Features to Sync
As Ford Motor makes its Sync technology more powerful, the auto maker is adding security features to protect owners from snoopers.
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How Pandora Avoided the Junkyard, and Found Success
After a decade of near-death experiences, the Internet music service is attracting attention from investment bankers who think it could go public.
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