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LAS VEGAS — Panasonic just won’t let 3D die. Despite a lukewarm response by the public to watching 3D in the home, Panasonic spun the technology as an the best-kept secret in the electronics world, announcing new efforts to keep … Continue reading →

Health providers have suspected for some time that social media might be an early indicator of an epidemic. Now they have proof. In particular, a new report shows that Twitter provided an early account of the 2010 cholera outbreak in … Continue reading →

CEO Geoff Bartakovics launched Tasting Table in 2008, to bring the world of niche and gourmet dining to discerning foodies. Four years, five cities and one million subscribers later, Tasting Table is becoming the de facto insider’s guide to adventurous … Continue reading →

LAS VEGAS — Sony debuted a smartphone at CES 2012 that counts as a first in many ways. The Xperia ion is the first 4G LTE smartphone from Sony, it’ll be the first phone marketed under the Sony brand (instead … Continue reading →

Simon Trace is the CEO of the international development charity Practical Action, which works to help poor people in the developing world use technology to transform their lives. Human development has gone hand-in-hand with technical change. Technology (defined for these … Continue reading →

Just how much cybercrime happens on Facebook? About 4 million Facebook users experience spam on a daily basis, 20% of Facebook users have been exposed to malware, and Facebook sees about 600,000 cases of hijacked log-ins every day. As it … Continue reading →

Fox News Channel and Google are teaming up to cover Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Fox News brings the highest viewership of any American cable news channel, and Google brings an unparalleled range of search data. During the New Hampshire primary … Continue reading →

When University of Nevada librarian Donnelyn Curtis set up fictitious Facebook accounts for two students from the 1910s, she was just trying to help local history become “a little more relevant” for students. But the profiles have gone viral, and … Continue reading →

When University of Nevada librarian Donnelyn Curtis set up fictitious Facebook accounts for two students from the 1910s, she was just trying to help local history become “a little more relevant” for students. But the profiles have gone viral, and … Continue reading →

When URL shorteners first came about, spammers used them to disguise malicious links. Now that social networks like Twitter have propelled shortened URLs into widespread use, people are more comfortable clicking through. However, there are still occasions in which you … Continue reading →