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Airplanes Can Now Take Off and Land With GPS. Will Flights Be Faster?The Federal Aviation Administration is finally making the leap from radio-based navigation to a modern GPS system. Congress passed Monday a $63 billion bill to fund and extend the FAA’s programs through 2015, reports ABC News. For the past four years, the FAA has been surviving on life sup... How Much Do Tech Companies Make Per Employee? [CHARTS]As the U.S. limps back from recession, the tech industry has been hailed as a boon for growth and job creation. But upon closer inspection of multi-billion dollar valuations and scrappy startups on their way to profitability, you might notice that the revenues these companies command are wildly disp... Teen Sends Her MIT Admissions Letter to Space [VIDEO]A 16-year-old accepted into Massachusetts Institute of Technology launched her admissions letter 91,000 feet to the edge of space and videotaped its journey. Erin King of Georgia used a weather balloon, GPS-equipped ham radio transmitters, a GoPro Hero camera and a helium tank to turn he... How Facebook and Twitter Help Sound the Official Earthquake AlarmWhen a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Philippines Monday, residents and local media outlooks used Twitter and Facebook to alert residents and quell tsunami-inspired panic. But they’re not the only ones using social media to sound a digital alarm when disaster strikes. Officials in the... Google Chrome for Android has Arrived, But It’s Only for the 1%Google Chrome, the search giant’s signature browser, has arrived for Android mobile devices — or some of them, at least. In an official Google Chrome blog post published Tuesday, the company emphasized that the mobile browser is all about speed and simplicity. The new browser boasts se... How One Pioneering Investor Kick-Starts Early Stage Companies [VIDEO]When Jeff Clavier founded SoftTech VC there weren’t too many investors doing small, seed-stage investments in next generation web companies. Many traditional venture capitalists just didn’t find the new breed of capital efficient web startups very intriguing. A small group ... Klout Mobile App Is One Step Closer With Acquisition of BlockBoardKlout‘s mobile initiative is starting to take shape with its first-ever acquisition. The San Francisco-based startup has acquired BlockBoard, an app that gives people a way to communicate with neighbors. Klout told Mashable the acquisition is an investment into local and mobile. The BlockBo... Could a Facebook for Doctors Improve Your Care?Your accountant can email a specialist for advice about a specific issue in your tax return. Your doctor, however, doesn’t necessarily have the same access to easy collaboration. There may, however, be a Facebook-like solution in the wings. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountabilit... Apple Faces Possible $38 Million Fine for Using the Term ‘iPad’ in ChinaA rep for a Taiwanese company that claims to own the rights to the term “iPad” in China says Apple is about to be hit by a $38 million fine for continuing to use the name. Four years before Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, it bought the trademark “iPad” from a Taiwanese ... The Rise of the Sharing EconomyCollaborative consumption, peer-to-peer marketplaces, the sharing economy — it’s been called a few names by now, but no one is denying that the idea of accessing rather than owning is controversial — and it’s taking the Internet by storm. Peer-to-peer marketplaces, of whic... |