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| http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/technology/index.html?wprss=rss_technology |
| The Washington Post Technology section provides news and analysis of the latest technology trends and developments. Post Technology reports include discussions and reviews of major technology issues and products. |
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Lashay Johnson and Simon Casselle walk along the U Street corridor with their cellphones outstretched like urban compasses guiding their way. Johnson stares at MapQuest on her Blackberry Tour, and Casselle is looking at a list of local businesses served up on his LG Chocolate.
 
Wireless - Business - Telecommunications - Equipment - Data Communications |
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Microsoft got nothing but grief when it killed its Kin smartphone this month, a decision that looked like a misstep for the software giant as it struggles to stay on the cutting edge.
Microsoft - Steve Ballmer - Business - Apple - E-Commerce |
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In early 2009, Foursquare's chief executive sashayed out of South by Southwest with 2,500 users and enough chatter to launch a rocket. Social Bomb's founders, meanwhile, left deflated after the launch of their product, Paparazzi -- another mobile location app, with a photo-sharing tool -- which d...
Business - Social media - Internet marketing - Marketing and Advertising - Social network |
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SHANGHAI -- Google said Friday that its license to operate in China had been renewed, a surprise announcement that ended weeks of speculation over whether the Internet giant would be forced to abandon the world's single largest market of online users.
Google - China - Searching - Search Engines - Companies |
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Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) said Wednesday that the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission should drop his push to re-regulate broadband lines.
United States - Government - Cecilia Kang - Facebook - Washington Post |
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The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation.
White House - United States - President - Government - Executive Branch |
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Former Manassas teacher Kevin Ricks was charged in federal court Wednesday on child pornography counts in what officials said was an effort to ensure he stays in jail after a plea hearing Thursday on state charges.
Child pornography - Crime - Sex Offenses - Law - United States |
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The impact of the Copyright Office's cell phone jail-breaking decision probably won't have a big practical effect, analysts say.
Law - Business - Prison - Tom Segev - IPhone |
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These were among incidents reported by Montgomery County police. For information, call 240-773-5030.
United States - Counties - Montgomery - Maryland - Ohio |
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These were among incidents reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For information, call 703-246-2253.
United States - Virginia - Fairfax - Counties - Fairfax County |
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These were among incidents reported by the Anne Arundel County Police Department. For information, call 410-222-8050.
Anne Arundel - United States - Maryland - Counties - Anne Arundel County Maryland |
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These were among incidents recently reported by the Alexandria Police Department. For more information, call 703-838-4636 or visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/police .
Arlington - United States - Virginia - Counties - Arlington National Cemetery |
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As the country marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act this week, the Obama administration and Congress are taking steps to give the disabled greater access to federal jobs and technology.
ADA - Programming - Languages - Disability - Law |
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Job worries drove U.S. consumer confidence in July to its lowest reading since February, according to data released Tuesday. One in six people said they were expecting lower income in the next six months, underscoring the precarious state of the economic recovery.
Home - Consumer Information - United States - Advocacy and Protection - Consumer Confidence Index |
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Young Latinos born in the United States are far more likely to use text messages, social networking sites and other digital methods to communicate with their friends than their foreign-born parents or peers, according to two reports released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center.
Latino - United States - Business - Government - Education |
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Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), chairman of the Communications Subcommittee, said Tuesday that he will introduce an online privacy bill that will create standards for how consumer data is collected and used for marketing. It will also give users more control over how their Internet activity and pro...
Privacy - Security - Protocols - Google - Facebook |
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The European Union opened two antitrust probes of IBM on Monday, accusing the U.S. technology giant of abusing its dominant position in the mainframe computer market. One investigation stems from complaints by IBM competitors T3 and Turbo Hercules, who say that IBM "shuts out providers of emulation...
IBM - European Union - Operating system - Microsoft - European Commission |
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You work from home and there's no power. You work from an office and there's no power. You are a worker without a work station.
Technology - Nomad - Google - Berlin - Language |
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Changes in federal copyright laws will allow users of Apple's iPhone and other smart phones to lawfully download applications that aren't approved by the phone maker or carrier, according to the Library of Congress.
iPhone - Jailbreak - Smartphone - Handhelds - Apple |
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Wikileaks' decision to transfer tens of thousands of raw classified field reports on the Afghan war to the New York Times and two European news organizations reflects the growing strength and sophistication of the small nonprofit Web site, founded three years ago to fight what it considers excess...
Wikileaks - United States - Julian Assange - Classified information - Afghanistan |
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Eager to boost public participation and awareness of the federal rule-making process, the Obama administration will relaunch the Federal Register's Web site Monday with a design resembling a newspaper Web site.
Federal Register - United States - Education - Colleges and Universities - Law |
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Kevin Ricks was a gregarious, well-traveled English teacher at Osbourn High School, a Walt Whitman devotee who was so popular that a photo of him in class was chosen to fill the opening page of the yearbook. A writer and photographer himself, Ricks would walk the halls of the Manassas school with...
Teacher - Tutor - Education - Violence and Abuse - Products and Services |
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Paul Rosen, an electrical engineer who in the mid-1950s helped develop the high-speed modem, spurring revolutionary progress in the nascent industry of telecommunications, died of congestive heart failure July 20 at his cottage in West Bath, Maine. He was 88.
Modem - Business - Data Communications - Linux - Industrial Goods and Services |
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First, the cellphone industry told San Francisco it wouldn't host its annual trade show there again. Now, it's suing.
San Francisco - CTIA - United States - California - San Francisco Bay Area |
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Americans are angry at Washington, and it's not hard to see why. Not only does the federal government seem more ineffectual than ever in the face of ongoing economic hardship, but the capital has so far coasted through the downturn relatively unscathed.
Washington - United States - Business and Economy - Miami - Colton Harris-Moore |
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We may see the iPhone 4 on a carrier besides AT&T before we see it in white. This morning, Apple announced its second delay to the white version of its smartphone:
IPhone - Apple - Smartphones - Handhelds - iPhone 4 |
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Twice this year, I've had a chance to review the Phone of the Month, then failed to take advantage of the opportunity.
Smartphone - Nokia - IPhone - Home - Handhelds |
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The U.S. Postal Service should develop a workable plan for the digital age.
U.S. Postal Service - Government - United States - United States Postal Service - Independent |
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A nifty new iPad application called Flipboard has gone from fascination to mockery at startup speed.
IPad - Twitter - Facebook - Magazine - Social media |
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If you're going to talk shop with two Yelp executives over lunch, how do you pick the restaurant?
Yelp - United States - Food - Business and Economy - Shopping |
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David Warren, 85, an Australian scientist who invented the flight data recorder, the so-called "black box" that has helped solve airplane crashes and has improved airline safety around the world, died July 19 at a nursing home in Melbourne, Australia. The cause of death was not reported.
Black box (transportation) - Winds - Music - Woodwinds - Arts |
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BEIJING -- The heads of some leading U.S. and European multinationals have publicly questioned recently whether new Chinese policies and regulations are making China a more difficult place for foreign firms to do business.
China - Asia - Business and Economy - United States - Business |
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I guess that whole "Quit Facebook Day" thing didn't really pan out: This morning, Facebook announced that it now has 500 million active users.
Facebook - Social network - Mark Zuckerberg - Online Communities - Google |
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I'm sorry to be so graphic, but this has to be said.
Camera - Business - Arts - Arrest - Television |
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These were among incidents reported by Montgomery County police. For information, call 240-773-5030.
United States - Counties - Montgomery - Maryland - Ohio |
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These were among incidents reported by D.C. police. For information, call your police district station.
Crime - Research - United States - Prevention - States |
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For more information, call 703-246-2253.
United States - Virginia - Fairfax - Counties - Fairfax County |
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These were among incidents reported by the Anne Arundel County Police Department. For information, call 410-222-8050.
Maryland - Anne Arundel - United States - Counties - Anne Arundel County Maryland |
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