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People charge their mobile devices at a Street Charge station in Brooklyn. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Months after Sandy, solar chargers for mobile phones debut in NYC

New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged cell phones, charging station, electricity, environment, green technology, Hurricane Sandy, Michael Bloomberg, NYC, power grid, Sandy, solar power, superstorm sandy, technology
People visit the Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang

Microsoft to open Windows stores within Best Buy

Microsoft Corp. said it would open 500 special stores within existing Best Buy Co Inc stores in the United States [...]

Posted in National, News, Tech
Tagged Best Buy, Microsoft, PCs, Samsung, Surface, tablets, technology, windows
Google apps are shown on an Apple iphone 5 in this photo illustration in Encinitas, California, April 16, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Phone apps help track pets’ activity, nutrition

Dog and cat lovers have a new way to make sure their pets get plenty of exercise and nourishment: phone apps that track how much an animal plays, runs, sleeps and eats.

Posted in National, News
Tagged applications, Bluetooth, cats, dogs, iphone, pets, phone apps, smartphones, technology, Wi-fi
iphone theft

iTriage launches enhanced symptom checker

Before the launch, users could only input one symptom

Posted in News, Wellbeing
Tagged app, Apple, checker, health, health care, information, itriage, smartphone, symptom, technology | Reply
MBTA Public Information Officer Brian McKeon sends out notifications from the MBTA Command Center using the new T-Alerts system. PHOTO BY NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO

MBTA rolls out new and improved T-Alerts service

In an effort to help customers stay informed about service disruptions, The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is rolling out a more detailed and streamlined T-Alerts service.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Boston, buses, commute, MBTA, t alerts, technology, trains, transportation | Reply
A smartphone user shows the Facebook application on his phone in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, in this photo illustration, May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Facebook shares jump as brokers say usage concerns overblown

Shares of Facebook Inc jumped 5.6 percent on Thursday after two investment brokerages upgraded their recommendations.

Posted in News
Tagged advertising, Facebook, investments, monthly users, shares, snapchat, stocks, technology, teenagers, Twitter, users, video ads
Swoon imports your info from already existing social media profiles, but remains anonymous until you connect.

NSFW sexts and finding love on your phone

Sexting your NSFW photos and finding love just got easier, thanks to these apps.

Posted in Lifestyle, Wellbeing
Tagged amber madison, app, dating, love, nsfw, phone, sexting, snapchat, swoon, technology | Reply
David Zadok founder and CEO of SplitMyTaxi. PHOTO BY NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO

Cambridge start-up Split My Taxi slashing cab costs

Cambridge start-up Split My Taxi is jumping on the demand for cheap and convenient transportation around Boston.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged app, Boston, cambridge, Split My Taxi, technology, transportation | Reply
The proposed Google corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California, is pictured in this artist's rendering courtesy of NBBJ. NBBJ/Handout via Reuters

The new tech palaces: visionary headquarters, or cursed trophies?

The four most influential technology companies in America are each planning headquarters that could win a Pritzker Architecture Prize for hubris.

Posted in National, News
Tagged Amazon, AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, headquarters, Inktomi, MySpace, Pritzker Architecture Prize, seattle, Silicon Graphics, Silicon Valley, Sun Microsystems, tech, technology, Time Warner, Yahoo
A woman poses with a Nokia Lumia smartphone in this photo illustration in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Nokia unveils new metal-body Lumia smartphone

Nokia unveiled a lighter, metal model in its Lumia smartphone range, as it tries to catch the eye of buyers [...]

Posted in Lifestyle, National, News, Tech
Tagged 925, Apple, lighter, Lumia, metal body, Nokia, Samsung, smartphone, T-Mobile, technology, Verizon Wireless
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