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Mentoring programs are being expanded and transformed through the use of online tools, giving young people around the world a valuable connection. Is This Thing On?, or ITTO, is our Wednesday column showing how everyday people use technology in unexpected ways. A growing e-mentoring movement is using technology to overcome safety and funding concerns, as [...]
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Parents Lie to Get Underaged Kids on Facebook
November 2nd, 2011 
admin Many parents not only know their pre-teens use Facebook, but they help them lie about their ages to join, a problem that may hinder ongoing federal attempts to keep children safe online. According to a survey conducted by education leaders and Microsoft Research, more than half of parents knew their 12-year-olds have a Facebook account. [...]
Apple CEO Steps Out of Steve Jobs’ Shadow
November 2nd, 2011 admin Tim Cook is beginning to make his mark on Apple, as the company transitions into new leadership after Steve Jobs’ passing. When Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple in August, Cook e-mailed employees to assure them that the company would not change. “Steve built a company culture that is unlike any other in the world [...]
Nokia to Target Multiple Carriers in U.S.
November 2nd, 2011 admin Nokia plans to partner with several carriers when they release their new line of Windows smartphones in the U.S. next year, as the struggling company attempts to revitalize their brand and become a major competitor. The Finnish phone maker’s new line of Lumia phones, featuring a Microsoft Windows interface and operating system, won’t appear in [...]
Fake "Friends" Invade Facebook, Steal Personal Info
November 2nd, 2011 admin Fake Facebook accounts increasingly “friend” users and then steal personal information, according to researchers, raising more questions about the social network’s security. A recent study by the University of British Columbia used “socialbots,” computer programs designed to resemble real Facebook users, to steal 250 gigabytes of personal information like phone numbers and home addresses from [...]
Apple Designer to Testify in Samsung Patent Battle
November 2nd, 2011 admin Samsung wants to depose several key Apple designers, including Jonathan Ive, as part of its ongoing patent infringement legal actions against Apple. The depositions are expected to take place before December 1, and will be used in Samsung’s U.S. countersuit against Apple, with both sides claiming the other infringed on its patents for mobile devices. [...]
Siri May Help Save Lives
November 2nd, 2011 admin Siri, the voice-recognition software on Apple’s iPhone 4S, may help save lives in medical emergencies, hinting at future practical applications for high-end smartphone features. Voice-recognition services like Siri’s may take full advantage of “next generation” 911′s enhanced capabilities in the future. Siri’s particular ability to understand natural language and its deep, contextual search capabilities may [...]
HTC Surpasses Apple in Shipments
November 2nd, 2011 admin HTC joined Samsung in moving past Apple in U.S. smartphone shipments, but skyrocketing iPhone 4S sales yet to be factored in will likely keep Apple ahead in a fast-moving race. Taiwan-based HTC shipped almost six million smartphones in the U.S. this year, according to a Canalys report, far surpassing Apple’s nearly five million iPhones. Samsung [...]
HTC Expects High Demand, Builds Factory
November 2nd, 2011 admin HTC is completing construction of a manufacturing plant in northern Taiwan by early next year, hinting at its plans for future growth in the competitive smartphone market. The company’s factory in the city of Taoyuan may produce as many as 40 million phones a year when operational, according to website Digitimes. With HTC likely ending [...]
Galaxy Nexus Delayed to Late November
November 2nd, 2011 admin Verizon may not launch the Samsung Galaxy Nexus until after Thanksgiving, as anticipation for the device continues to grow. A leaked document containing Verizon’s advertising plans reveals the carrier does not plan to focus its campaign on the Nexus until after the Black Friday weekend. The schedule, leaked by website Droid-Life, shows Verizon will instead [...]
