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With Nest Labs, Google Wants to Connect Your Home to the Internet

For years, Google has been the search engine that connects people to all points on the Internet. Now it also wants to be the company that connects people’s homes to…

IBM Holds On to Patent Position in 2013

New York-based IBM Corp., a technology company with a campus in the Research Triangle Park, was first on the list of the top U.S. patent recipients in 2013. This was…

Impact of Drivers and Challenges

The analysts forecast the Global Smart Classroom market to grow at a CAGR of 31.25 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth…

AT&T, Dr. Dre’s Beats Team Up for Music Streaming Service

AT&T and Beats Electronics, the premium headphone and speaker company co-founded by rapper/producer Dr. Dre, are collaborating on a new music streaming subscription service in the U.S., the companies announced…

Google Says It Will Buy Nest Labs for $3.2B

Google will pay $3.2 billion to buy Nest Labs, which develops high-tech versions of devices like thermostats and smoke detectors, in its most expensive acquisition ever. The search engine operator…

Tech Profits Expected to Surge this Year

So where will many of those snazzy handheld devices and new Internet commerce platforms seen at International CES last week end up this year? One answer: padding the income statements…

L.A. Unified Surveys Prices Others Pay for iPads, Similar Devices

The Los Angeles Unified School District is conducting a survey to determine what other districts pay for technology just as the Board of Education is scheduled to vote Tuesday on…

Start-up Advances ‘Big Vision’ for Mobile Devices in Gaming

With mobile phones in many people’s pockets and TVs up on their walls, Rob Witman believes that the future of video game play will combine the two technologies. Witman, 36,…

iTunes: What Were People Listening to When the Service Was New in 2003?

Apple’s iTunes store turned 10 years old in 2013. It doesn’t really seem that long ago, but since then, the online music store has become the largest music vendor in…

iPads Next Step in Digital Learning Plan

Students and staff at Hamilton Avenue and Riverside schools are gearing up for the latest stage of the district’s Digital Learning Environment initiative, with all pupils at the two schools…

Tweets and Threats: Gangs Find New Home on the Net

CHICAGO – The video is riddled with menace and swagger: Reputed gang members in Chicago point their guns directly at the camera. A bare-chested young man brandishes an assault weapon….

Obama to Announce NSA Reforms Next Week

U.S. President Barack Obama is ready to announce reforms to the National Security Agency’s data collection programs, the White House said Friday. White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Obama…

Major Tech Companies Unite to Fight Government Surveillance

Eight of the world’s largest technology companies have combined efforts to launch a website called “Reform Government Surveillance,” designed to expose and counter governmental violations of people’s privacy. The companies…

I-SS Students Will Get MacBooks

After a year of anticipation, the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education decided Monday to go with what was the people’s choice of laptop for students — the Apple MacBook Air….

CES 2014: Anki Drive leaves Hot Wheels in Dust!

So long, Hot Wheels. You just got lapped by toy race-car company Anki, which showcased its iPhone-controlled car game at Apple’s developers conference in June. At the International CES gadget…