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OpenTable pays $10 million to buy Foodspotting

Open Table pays $10 million to Foodspotting for its library of user-generated restaurant food photos.



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Move over Blackberry, the Defense Department approves iPhones

Blackberry has cornered the military market but after the Department of Defense approved the use of Apple devices, this will likely change.




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9 smartphone apps for seniors

From magnifiers to medication trackers, these apps can help savvy seniors stay on track.




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Are smartphones turning kids into zombies?

The debate continues about whether mobile technology is creating the most advanced generation ever or a society of uncultured automatons.



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Free! How to Cook Everything app for iPhone and iPad

Apple's app store hasMark Bittman’s go-to book on the basics of how to cook just about anything you can imagine for free.




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Candy Crush Saga: Addiction is worth millions

An addictive game and millions of micro-transactions equal success for King.



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Nintendinitis, Playstation rash and other odd technology-related injuries

Tech-lovers beware: from carpal tunnel syndrome to tinnitus, here are just 5 of the ways your devices may injure you.



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10 worst tech predictions of all time

The technology industry is spurred by those who think ahead and think big — but these predictions were all wrong.



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Apple iOS 7 causing motion sickness for many

Complaints of illness and vertigo are zooming in to Apple.



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Are educational iPad games really educational?

There's no such thing as too much education, right? What if there's not enough education?



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Paper Karma could be your best friend this catalog season

A free app for Apple and Android devices scans your unwanted mail and puts in unsubscribe requests for you.



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Commercial filmed on iPhone celebrates 30 years of Mac

To celebrate the 30th birthday of Macintosh, Apple filmed an ad entirely on an iPhone and aired it during the Super Bowl.



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Microsoft Office coming to the iPad on March 27

Microsoft is expected to unveil its flagship software suite for its competitor's tablet at the end of the month.



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Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon form 2-man doo-wop group

With the help of an iPad app, Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon formed a 2-man doo-wop group and performed 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' on 'The Tonight Show.'



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You can help NASA track climate change from your phone

'I See Change' app taps the power of citizen scientists to gather data on nature and weather.



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Don't go green gadget, don't go

Not all so-called green home gadgets are as green as you think. What to do? Play a game of Inspector Green Gadget.




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Don't get greenwashed

Get savvy about the labels that prove a product's eco-merit.




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Unholy alliance: green NGO's buddy up with big corporations

Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, WWF, Sierra Club -- are the biggest environmental NGO's losing credibility by receiving funds from major corpora



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Practical sustainability takes on greenwashing

John Brown, founder of the Slow Home movement, discusses the fundamentals of building and living in a greener house.




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The Carbon Commute

Is it possible to reduce your carbon footprint if you're a commuter? Find out how to cut back on the waste of commuting by considering carpooling, public trans




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Peter Williams on IBM's 'Big Green Innovations' portfolio

CTO of Big Green Innovations, a unit of IBM's Smarter Planet Initiative, lays out 5 key project areas.




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Waze: Crowdsourced traffic control

A new iPhone app lets drivers report traffic conditions to each other in real time.



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Save money... travel digitally

Is hi-def digital travel the new eco/recession-friendly way to go?




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Danish bicycle activists win $200 million upgrade

Day 1 in Copenhagen: despite massive jet lag, we had a fun bike tour of the city that proved a revelation in bike-centered city planning. 37% of all commuters u



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Online colleges are green, sure, but are they fun?

Chanie Kirschner wonders whether all that paper and gas saved are worth going to college online.




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Traffic congestion dipping as economy falters

Here's a status report on the nation's commuters.




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5 reasons your next car will be electric

At the end of 2009, electric cars connected to smart grids have become inevitable. Get used to the idea of plugging in before hitting the road. It won't be so b




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Home (office) on the road

Don't try to pin down Don Vardo, a petite workspace/guest studio with several green features ... it's capable of leaving when the open road beckons.



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Get in gear for spring biking season: New routes

Google maps biking directions are shockingly good.




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California consults with China about high-speed rail

Chinese government offers high-speed rail expertise to U.S. projects.




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Green transportation of tomorrow

Telecommuting, HOV lanes and drive-through emission testing once seemed like the future of green transportation. To keep pace with growing mobility demands worl




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10 simple steps (and pedals and rides) cities are taking to move beyond the automobile

In its magnificent mini-epic 10-part series, "Moving Beyond the Automobile," Streetfilms has created a handy, eye-catching primer to the most important transfor




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What Carmageddon taught us about behavioral economics

It was supposed to be Carmageddon in L.A., but instead the two-day closure of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles reiterated a timeless lesson about cars: We los




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Want everyone to embrace biking? Here's a roadmap

In an effort to encourage residents to pedal to work, Minneapolis is making strides in bike-friendly commuting. Learn why we should follow their lead.




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The hunt is on: Walk Score releases Apartment Search

For apartment hunters who are just as concerned about a gridlock-free commute as they are about the presence of a washer and dryer set, Walk Score releases a ne




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What can Canada's forgotten Turbo train teach us about nostalgia and innovation?

North America's only real high-speed train first hit the rails in 1970. An unearthed video from its launch is a reminder of the can-do energy of that 'Mad Men'




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Coffee or commuting: Where we spend our money

A lunchbox and a thermos may be the best tools for saving money during the work week.




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On a sustainable street, there are no jaywalkers

At the start of the 20th century, streets belonged as much to pedestrians and children at play as to automobiles. By the end of it, stepping into the street in




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Telework Week 2012 begins on Monday

Find out how to stay focused while working from home, what companies have telecommuting opportunities and more.



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A taxidermy-themed storage solution that's minus the fur, plus the fixie

Trophy Bicycle Holders offer a smart, space-saving storage solution in the form of two 'iconic silhouettes.'



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London to be an 'ultra-low emission zone' by 2020

An ultra-low emission zone for London by 2020.




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Two retired Solar Decathlon homes seek deep-pocketed buyers

Two student teams from the 2013 Solar Decathlon, USC and Santa Clara University, need to sell their innovative, solar-powered homes to private buyers.



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Why millionaire pitcher Daniel Norris lives in a van

The 21-year-old, who received a $2M signing bonus from the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011, says he enjoys living the simple life.



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Are we really turning into Freelance Nation?

Everybody says we are, but an economist claims that the data show otherwise.




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Most of us haven't had a vacation in over a year

American workers either don't get paid vacation days, or they are afraid to use them.




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Lie down on the job with this crazy morphing workstation

The Altworks standing/sitting/lying combo looks like an amazing bit of engineering, but the implications are scary.




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Is Amazon really opening up to 400 brick-and-mortar bookstores?

If the whispers about Amazon are true, the few independents still left should be afraid, very afraid.



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Millennials are on the hook for the mass retirement of boomers

Except for war or natural disaster, young people have never had it so bad economically.




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9 professions that should be extinct but aren't

9 dying professions being kept alive by dedicated diehards



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After high-heel drama, British woman petitions Parliament to join the 21st century

Thousands of people support Nicola Thorp, the London receptionist who wrote a petition asking for change in dress code laws.