March 2012
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Tricorder designs go open source: can detect... →
Tricorder designs go open source: can detect magnetic fields, reveal Trekkies (video)
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 30, 2012
We’re still working on our own plans to grab that $10 million Tricorder X-Prize from Qualcomm and our progress has just been given a shot in the arm f… Read more
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PSA: TurboTax on Android is free through Sunday if... →
PSA: TurboTax on Android is free through Sunday if you start your taxes before then
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 30, 2012
If you’ve ever filed your taxes on an iPad, you know Intuit’s TurboTax app is free to download, but that you’ll have to pay up once you’re ready to su… Read more
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Is Best Buy following CompUSA, Circuit City to... →
Is Best Buy following CompUSA, Circuit City to certain doom?
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 30, 2012
Best Buy is on the same track that two former train wrecks were on, CompUSA and Circuit City. Today, Best Buy reported a fiscal fourth-quarter net lo… Read more
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Google releases Android 4.0.4 factory images for... →
Google releases Android 4.0.4 factory images for select GSM devices
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 30, 2012
Google has released the official Android 4.0.4 factory images for the international (GSM) version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the T-Mobile and Eur… Read more
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The Cloud Will Cure Cancer →
The Cloud Will Cure Cancer
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 30, 2012
**Editor’s note:** _Mark Kaganovich is founder of SolveBio and a doctoral candidate in genetics at Stanford University. Follow him on Twitter @markkag… Read more
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Apple and Foxconn agree to drastically improve... →
Apple and Foxconn agree to drastically improve working conditions following Fair Labor Association report
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 29, 2012
The Fair Labor Association has released its findings from the lengthy investigation of working conditions at Foxconn’s Chinese plants where Apple prod… Read more
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Ask These Questions at Your Next Job Interview to... →
Ask These Questions at Your Next Job Interview to Leave a Lasting Impression [Jobs]
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 29, 2012
We’ve discussed some of the questions you should ask at your next interview to find out what life is really like at the company you’re visiting, but y… Read more
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Google Will Sell Subsidized Nexus Tablets Directly... →
Google Will Sell Subsidized Nexus Tablets Directly To Consumers Via Online Webstore [Rumor]
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 30, 2012
_WSJ_ is confirming what many of us have suspected all along. According to the _Journal_, Google will be entering the tablet market with their very ow… Read more
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If You Think “Social” Means Viral, You’ve Got It... →
If You Think “Social” Means Viral, You’ve Got It All Wrong
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 30, 2012
A few weeks ago, Forbes Chief Product Officer Lewis DVorkin and I sparred at the Rebooting Media Live event in New York. With an audience of top digit… Read more
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WSJ: Google to sell ASUS, Samsung tablets from its... →
WSJ: Google to sell ASUS, Samsung tablets from its own online store
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 30, 2012
In a move that would be reminiscent of its initial plans for the Nexus handsets, the _Wall Street Journal_ suggests Google will open its own online st… Read more
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Want To Expand A City? Make It Float →
Want To Expand A City? Make It Float
JESIL’S WORLD | MARCH 29, 2012
Want To Expand A City? Make It Float: singularitarian: A Dutch company says it can add infrastructure to expanding coastal … Read more
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Apple's Tim Cook tops two highest-rated CEO lists →
Apple’s Tim Cook tops two highest-rated CEO lists
FORTUNE TECH: TECHNOLOGY BLOGS, NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM FORTUNE MAGAZINE | MARCH 29, 2012
**First in both Glassdoor’s Top 10 Tech CEOs and its Top 25 Highest-Rated CEOs list** Click to enlarge. Glassdoor.com, which has been soliciting sal… Read more
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iPhone 4 Owners Who Refused a Free Bumper Can Now... →
iPhone 4 Owners Who Refused a Free Bumper Can Now Claim $15 [IPhone]
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 29, 2012
Good news for iPhone 4 users who prefer to let their handset roam naked: It’s now possible to claim a $15 settlement in lieu of the free bumper that A… Read more
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Coffee Makes Overachievers Slack Off [Science] →
Coffee Makes Overachievers Slack Off [Science]
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 29, 2012
While most of us drink coffee to stay alert and actually get work done, new research suggests that it might not be the best plan for all us. In fact, … Read more
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Flickr's Digital Camera of Choice? iPhone. →
Flickr’s Digital Camera of Choice? iPhone.
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 29, 2012
Apple’s iPhone is fast becoming the go-to camera not just for smartphone users, but for the point-and-shoot crowd, too. According to the latest usage… Read more
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With Bump Pay, sending money is easier than ever →
With Bump Pay, sending money is easier than ever
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 29, 2012
With Bump Pay, two people can easily send each other money by simply bumping their iPhones together. (Credit: Bump Technologies) Owe your friend $20… Read more
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LG unveils flexible plastic e-paper display, aims... →
LG unveils flexible plastic e-paper display, aims for European launch next month
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 29, 2012
LG has made no secret of its fondness for flexible e-paper, but those dreams became a reality today, with the announcement of a six-inch display that … Read more
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Google Software Engineer Drops Some Truth Bombs –... →
Google Software Engineer Drops Some Truth Bombs – Talks About 8 Month Waiting Period Before Updates Reach Our Hands
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 29, 2012
There’s been all kinds of chatter today in regard to Google releasing the Android 4.0.4 source code today. A lot of excitement, a bit of disappointmen… Read more
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Google's Self-Driving Cars Have at Least One Happy... →
Google’s Self-Driving Cars Have at Least One Happy Customer
PULSE TECHNOLOGY | MARCH 29, 2012
If you have trouble imagining Google’s self-driving cars actually making their way out of the lab and into normal life, watch this video of a blind ma… Read more
