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American Airlines stuck on the tarmac over systems glitch
Ben Johnson Apr 17, 2013
Computer glitches can be frustrating, but what about when they keep an entire airline company from taking off? That’s what happened yesterday, when American Airlines had to cancel over 400 flights.
Netflix offers $100,000 prize in cloud competition
David Brancaccio Mar 15, 2013
Netflix is waving around $100,000 dollars in prize money for people with the best ideas to tune up and improve Netflix's data cloud. Netflix cloud systems director of architecture Alex Cockcroft joins Marketplace Tech host David Brancaccio to talk through the challenges of managing the company's remote data.
Arcade veteran seeks to be pinball wizard
Kai Ryssdal Jan 21, 2013
Video may have killed the pinball machine, but arcade veteran Jack Guarnieri aims to give it new life.
Opus Dei battles game-maker in court
Malcolm Brabant Dec 20, 2012
A squabble between Opus Dei, the exclusive Catholic organization, and a small Danish game-maker, has ended up in court. At issue is a card game.
Why do we keep returning to video games? Simple rewards
Kai Ryssdal Dec 18, 2012
Students at USC's video game design school say jumping and flying are the fun experiences that keep us coming back to classic games.
Monopoly the movie?
Kai Ryssdal Oct 5, 2012
Unfortunately, "Battleship" wasn't the last board game-turned-movie.
Choosing to be the good guy in video games
Adriene Hill Sep 11, 2012
Many gamers choose the path of good when playing video games.
Floppy disks live on as metaphors
John Moe Jul 4, 2012
A look at folders, files, camera clicks and other persistent analogies in technology.
Hasbro changes the rules of board game biz
Bob Moon Apr 23, 2012
Hasbro plans to revamp games like Monopoly and Life, after a 10 percent industry slump in game and puzzle sales last year.
Greenpeace says Apple and Amazon have dirty clouds
John Moe Apr 19, 2012
Greenpeace says some companies running cloud services are doing better than others from an environmental stewardship point of view. It gives Amazon and Apple Fs. Plus, "The Legend of Grimrock" shows you the fun to be had while trapped in a dungeon.
