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Top 10 kids' education apps that don't suck
Jeff Tyler Dec 21, 2012
Common Sense Media reviews educational apps for kids and shared these 10 recommendations.
Educators question 'educational' kids' DVDs
Jeff Tyler Dec 21, 2012
Fancy educational toys don't give rich kids an advantage over poor kids when it comes to brain development.
Instagram's privacy backlash, and the dirty secret of data caps
David Brancaccio Dec 19, 2012
A negative response to Instagram’s privacy setting changes, and a paper that calls the reasoning behind service provider data caps into question.
New Instagram privacy policy frustrates users
Bob Moon Dec 18, 2012
Photo-sharing site says it has the right to sell user photos to advertisers.
Using Twitter to summon emergency help
Stephen Beard Dec 18, 2012
On the face of it, it sounds crazy: Your house or apartment is on fire, and rather than phoning the emergency services, you tweet them. But that is what the London Fire Brigade is mulling over.
Predicting a Google antitrust settlement, and creating a Twitter truth-o-meter
David Brancaccio Dec 18, 2012
A settlement between Google and the FTC may be in the tech company's favor, and a project by IT academics aims to separate the truth from rumors on social media during catastrophic events.
Federal Trade Commission investigating privacy in kids' apps
Kai Ryssdal Dec 10, 2012
The FTC is concerned about the data being collected through the mobile apps kids play with.
Stopping Poaching with UAVs, and Shopping on Twitter
David Brancaccio Dec 10, 2012
A new project from the World Wildlife Fund and Google aims to stop poaching with the help of drones.
Using scary online photos to motivate saving for retirement
David Brancaccio Dec 6, 2012
Investment company Merrill Edge wants you to start saving retirement, so badly that they've built an online tool that will help you do it, and terrify you in the process.
