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Rules to live by...on your smartphone
David Brancaccio Jan 3, 2013
Talking to the mom who gave her teenage son an 18-point contract along with his new iPhone, with guidelines like 'don't use it to deceive others.'
Put your money where your mobile is
Queena Kim Dec 21, 2012
What would it take for us to become a completely cashless society? Marketplace's Queena Kim takes us on a test drive of the Google Wallet app and talks about the efficacy of technology that's designed to make paper money a thing of the past.
Unemployed or underemployed? There's an app for that
Kai Ryssdal Sep 27, 2012
In a digital twist on the age-old practice of paying people to do odd jobs for you, new smartphone apps like TaskRabbit and Postmates allow you to hire your own personal assistants -- to say, clean your home, buy your groceries or run errands.
Legally blind, and competing in the Paralympics
Kai Ryssdal Aug 29, 2012
The 2012 Paralympic Games opened in London on Wednesday. American judo athlete Myles Porter tells us what it's like to compete in world's second largest sporting competition.
The implications of Apple v. Samsung
Jeff Horwich Jul 30, 2012
After years of legal skirmishes around the world, the smartphone battle royale finally comes home today to Silicon Valley. Samsug and Apple are going to court over charges of stolen design and functionality features.
Sight-feeling: Travel for the disabled
Sarah Gardner Jul 6, 2012
An owner of a travel agency for the blind shares his experiences traveling around the world.
A plan to stop the rise in stolen cell phones
Mitchell Hartman Apr 10, 2012
Wireless carriers will be able to disable a stolen phone, making it useless to resell.
Could BlackBerry be flattened?
Jennifer Collins Mar 28, 2012
Earnings report from Research in Motion, parent company of BlackBerry, may be a cliffhanger.
Paypal to swipe real-world store payments
Sabri Ben-Achour Mar 14, 2012
Paypal, the world's largest online payment processor, offers a new service to real-world merchants. What does this mean for rival Square?
World War II code breakers developed your smartphone
John Moe Mar 12, 2012
Before there was Marc Zuckerberg, before there was Steve Jobs, before there was Bill Gates, there was Alan Turing. He conceived of the idea of the universal computer.
