Three economists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for helping to explain why big, complex markets — like for houses or jobs — don't always do a good job of matching buyers and sellers.
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Some analysts believe that Microsoft doesn't need to blow competitors like the Droid and iPhone out of the water — it just needs to do better than the last failure, the Zune.
Augmented reality sounds like something that could be years away — but with smartphones in so many people's pockets, AR is getting incorporated into games, tools and marketing campaigns.
Kai Ryssdal talks to Hiawatha Bray, a tech reporter at the Boston Globe, about smartphone apps that try to prevent you from using your phone while driving — or at least try and make you a less distracted driver.
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