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'Home' gives your phone a Facebook facelift
by
Molly Wood
Apr 5, 2013
While some are calling Facebook's big announcement on Thursday 'the fanciest screensaver anyone's ever seen,' Farhad Manjoo at Slate Magazine thinks 'Home' will work for a lot of people, including teens.
'Facebook Home'? A new Facebook flavored smartphone
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Molly Wood
Apr 2, 2013
Lindsey Turrentine, editor-in-chief of CNET Reviews joins Marketplace Tech host David Brancaccio to discuss what a Facebook smartphone would look like and why it might sell.
Car service app Uber faces driver complaints
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Molly Wood
Mar 28, 2013
Does Uber properly share the bounty with drivers and does it operate in accordance with rules that govern taxis and limos in various cities?
10 ways your teenager is using the Internet
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Molly Wood
Mar 13, 2013
Smartphone use by teens is skyrocketing. The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project has new stats on how young people are using technology these days.
Meet Tizen, Samsung's new mobile operating system
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Molly Wood
Feb 27, 2013
Samsung's new phone operating system is called Tizen, and there are other rivals coming soon, including one from the browser maker, Firefox.
The golden rule of group texts
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Molly Wood
Feb 14, 2013
Janell Burley Hofmann, one of our resident tech etiquette gurus, is a Cape Cod Mother of five with strong opinions about how to behave with technology. Today's topic: Group text messages.
Apple eyes smart watch
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Molly Wood
Feb 12, 2013
While wearable electronics seem to be the next must-have gadget, it's not clear whether consumers are ready to compromise style for function.
For public good, not for profit.
Applico CEO thinks beyond 'an app for that'
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Molly Wood
Feb 12, 2013
Alex Moazed, CEO of Applico, says companies need that companies need to think beyond just a mobile app and rethink their business.
2012: The mobile web election
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Molly Wood
Apr 23, 2012
Candidates are scrambling to figure out web on-the-go by November. Plus, a new "Frogger."
Is the newest cool kid on the block … Microsoft?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 20, 2012
The software graybeard may have a future in mobile after all.