Digital Life
Digital Devices Raise New Free Speech Questions
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Technology
HP To End Mobile Products, Spin Off PC Business
()Hewlett-Packard Co. also announced that it is in talks to buy Autonomy Corp., a business software maker. It's one of the most dramatic makeovers in the company's 72-year history and signals new CEO Leo Apotheker's most transparent move to date to make HP look more like longtime rival IBM Corp.
All Tech Considered
Air Force Eyes Micromachine Bugs That Can Spy()
August 16, 2011 Researchers at the Air Force Institute of Technology are working on micro air vehicles — tiny flying machines designed to look like birds and insects that are remotely piloted. The Air Force aims to use these micromachines to gather intelligence or even deliver weaponry.
Planet Money
Hackers' Low-Tech Tool: A Phone Call()
August 16, 2011 Hackers call up corporations and try to get them to reveal sensitive information. Hello, Wal-Mart?
Digital Life
Text Messages Bringing Parents And Kids Closer?()
August 16, 2011 The average teen is sending thousands of texts per month, and hilarity and awkwardness ensue when parents try bridging that technology gap with their own texts. Guest host Tony Cox speaks with Lauren Kaelin, author of the forthcoming book When Parents Text, and with Tell Me More's regular contributors Dani Tucker and Jolene Ivey.
Law
Cellular Shutdown Raises Questions Of Free Speech()
August 16, 2011 San Francisco's subway shut off cellphone service to thwart protesters, inciting a legal controversy. First Amendment scholars say they can't remember a time when a public agency in the U.S. moved to disrupt wireless traffic in quite that way, while Bay Area Rapid Transit officials say they had to protect riders' safety.
The Two-Way
Motorola Puts Google Firmly In Mobile Business()
August 15, 2011 The proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility would give Google full control of its mobile experience, but it's also likely to elicit protests from other handset manufacturers and federal regulators. Observers say Google's bid is an acknowledgment that Apple's model of controlling both hardware and software is the way to go.
Business
Google Buying Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Billion()
August 15, 2011 The move is by far Google's biggest acquisition to date. Google will pay $40 a share, a 63 percent premium to Motorola's closing price on Friday.
Shots - Health Blog
Hackers Hijack Websites In Pharmacy Scam()
August 12, 2011 People searching online for information on prescription drugs have a 1 in 3 chance in being secretly hijacked to an online pharmacy instead, according to new research. Legitimate health information sites are being crowded out of search results by these search-redirection attacks.
Business
Volatile Markets Could Dry Up Funds For Startups()
August 11, 2011 Investors and venture capitalists have been spreading a good deal of money around in the tech industry, but the recent turmoil in the stock market may give them second thoughts. Still, entrepreneurs say they're not discouraged, and most remain confident their companies can find the money — even if it's more difficult.