Mobile apps reshape urban taxi landscape
Before the smartphone, riders summoned a taxi by waving an arm or calling a dispatcher—but mobile apps are changing that, helping both drivers and passengers.
Before the smartphone, riders summoned a taxi by waving an arm or calling a dispatcher—but mobile apps are changing that, helping both drivers and passengers.
Software
Feb 24, 2013
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Self-checkout is supposed to be a time-saver.
Business
Dec 16, 2016
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Douglas Buule, a teacher at Kiwenda primary, a government school outside Uganda's capital Kampala, has a recurring problem.
Software
Sep 28, 2014
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Google is taking aim at the "next billion" internet users with a way to stop smartphone apps from needlessly burning through costly mobile data allowances.
Software
Nov 30, 2017
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While it might not bring parents as much joy as a first step or first word, the right time to introduce kids to a smartphone is an important moment.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 12, 2017
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Almost all major US newspapers and magazines have a mobile Web presence, and most of those without one will create one in the coming months, an industry survey showed Monday.
Business
Dec 17, 2012
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Yes, technology can get into your head, says the maker of a new brain-sensing headband that promises to reduced stress.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2014
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In the near future, the light bulbs in your house may do a lot more than turn on and off.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 17, 2015
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USC scientists have developed a new tool to peer more deeply and clearly into living things, a visual advantage that saves time and helps advance medical cures.
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 5, 2020
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Rainbows are some of the most spectacular optical phenomena in the natural world and Hawai'i has an amazing abundance of them. In a new publication, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa makes an ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2021
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