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Americans: Y'All Love QR Codes

The QR code is an acquired taste. But just as the tech is primed to be overtaken, America is going nuts for all things QR.READ»

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Webcam-Spying Pennsylvania High School Avoids Federal Charges

Remember that Lower Merion, PA high school's webcam spying scandal? Well, federal prosecutors have decided not to file any criminal charges against the school. That's not to say they'll escape scot-free, though.READ»

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iFive: BP's New Crisis Head and Judicial Buddy, McChrystal's Lumps, Kimmel's ChatShowRoulette, Andes Wins at Cannes, World Cup

While you were sleeping, innovation was punching a British guy who looks like Frodo in the chops, pulling on his Bayou-sourced alligator cowboy boots and getting down to business. Thwack!1. "Stay calm, get organized quickly." This is ...READ»

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Net-Enabled Robovie MR2 Is a Gigantic Leap Forward in Cuteness

Robots. Love 'em or fear 'em, they're coming. But even the stodgiest metalphobe is sure to find a small place in his heart for Robovie MR2: The little tyke's just precious.Robovie MR2 is a product of Japan's Advanced ...READ»

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Pennsylvania High School Spying Update: Draconian Policies, Suspicious Software

Two computer security experts, Aaron Rhodes and a man known by his pseudonym Stryde Hax, put together an eye-opening and well-researched attack on both the Lower Merion High School that's been accused of spying on students and the ...READ»

Superintendent of Pennsylvania School Accused of Spying on Students via Webcam Responds to Allegations

Dr. Christopher McGinley, superintendent of the Lower Merion, Pennslvania school district that is currently embroiled in a national scandal over alleged spying via webcams in school-provided laptops, replied to the allegations in an ...READ»

Is Apple Keeping Secret iPad Webcams and Verizon Version From Us?

You know how it's fun to keep a secret until the last minute and then tell everyone, getting them way more excited about things? No, I'm not talking about a teenager, but Apple's iPad buzz. The moses tablet may have been built to hold ...READ»

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Surprise Rumor: iPhone Version 4 in April With OLED, Video-Calling

This is hot stuff, so it needs to be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism, but the Korea Times is reporting--with extreme confidence--that the fourth gen iPhone will be on sale in April, with a pile of new features.READ»

Forget Bloomies. Use Augmented Reality to Clothes-Shop from Your Computer

We mentioned Zugara's neat augmented reality clothes shopping experiment before--noting how cool it could make online shopping by letting you try out virtual clothes. Well, it's an experiment no more: Online fashion store Tobi has ...READ»

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Will Video Tweets Finally Put Our Webcams to Use?

Almost any computer on sale today will come with an embedded Webcam. But how many of us actually use them? New services that enable video tweets on Twitter might be the democratizing force that drags Webcam use--and by extension, ...READ»

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iRiver's WaveHome Wants To Be Your Family's Internet Hub

iRiver is known for pumping out surprisingly slick personal media players, but with the Wave-Home it's taking aim at a different market: Your family's media/communications hub. You have one of those don't you? Well, if you don't ...READ»