All posts tagged "smartphone"
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368BusinessYoung Inventor Creates App To Save Kids Left In Hot Cars
By Kim Burgess Albuquerque Journal, N.M. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) At 14, Alissa Chavez says she started brainstorming ways to prevent kids...
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542TECHNOLOGYFrustrated By Self-Checkout? Retailers Look To Smartphones To Cut The Line
By Lauren Zumbach Chicago Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) For years, the theoretically appealing but too-often irritating self-checkout experience hasn’t changed much....
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459LIFE & STYLEMobile Shopping Is Quick And Convenient. So Why Hasn’t It Killed Black Friday Yet?
By Samantha Masunaga Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) The rise of mobile shopping has led retailers to start online sales...
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462TECHNOLOGYSnapchat Now Selling Its Spectacles Through Vending Machines
By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Like video stories on the Snapchat app that can be accessed for...
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540LIFE & STYLEEmojicon Brings Familiar Text-Message Characters To Life
By Marissa Lang San Francisco Chronicle WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) The use of emoji has become so popular on the internet that...
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474TECHNOLOGY3-D Images Will Allow Users To Get Virtual View Of Havana Streets
By Mimi Whitefield Miami Herald WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Using an application developed by “Mapillary”, a company based in Malmo, Sweden, mapping...