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February 13, 2012
Thu, 10/13, 10:59am (4 months ago)
Social media companies are increasingly involved in the 2012 presidential campaign, the AP reports.
Companies such as Facebook and Google have been hosting debates and town halls in historic numbers this year. Their online presence has connected voters to presidential campaigns and each other in ways never before seen. People have become engaged…
Fri, 10/7, 3:52pm (4 months ago)
Four University of Arkansas students have launched a new startup company based on technology developed by University of Minnesota biochemists, KARE 11 reports.
Simo Sarkanenen, a biochemist at the University's Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, designed a lignin-based biodegradable plastic.
Photo courtesy of The Environmental Citizen The students' company, cycleWood Solutions,…
Photo courtesy of The Environmental Citizen The students' company, cycleWood Solutions,…
Fri, 10/7, 1:07pm (4 months ago)
The University of Minnesota's Morris campus has acquired the services of Zimride, a social network for coordinating carpools.
A private space on the ride-sharing network was purchased by the remote campus with money from the technology fee assessed to its students, a press release said.
The site allows students to find others…
Fri, 10/7, 10:59am (4 months ago)
QR codes, those pixelated barcodes found across the University of Minnesota campus and throughout the nation, aren't catching on with consumers, said a report from digital pollster comScore.
QR codes can store information vertically and horizontally, as opposed to standard barcodes that only hold data horizontally. Its shape lets the QR…
Tue, 10/4, 6:54pm (4 months ago)
Apple unveiled this year’s iPhone earlier today, but is it worth the upgrade? Twin Cities Tech Corner breaks down what you need to know:
The iPhone 4S, as it’s called, looks almost identical to the iPhone 4. It’s faster, has a much-improved camera, and includes a digital personal assistant (really).
Sprint is…
Sun, 7/10, 9:48pm (7 months ago)
Last week, Google unveiled its second attempt at a social media platform: Google+. A small sample of users has been to beta test the new service, and while initial user reaction is positive, Google has a high mountain to climb in enticing users to make the switch.
Google+’s most…
Google+’s most…
Thu, 4/14, 10:46am (10 months ago)
The SAT app developed by Watermelon Express was very helpful in preparation for the SAT exam. Not only does the app have fully functional category set-ups, but it even has a “progress report” function that can assess and grade your skill level in such topics as math and vocabulary. The…
Sat, 3/19, 5:42pm (11 months ago)
Where else can you find the Miracle Ab Roller for only $6 online?
Dealnews.com is one of many websites that scan the Internet daily for the best bargins of the day.
Today's hottest deal: national roundtrip flights for as low as $83.
From high-end computers to a pack of fake mustache's, Dealnews and…
Sun, 2/27, 2:36pm (12 months ago)
A closely guarded secret, Google's mathematical formula that orders websites according to their content quality, has changed, according to a Google blog post Thursday.
This is in response to recent criticism over low-quality websites that rank high on searches but are not useful to the user and instead might be full…
Mon, 2/21, 11:38pm (12 months ago)
Some people have adopted tablet computing as a new standard, while others remain skeptical. This skepticism is justified, not because tablets are useless, but because the naysayers are probably comparing tablets to computers in a more traditional sense. I recently had the chance to test-drive both an iPad and a…
Thu, 2/10, 1:08pm (1 year ago)
Activision Blizzard announced that they will be discontinuing the “Guitar Hero” series of video games.
The company said they will be focusing more of their attention on battle games such as “Call of Duty.”
"Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing's Guitar Hero business unit…
Tue, 1/11, 9:26pm (1 year ago)
Social networking dinosaur, Myspace, announced Tuesday that they will be laying off 500 employees – close to half the company’s workforce.
“Today’s tough but necessary changes were taken in order to provide the company with a clear path for sustained growth and profitability,” CEO Mike Jones said in a statement.
In June,…
Wed, 12/15, 3:32pm (1 year ago)
Only slightly bigger than a half-dollar, the Zomm fits conveniently on my keychain, which makes me wish my cell phone could do the same.
The Zomm, an “invisible” leash for your phone, will drop you $90 – maybe even the same amount of money you would spend to have your…
The Zomm, an “invisible” leash for your phone, will drop you $90 – maybe even the same amount of money you would spend to have your…
Fri, 11/5, 5:32pm (1 year ago)
Have you heard about Samsung's Galaxy S family of smartphones? If not, you're about to. To be more specific, this is a review of the Samsung Fascinate, the Galaxy S phone carried by Verizon Wireless. It's an Android-based phone, so it's got a lot in common with other Android-based phones,…
Thu, 10/7, 7:44pm (1 year ago)
It's been a while since we've had a chance to try out a new phone, which is odd, because there have been so many great phones coming out lately. Amongst all the smartphone ruckus, it's easy for any single phone to get lost in a sea of and overwhelmingingly large…
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