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The Future of Car Tech: Efficiency, Automation, and Sharing margita/Shutterstock

The Future of Car Tech: Efficiency, Automation, and Sharing

The coming changes to the machines, software, and ownership systems that shape how we hit the road

How the January 25 Egyptian Revolution Was Organized Reuters

How the January 25 Egyptian Revolution Was Organized

An account of the digital underpinings of the Egyptian revolution and the activists who risked their lives to help launch it

When Gadgets Betray Us: The Dark Side of Convenience Perseus Books

When Gadgets Betray Us: The Dark Side of Convenience

With an automated script like the one he made to crack garage door openers, Adam Laurie can access most hotels' billing servers

The Nuclear Breakthrough That Wasn't Exelon Corp.

The Nuclear Breakthrough That Wasn't

In the rush to commercialize nuclear power, proponents may have hampered its long-term prospects by settling on an approach to atomic energy that may not have been the best

iPad Apps: Best App for Weather Watching Apple

iPad Apps: Best App for Weather Watching

I'm an iPad owner that is overwhelmed by the number of applications available. Where should I start if I'm looking for a good way to track changes in the weather?

iPad Apps: Best App for Finding a Restaurant Apple

iPad Apps: Best App for Finding a Restaurant

I'm an iPad owner overwhelmed by apps. Where should I start if I'm looking to find the best restaurants in my neighborhood?

iPad Apps: Best App for Oil Painting Your Photos Apple

iPad Apps: Best App for Oil Painting Your Photos

I'm an iPad owner overwhelmed by apps. Where should I start if I'm looking for a way to make my photos a little more unique?

iPad Apps: Best App for Friend Photo Browsing Apple

iPad Apps: Best App for Friend Photo Browsing

I'm an iPad owner overwhelmed apps. Where should I start if I'm looking for the best way to browse through photos?

iPad Apps: Best App for Twitter Apple

iPad Apps: Best App for Twitter

I'm an iPad owner that is overwhelmed by the number of applications available. Where should I start if I'm looking for a way to access my Twitter account?

iPad Apps: Best App for Movie Lovers Apple

iPad Apps: Best App for Movie Lovers

I'm an iPad owner that is overwhelmed by applications. Where should I start if I am, first and foremost, a movie lover?

iPad Apps: Best App for Discovering New Music Apple

iPad Apps: Best App for Discovering New Music

I'm an iPad owner that is overwhelmed by apps. Where should I start if I'm looking for a way to discover some new music?

iPad Apps: Best App for Naming That Tune Apple

iPad Apps: Best App for Naming That Tune

I'm an iPad owner that is overwhelmed by apps. Where should I start if I'm looking for something to help me identify songs?

iPad Apps: Best Dictionary and Thesaurus App Apple

iPad Apps: Best Dictionary and Thesaurus App

I'm an iPad owner that is overwhelmed by the number of applications. Where should I start if I'm looking for a good dictionary?

iPad Apps: Best App for Taking Notes Apple

iPad Apps: Best App for Taking Notes

I'm an iPad owner overwhelmed by apps. Where should I start if I'm looking for something with which to take notes?

Book Excerpt: Your Digital Afterlife Pearson

Book Excerpt: Your Digital Afterlife

All of the digital content you have on the Internet is at risk, and if you don't do something about it, it may be lost, left behind, or simply deleted

The Argument for Pluto: Why the Tiny Dwarf Is Still a Planet chrismeller/Flickr

The Argument for Pluto: Why the Tiny Dwarf Is Still a Planet

Responding to Mike Brown, Laurel Kornfeld, the Internet's Pluto savior, explains why Pluto never should have been delisted

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming Wikimedia

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

Mike Brown tells the story of how his discovery of a massive object in 2005 resulted in Pluto's shocking demotion to dwarf planet

iPad Week: Using Recipe Apps The iPad Project Book

iPad Week: Using Recipe Apps

The iPad seems perfectly suited to at-home cooking. What are the best apps for recipes and how do I use them?

iPad Week: Previewing Files in Mail Apple

iPad Week: Previewing Files in Mail

Why is it that I'm unable to open some files when I check email on my iPad? Does it only support certain file types?

Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain Semmelweis Museum

Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain

Over the years, neuroscientists have invented new ways of seeing

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