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App Tracks Ownership Of Products; Helps Consumers Boycott, Support Companies

(Chris Yerga, Google engineering director for Android, at the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco. Credit: Justin Sullivan/ Getty Images)

Google Offers New Personal Assistant and Music Services

Researchers At Carnegie Mellon Working To Develop ‘Smart Headlights’

“We are going to figure out how to stream light in between the raindrops or snowflakes so you don’t see the weather in front of you.”

2013/05/02

New Technology For Broad Street Run Security

Police Unveil New Surveillance System For Broad Street Run

2013/04/30

(Moira Baylson announces the new cultureblocks.com web site, at a City Hall press conference. Credit: Mike Dunn)

City of Philadelphia Unveils New Arts-and-Culture Planning Web Site

Moira Baylson, of the mayor’s Office of the Arts (at left in photo), says the site grabs a long list of primary data from other public and private sources, making research one-stop shopping.

2013/04/30

Digital Versus Analog Debate Continues, Ten Years After iTunes Release

Ten years ago this week, Apple released iTunes. We’ve since bought more than 25 billion songs from the music store, but the digital-versus-analog debate still rages.

2013/04/29

(Google "Now" on an iPhone. Credit: Ed Fischer)

Google Releases Alternative for ‘Siri’ on iPhones

“Siri” is getting some serious competition. Google is out with its own personal assistant for iPhone and iPad.

2013/04/29

(File photo. Credit: Nicholas Kamm/ AFP/ GettyImages)

Twitter, Comedy Central Partner For First Ever Social Media ComedyFest

Comedy Central is partnering with Twitter for the first ever comedy festival played out in 140 characters and six-second videos.

2013/04/28

Front-Office Recognition, Investment Urged in Corporate Cybersecurity Fight

Cybersecurity concerns are taking a bigger bite out of business budgets, but one expert says it’s a lot cheaper to fend off an attack than it would be to pick up the pieces.

2013/04/27

Philadelphia Police Department Makes List Of Top 50 Departments On Social Media

A website dedicated to helping students interested in public health has released its list of the most social media friendly police departments.

2013/04/26

New Jersey Transit Testing Smartphone Tickets

Some New Jersey Transit train passengers no longer need to line up at the ticket machines.

2013/04/26

PSPCA: Kitten Set On Fire Found In Kensington

The Pennsylvania SPCA is asking for the public’s help regarding a kitten found Thursday that appears to have been intentionally set on fire.

2013/04/25

(Police commissioner Charles Ramsey promotes "Safecam" in front of a business with a security camera, top left, and a window sign that says, "This area under video surveillance." Credit: John McDevitt)

Philadelphia Police Urge Registration of Private Security Cams For Crimefighting

Police commissioner Charles Ramsey says private surveillance systems have aided the Philadelphia Police Department in fighting crime on numerous occasions.

2013/04/25

Twitter May Offer Two-Step ID Verification After Embarrassing Account Break-Ins

After several high-profile hacks, tech blogs are reporting that Twitter is testing new security measures.

2013/04/25

(Gov. Corbett, Mayor Nutter, and a Nittany Lions mascot were among those taking part in the ceremony marking the start of the EEBH rehab, in rear. Credit: Pat Loeb)

Ceremony Marks Start of Buildout For ‘Energy Efficient Building Hub,’ In South Philadelphia

Now in the third year of a five-year, $130-million grant, the hub will finally get its own building: a retrofit.

2013/04/24

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iTunes Celebrates A Decade, Faces New Challenges

When Apple launched its iTunes music store a decade ago amid the ashes of Napster, the music industry — reeling from the effects of online piracy — was anxious to see how the new music service would shake out.

2013/04/24

(One AB Ryan student tries the robotic surgery equipment as Dr. Sloane Guy chats with others. Credit: Pat Loeb)

Philadelphia High Schoolers Get Insider’s Look at Robotic Surgery Suite

Students from Archbishop Ryan High School got a rare opportunity to play with million-dollar surgical equipment, in an unusual field trip to Temple University Hospital.

2013/04/23