Technology

From Waltz To '90s Icon: The Unforgettable Life Of The Nokia Ringtone

12:06pm April 30, 2014

by Robert Siegel

With the announcement that Nokia will move away from the smartphone market, it's worth taking a moment to remember a sound once ubiquitous, which we might never hear again: the Nokia ringtone.

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Supreme Court Considers Limits On Warrantless Cellphone Searches

10:37am April 30, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

In a case that reaches into almost every American's pocket or purse, justices struggled over whether police can search cellphones without obtaining a warrant at the time of an arrest.

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If We'd Only Known About The Impending Spam

2:10pm April 29, 2014

by NPR Staff

Twenty years ago, NPR alerted staff members that they would soon have access to a new form of communication: "A collection of computer networks that is connected around the world."

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Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the Internet startup Reddit, says he and his partner had no connections and little money when they started the now-popular site.

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Life Outside The Fast Lane: Startups Wary Of Web Traffic Plan

11:24pm April 26, 2014

by Laura Sydell

The Federal Communications Commission's proposal would let Web companies pay for faster access. But entrepreneurs, like Reddit's co-founder, are wondering how they would have fared with such rules.

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An 404 message appears when the linked page has been moved or deleted.

Stopping Link Rot: Aiming To End A Virtual Epidemic

11:30am April 26, 2014

by NPR Staff

Getting a "File Not Found" or "Error 404" message is annoying, but in the academic world, it can be a minor tragedy. One professor explains why we need those pages, and what's being done to save them.

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Tech Giants Pony Up Cash To Help Prevent Another Heartbleed

7:17pm April 24, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

Google, Intel and others say they will now financially support the open-source software that encrypts much of the traffic on the Internet. The effort follows the discovery of a key security flaw.

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FCC To Propose Change To Net Neutrality Rules, Media Report

11:06pm April 23, 2014

The FCC is expected to put out new Internet traffic rules that would let content providers negotiate for better service. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Gautham Nagesh.

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MidAmerican Energy's wind farm in Adair, Iowa. Facebook is working with MidAmerican to build a similar wind farm near Wellsburg, Iowa, where it will help power Facebook's planned data center.

Searching The Planet To Find Power For The Cloud

9:55am April 23, 2014

by Steve Henn

The quest for cheap, reliable electricity to power enormous cloud computing facilities is sending tech companies to the ends of the earth.

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A teacher at the Bridge International Academy school in Kinoo, near Nairobi, Kenya, gives a lesson to young students. Bridge, a private, for-profit company, has set up more than 200 schools in the country.

Do For-Profit Schools Give Poor Kenyans A Real Choice?

1:54pm April 22, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

American entrepreneurs in Kenya are attempting to fundamentally transform education for some of the poorest kids in the world — while making a profit.

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In the hiring process, there are things employers aren't permitted to ask, like whether you plan to have kids. Some employers turn to social media to learn more about job candidates.

Can't Ask That? Some Job Interviewers Go To Social Media Instead

1:49pm April 15, 2014

by Yuki Noguchi

In the hiring process, employers aren't allowed to ask certain things, like if you go to church or intend to have children. But is it OK for employers to check social media sites for this information?

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