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Rail Bandit, $4.99
Rail Bandit, $4.99 http://www.railbandit.com/A must for metro area commuters, RailBandit includes schedule information for major rail lines from Amtrak, BART, MBTA, SEPTA, Chicago Metra, NJ Transit, MTA Metro North, the Long Island Railroad and more. Versions 2.4 and up include info on delays, service advisories and track information where available.iPhone, Android, Blackberry Waze, Free http://www.waze.comIf…
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U.S. Losing Competitive Edge in Technology, Science: National Science Board
The United States remains the global leader in supporting science and technology research and development, but only by a slim margin that could soon be overtaken by rapidly increasing Asian investments in knowledge-intensive economies, according to a report by the National Science Board, the policymaking body for the National Science Foundation. The report comments on…
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Smartphones, Tablets, Android Are Why Malware Is Going Mobile in 2012
For years, computer users’ biggest security threats were attacks against their desktop computers and applications. But cyber-criminals increasingly have been turning their sights toward mobile devices and Web applications, as they are fertile new ground for lucrative cyber-attacks. It won’t happen overnight, of course, and there will still be more than enough security flaws impacting…
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AMD ‘Ultrathin’ Notebooks to Undercut Intel Ultrabooks by $200: Report
Advanced Micro Devices officials reportedly are not ready to concede the super-thin notebook space to Intel despite the headlines garnered by the larger chip maker s ultrabook strategy at the recent 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. During the event the week of Jan. 9, AMD officials outlined the company s plans for its upcoming Trinity platform,…
