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The articles in this section likely have something to do about technology. Almost guaranteed in each article is a cheap shot against Apple and Android, but never Windows.

Get taxed for texting in California
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Get taxed for texting in California

Posted December 13, 2018 by roldy

In September, California passed a state-wide law banning the automatic distribution of plastic straws with beverages. This ban was put in place because plastic straws are thought to be a menace to the environment as it makes up 80% of marine-debris. Now…

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Amazon Go coming to airports
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Amazon Go coming to airports

Posted December 10, 2018 by roldy

Since December 2016, Amazon started a new concept where shoppers could scan their phones, walk into a store, grab what they want, and leave without checking out. The shoppers’ Amazon accounts would then be billed accordingly. To this day, there are several…

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Google will not assume your gender
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Google will not assume your gender

Posted December 1, 2018 by roldy

To improve your efficiency when typing out emails on your phone, Gmail has a feature that automatically completes your sentences. This saves you the precious seconds it takes to type out a couple of extra characters. That being said, you’ll unfortunately be…

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iPhone XR price to be slashed
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iPhone XR price to be slashed

Posted November 24, 2018 by roldy

If you waited to buy an iPhone XR, then you’re in luck: some carriers have decided to slash the price of the XR in an attempt to boost sales. The only caveat is that the only way to cash in on this…

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Hollywood Heist: 500 iPads
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Hollywood Heist: 500 iPads

Posted November 17, 2018 by roldy

Move over Ocean’s 8, there’s a new crew in Hollywood and they’re stealing high-end electronics. A thief with a possible accomplice broke into an Everything Deals warehouse earlier this week and stole about 500 iPads. Experts say that the value of items…

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Zuckerberg forces employees to use Android
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Zuckerberg forces employees to use Android

Posted November 15, 2018 by roldy

It sounds like Mark Zuckerberg has a grudge against Apple. The Facebook CEO evidently ordered all Facebook executives to use Android phones shortly after Apple CEO Tim Cook criticized Facebook. Back in March when Facebook was dealing with the Cambridge Analytica scandal,…

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Self-Driving Train takes off in Australia
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Self-Driving Train takes off in Australia

Posted November 11, 2018 by roldy

There’s beens so much news about self-driving cars that we haven’t heard much on self-driving trains. The first self-driving train took off in Australia when the driver got down from his cab to carry out an inspection. Like something  out of a…

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HealthCare.gov Data Breach
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HealthCare.gov Data Breach

Posted October 20, 2018 by roldy

Healthcare data breaches are evidently part and parcel of an era where we are trying ton integrate healthcare with technology. It looks like a computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month. The number of affected persons was stated…

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Amazon Alexa tells you if you’re sick or depressed
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Amazon Alexa tells you if you’re sick or depressed

Posted October 12, 2018 by roldy

If you thought biometric shopping carts were the future, just wait until you read about this Amazon patient. Apparently Alexa could potentially be capable of “voice-based determination of physical and emotional characteristics of users.” Amazon’s goal is to be able to detect…

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Walmart to use biometric shopping carts
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Walmart to use biometric shopping carts

Posted October 9, 2018 by roldy

The future is here everyone. Walmart apparently has a patent on a shopping cart that measures your heart rate, palm temperature, grip force, and walking speed. One could justify this as a preventive measure to make sure no one passes out in…

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