Washington Launches Mobile App For Tourists
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington has launched a new mobile sightseeing app that compiles information about more than 1,000 free attractions and recommendations from local experts. The app...
View ArticleAmazon To Start Paying E-Book Authors Based On Pages Read
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle)– Amazon says it will start paying some e-book authors based on the number of pages read by people. The Independent reports books that are available through Kindle Unlimited and...
View ArticleAs Amazon Turns 20, A Look At Its Biggest Bets
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has come a long way from selling books out of a Seattle garage. The company had an inauspicious start in July 1995 at the dawn of the Web as an online bookseller. It narrowly...
View ArticleReport: Boeing Subsidiary Working On Drone That Can Hack Wireless Computer...
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – Leaked emails between a Boeing subsidiary and an Italian spyware company suggest computer hacking drones could be flying in the near future, reports Hacked.com. Emails from the...
View ArticleAmazon Asks For Drone Superhighways
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – Amazon wants to move from the information superhighway to a drone superhighway. The online retailer has unveiled a plan to set aside airspace exclusively for its delivery...
View ArticleMicrosoft Wants To Put Cortana In Your Car
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – It may not be Siri in your sedan, but soon you may have Cortana in your coupe. It’s still just a concept for now, but according to The Verge, Microsoft is designing a hologram...
View ArticleAmazon Dangles $50 Tablet
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon is dangling a $50 tablet computer in its latest attempt to lure consumers who can’t afford or don’t want the more expensive Internet-connected devices made by Apple and...
View ArticleNew iOS 9 Feature Sucking Up Data
Earlier this week, there was an alert to update your iPhone to the new iOS 9. If you’ve already updated, there’s a setting that may cost you a few hundred dollars extra, this month, if you don’t...
View ArticleStudy: 3 In 4 Children Own Mobile Device By Age 4
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle)– Exposure to mobile media devices is “almost universal” by the time children are four years old, and that applies to kids from low-income families as well, according to new...
View ArticleCompany Launches Physical Keyboard Full Of Emojis
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle)– A company is introducing a new physical keyboard full of your favorite emojis, in case switching digital keyboards is just too much for those hoping to use the colorful...
View ArticleAmazon Tests Grocery Pickup Service in Seattle
The service is the latest way Amazon is testing new ways to shop. At an Amazon Go convenience store in Seattle, items selected are automatically monitored and added to a virtual cart so shoppers can...
View ArticleGoogle Tweaks Image Searches Making Porn Harder To Find
Mountain View, Calif. (CBS SEATTLE) — Google tweaked their image searching function in order to make it more difficult to find pornography and other sexually-explicit photos. CNET reports the world’s...
View ArticleMicrosoft Patent Allows Long-Distance Hugs, Handshakes
SEATTLE (CBS SEATTLE) — A new Microsoft patent can allow people to hug, grab documents or even shake hands through long-distance technology. The technology in the awarded patent uses battery-powered...
View ArticleStudy: Men Talk On Their Phones Faster And Longer Than Women
SEATTLE (CBS SEATTLE) — Men spend more time talking on their telephones and also speak at a faster rate than their female counterparts, a new study finds. After analysis of 200,000 phone calls placed...
View ArticleBoeing Creates Spy-Like Smartphone That Will Erase Data If Tampered With
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – A new spy-like smartphone created by Boeing will erase all data and deactivate if tampered with. Codenamed “Black,” the aerospace and defense company filed documents with the...
View Article‘Legal Equalizer’ App Helps People Know Their Rights, Safely Interact With...
(CBS Local)- The deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor this year have brought renewed discussions around police brutality, the need for reform and how situations like traffic stops can escalate to...
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