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My Disability Matters: The social media site helping to connect people with disabilities

PHOTO: Mr Reardon hopes the website will provide a forum for people with disabilities to support each other. (ABC News: Felicity Ogilvie) RELATED STORY: New social network connects people with disabilities online MAP: TAS A social media site created by a Tasmanian man and designed for people with disabilities is being praised by users as a useful place to make ... Read More »

Get on the Fast Track to Green Tech Patents

0Encouraging the growth of green technology and green jobs has been a priority for the Obama administration. The recent announcement that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will fast-track green technology patent applications is a step in the right direction. According to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke the USPTO pilot program will speed up the process of examining certain green ... Read More »

Detroit is Trying to Become the Next Major Tech Hub

Detroit isn’t exactly known as a tech hub. But some people and organizations are looking to change that. One such organization is TechTown Detroit, a non-profit business incubator located in an old General Motors factory in the city’s Midtown neighborhood. The TechTown Detroit building is a five-story building currently playing host to about 40 small businesses. And the organization is ... Read More »

Here Are Some Last Minute Facebook Advertising Tips for the Holidays

If you haven’t been working on your holiday advertising game plan since September, you’re actually late to the party. Many successful marketers start holiday-specific advertising early in the fall to get exposure among users and influence consumer shopping early on, especially on Facebook. In fact, I can recall seeing gift-giving, holiday-related advertisements on Facebook as early as the beginning of ... Read More »

30 Hot Trends in Millennial Fashion for the Office This Winter

Looking to update your work wardrobe for the upcoming winter season? There are plenty of great options out there for trendy office fashion that’s both comfortable and professional. This winter, you can see many classic trends like blazers, fitted pants and pencil skirts updated in new and unique ways. And you can also see some more trendy items that can ... Read More »

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Launch, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Review, and Other Top Stories of the Week

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi launched the Redmi 4, Redmi 4 Prime, and Redmi 4A Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is out, and it’s derivative, but fun Samsung launched a flip-phone that’ll likely cost you a crazy amount If you’ve missed out on the news from the world of tech this week, we’ve got you covered. We have all the major highlights together ... Read More »

Lenovo K6 Power vs Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime vs Coolpad Note 5 vs Asus ZenFone Max: The Ultimate Battery Showdown

HIGHLIGHTS Lenovo launched the K6 Power in India It has been priced at Rs. 9,999 The K6 Power will be available starting December 6 Lenovo on Tuesday unveiled the K6 Power smartphone at Rs. 9,999. The new Lenovo K6 Power will go on sale starting December 6 and will be available exclusively via Flipkart. The company, ahead of the launch, ... Read More »

Meet HMD Global, the Team Bringing Nokia Phones Back

Meet HMD Global, the Team Bringing Nokia Phones Back HIGHLIGHTS HMD Global has licensed the Nokia brand for mobile devices The first Nokia-branded Android phones will release in first half of 2017 Upcoming Android phones made “in tight collaboration with Google” It’s not often that the fate of a 150 year old brand rests on the shoulders of a company ... Read More »

Meet the Wireless Charging Pioneers: Energous WattUp, Ossia Cota, and More

HIGHLIGHTS Wireless charging of today still requires plugging in a power-mat There are already implementations of true wireless charging It’ll be possible to charge gadgets as seamlessly as connecting to Wi-Fi True wireless charging has remained a pipe dream for many years, ever since we first saw companies work on this magical technology. Wireless charging that’s available on products like ... Read More »