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Thursday, January 31, 2013
All Tech Considered
What's Next, A Patent For The Lines Around Apple Stores?
January 31, 2013 Apple has trademarked its minimalist store design. Though it seems over the top, the company has good reason to protect its look: Fake Apple stores cropped up in China last year.
Author Interviews
'Distant Witness': Social Media's 'Journalism Revolution'
January 31, 2013 When protests broke out across North Africa and the Middle East, NPR senior strategist Andy Carvin followed the events in real time online. In his book Distant Witness, Carvin explains how he cultivated social media sources into a new form of journalism where people on the ground controlled the news.
The Picture Show
Google Street View Takes A Hike. So?
January 31, 2013 Google recently hit the trails with a panoramic camera called the Google Trekker. And now you can see the Grand Canyon in Google Maps. Is this a good thing?
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Two-Way
BlackBerry Maker Unveils New Phones, New Corporate Name
January 30, 2013 With two new phones and a new operating system, the once mobile leader moved more along the lines of its contemporary rivals. The question now is whether it is too little, too late.
Keeping Up With Kids' Online Privacy
January 30, 2013 Smartphones, tablets and more affordable laptops mean that children are becoming computer literate younger than ever. But are online privacy laws and protections keeping up with them? NPR's Michel Martin learns more from Rey Junco of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
Asia
In China, The Government Isn't The Only Spy Game In Town
January 30, 2013 Increasingly, China's surveillance state has extended to include Chinese individuals spying on one another. Former journalist Qi Hong has helped ordinary citizens and government officials alike detect bugs and hidden cameras planted by others. In one year, his bug hunt turned up more than 300 devices for a hundred friends.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Two-Way
Stefan Kudelski, Who Made Sound Recording Portable, Dies
January 29, 2013 Stefan Kudelski, inventor of the first portable professional sound recorder, has died. His Nagra tape recorder, created in 1951, revolutionized film by giving filmmakers the freedom to record scenes at virtually any location.
Finding Learning Tools In Digital Footprints
January 29, 2013 The hours children spend on the internet could have a valuable use — helping educators tailor lesson plans in school? Social media expert Rey Junco tells host Michel Martin about its potential as an education tool in Tell Me More's new series "Social Me."
Asia
In China, Beware: A Camera May Be Watching You
January 29, 2013 There are an estimated 20 million to 30 million surveillance cameras in China — or about one for every 43 people. Officials say the cameras help fight crime and maintain "social stability." But critics say the government uses them to monitor and intimidate dissidents.
Monday, January 28, 2013
All Tech Considered
E-Readers Track How We Read, But Is The Data Useful To Authors?
January 28, 2013 Data is being collected about your reading habits — what kind of books you read, whether or not you finish them. Publishers say the information could improve how books are written, but some novelists are skeptical.
