Kids Create Mobile Apps In the Classroom
Some of the best new digital apps are coming from the youngest tech innovators. Middle school students Xavier Manning and Ciara Chase created apps that make their community better: from improving garbage collection to finding missing teens. Guest host Celeste Headlee talk to the students and their guidance counselor Carletta Hurt.
Week That Was: Cookie Hacking, Phone Unlocking, Year-Enders
NPR | Dec. 13, 2013 11:26 a.m.
And, how the tech empire is striking back against creeping government surveillance.
Tech Companies Take Step Toward The 'Internet Of Things'
NPR | Dec. 13, 2013 10:45 a.m.
A common standard could, for example, allow TVs, locks and appliances talk to each other.
Bots Are Driving Web Traffic More Than Humans, Report Says
NPR | Dec. 13, 2013 4:52 a.m.
Renee Montagne and David Greene report on findings from tech company Incapsula suggesting that nearly two-thirds of Internet traffic comes from bots rather than humans.
Wireless Companies, FCC Reach Deal On 'Unlocking' Cellphones
NPR | Dec. 12, 2013 4:45 p.m.
The agreement will make it easier for consumers to use a mobile phone on a competitor's network.
A Rush To Reconcile Health Enrollment Data, By Hand
NPR | Dec. 12, 2013 3:44 p.m.
Reconciliation of the data just started this week, as time to fix problems is running out.
Secret U.S. Stealth Drone Flies Out Of The Shadows
NPR | Dec. 12, 2013 3:34 p.m.
Aviation Week says the classified surveillance drone has started test flights.
Why Meningitis That Hit Princeton Is Hard To Beat With Vaccines
NPR | Dec. 12, 2013 2:46 p.m.
The bacteria responsible meningitis B have a coating that makes them look a lot like human cells.
Rule Allowing In-Flight Phone Calls Clears First FCC Hurdle
NPR | Dec. 12, 2013 2:04 p.m.
The communications agency is considering new rules allowing voice calls on jetliners.
Take A Look At The Top Tweeted Moments Of The Year
NPR | Dec. 12, 2013 12:41 p.m.
The year's most retweeted tweet was about the sudden death of a TV star.
In The Stanley Parable, Finding The Story Is The Game
NPR | Dec. 12, 2013 11:52 a.m.
The game questions the rules of video games and challenges our notions of choice and free will.
