| Science & Technology by ArcaMax, sponsored today by: | | | | Reid Kanaley, The Philadelphia Inquirer For a winter highway breakdown or a natural disaster, there are smartphone applications that can help you cope. Take a look at these as winter looms.
The FEMA application from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, free for Android, Apple and BlackBerry, offers access to the FEMA blog, which this week had updates on the East Coast nor'easter and on Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath....
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The new version, Windows Phone 8, gains new features that should help it better compete with Google's Android and Apple's iOS, which underlies the iPhone. But even with the update, Windows Phone still has some notable shortcomings when compared with ...
Continue Reading Print | Comment | Tweet It | Facebook It | | Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News Depending on whom you ask, Netflix is either a company that's poised for a remarkable resurgence or a washed-up has-been whose best days are behind it.
While both sides have a legitimate case to make, corporate raider Carl Icahn is betting on a rebound.
While they're at odds with Icahn, Netflix's managers -- and some analysts -- are optimistic about the company's prospects. ...
Continue Reading Print | Comment | Tweet It | Facebook It | | Steve Alexander, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) QUESTION: I recently had to replace my nine-year-old Windows XP computer, and am having trouble adapting to Windows 7.
What are the advantages, if any, for me to upgrade to Windows 8, which I've read has touch-screen capability and works with other equipment besides desktop computers? Since I don't have a touch screen, I'm wondering if there is any point in upgrading.
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