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20 best iPhone apps for starters
Here's a selection of some essential and not-so-essential apps that will help you get by in a world increasingly dependent on digital interaction.
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Maria Montessori and 10 famous graduates from her schools
Maria Montessori stands in many ways as the mother of alternative education. The Italian physician and teacher invented a new kind of school, one with self-directed learning, classrooms with mixed age groups, and no grades. Now, on what would have been her 142 birthday, thousands of schools bear her name. These Montessori schools have some very famous alumni, many of which credit the free-flowing classes with teaching them to think differently and allowing them to change the world. Here are 10 of the most prominent.
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32 essential Android tips and tricks
Several weeks ago, we highlighted 40 useful iPhone tricks everyone should know. We got such good feedback from that feature that we wanted to share the love with Android users – who, after all, make up the largest proportion of the smart phone community.
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iPhone: Seven reasons to stick with AT&T
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Top 5 Google Labs projects
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Horizons Android Gingerbread is in the oven, says Google
Android Gingerbread – the 2.3 iteration of Google's Android mobile OS – could hit phones as soon as the end of this month.
11/15/2010 02:29 pm -
Horizons Where do I vote? Ask Google.
Google has unveiled a handful of tools to help Americans find their local polling station by zip code – and track the latest poll numbers once they've left.
11/02/2010 11:27 am -
Where do I vote? Voting locations for election 2010.
It's finally time to head to the polling stations, but many are asking, 'where do I vote?' Finding voting locations by zip code and by street address is easy using these sites.
11/02/2010 12:47 am -
Horizons Google Street View, now with penguins
Google Street View has been expanded to include imagery from Brazil, Ireland – and Antarctica.
10/01/2010 01:09 pm -
Off the Grid
Off-the-grid expert Nick Rosen offers a portrait of some of the Americans who have opted for freedom from the utility grid.
08/09/2010 08:05 am -
Horizons Poly9 reportedly snatched up by Apple. Is a Google Maps competitor on the way?
Poly9, a digital mapping company based in Canada, has been purchased by Apple, according to several sources. Could Poly9 be a new weapon in the ongoing arms race between Apple and Google?
07/14/2010 04:01 pm -
Top five online 'Easter eggs'
Google and others embed 'Easter eggs' for times when web users are in the mood for diversion.
04/03/2010 10:05 am -
Horizons Google Maps rolls out trail and street directions for cyclists
A new layer on Google Maps will let cyclists access maps of 150 cities around the US. It's a bike geek's dream come true.
03/10/2010 10:24 am -
The Simple Dollar Optimize the value of your commute
02/18/2010 02:33 pm -
Horizons Google rep suggests Buzz backlash was unexpected
Not everyone is in love with Google Buzz. Did Google take too long to acknowledge the platform's shortcomings?
02/17/2010 01:12 pm -
Horizons Google Buzz rolled out for Android, Apple iPhone
Among the features on the mobile version of Google Buzz is an extra layer of Google Maps, which lets you see the locations of nearby friends.
02/10/2010 05:20 pm -
Horizons Google scores with Paris Super Bowl ad
Google aired its first-ever Super Bowl ad last night. Are there more smart Google spots to come?
02/08/2010 09:50 am -
Horizons Ovi Maps heralded as offline alternative to Google
Nokia says it will offer Ovi Maps for free on many of its handsets, a move intended to cut off Google's stranglehold on the market.
01/21/2010 12:18 pm -
For Olympic Games, London dreams of a Cloud castle
The Cloud, an ambitious structure planned for 2012 Olympics, has airy spheres, spiral walkways, data projection.
01/12/2010 09:51 am -
Horizons Santa tracker? NORAD and Google Maps show the way
Online Santa trackers get fancy this year with 3D animations, video, and live interactive maps.
12/24/2009 02:36 pm -
Horizons Verizon Droid slammed by Palm CEO
Jon Rubinstein says that the Droid has narrow appeal. Try telling that to the reported quarter million consumers that snatched up Droid phones last week alone.
11/17/2009 12:00 am -
Horizons New ad bills Verizon Droid as 'stealth' tech
Days ahead of the official release of the Motorola Droid, Verizon has rolled out a slick new TV advertisement touting the Droid's next-generation capabilities.
11/05/2009 12:00 am -
Horizons The first Motorola Droid sold in Europe? Call it a Milestone.
A week after the official US launch of the Droid, Motorola announced the smartphone would soon be sold in Germany, Italy, and Argentina under the Milestone name.
11/02/2009 12:00 am -
On Halloween, many sex offenders must post 'No Candy Here' signs
The trend is growing among states and cities. Some sex offenders are also ordered not to wear costumes or answer the door on Halloween.
10/31/2009 01:00 am -
Horizons 'Bike there' directions coming to Google Maps
Google is adding bike paths to its online mapping tool, and expects to make biking directions available "soon."
10/14/2009 01:00 am -
Bright Green Fall foliage - Maine's fall colors look spectacular
Maine's fall colors are starting to dazzle. Where to drive to see the best fall foliage? Northern Maine is providing the best color.
09/25/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy World's biggest monopoly game crashes online
09/09/2009 01:00 am -
Horizons Introducing Monopoly City Streets, powered by Google
09/09/2009 01:00 am -
Swiss official tells Google to erase street views
Hanspeter Thuer, Switzerland’s federal data protection commissioner, said Google’s pictures were violating Switzerland’s strict privacy laws by failing to obscure people’s identities on the mapping service, which offers detailed street-level images.
08/24/2009 01:00 am -
Horizons Artist finds inspiration in Google Maps
08/18/2009 01:00 am
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