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  White House makes 'We the People' online petition tool open source

  By Andrew Webster on August 24, 2012 01:16 pm + 8 comments

  The White House has announced that its "We the People" online petition system is going open source. Continue reading…

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  BMW's DriveNow electric car sharing comes to the US

  By Andrew Webster on August 21, 2012 04:03 pm + 8 comments

  BMW is bringing its own brand of car sharing to America with the launch of DriveNow in San Continue reading…

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  Lessons from the auto industry: how the US is bringing high-tech jobs home

  By Evan Rodgers on August 6, 2012 11:23 am + 13 comments

  Back in the 1980s, American lawmakers were successful in motivating foreign automotive companies Continue reading…

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  Nintendo president says 3DS momentum is 'not so good' in US and Europe

  By Andrew Webster on July 4, 2012 06:35 pm + 106 comments

  Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has admitted that the sales momentum of the company's 3DS handheld Continue reading…

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  US and Mexico agree to spectrum sharing deal along joint border

  By Andrew Webster on June 9, 2012 04:37 pm + 4 comments

  The FCC has announced that US and Mexican telecommunications officials have come to an agreement for Continue reading…

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  Nokia 808 PureView to be sold unlocked in the US

  By Sam Byford on May 11, 2012 03:26 am + 42 comments

  We were under the impression that Nokia's 808 PureView wouldn't ever make it to the US — and nor Continue reading…

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  Most Americans don't plan to use mobile payment systems, says survey

  By Andrew Webster on April 30, 2012 12:01 pm + 81 comments

  New mobile payment solutions are launching left and right, but if a study from the University of Continue reading…

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  US smartphone subscribers top 100 million, Android accounts for nearly half

  By Sam Byford on March 8, 2012 05:38 am + 56 comments

  According to figures released by ComScore, the smartphone market in the US has exceeded 100 million Continue reading…

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  The 'New Digital Divide' in US high-speed internet access

  By Sam Byford on December 6, 2011 12:42 pm + 21 comments

  In an op-ed piece over at the New York Times, Susan P. Crawford, a former special assistant to Continue reading…