Faster Forward Archive: Digital culture
Looking back at great tech rumors
In Rob's column this week, he looks at the best ways to evaluate the many, many rumors that circulate about technology and gadgetry. Whether it's the latest tidbit about a much-anticipated gadget or game, a whisper about a new release date or the whiff of a tech-related scandal, the tech-obsessed among us are frantic to get the latest snippet of "news."
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Washington Post Editors
| March 4, 2011; 11:56 AM ET |
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Talking to Twitter about spam, marketing, memory and more
SAN FRANCISCO -- I wrapped up a busy day here Wednesday by stopping by Twitter's offices, all of two blocks from the stage occupied by Apple earlier at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. I wanted to ask the management about a few issues I've been curious about and...
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Rob Pegoraro
| March 3, 2011; 10:59 AM ET |
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Watson plays 'Jeopardy!' with members of Congress
Holt, a five-time Jeopardy winner and nuclear physicist, was the only member to beat Watson in a round of the game, earning $8,600 to Watson's $6,200. Overall, Watson pulled in $40,300 to the members' $30,000.
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Hayley Tsukayama
| March 1, 2011; 12:54 PM ET |
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Libya shutdown raises questions about bit.ly, security of foreign domains
Libya shutdown raises questions about bit.ly, security of foreign domains
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Hayley Tsukayama
| February 24, 2011; 11:16 AM ET |
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Microsoft announces developers kit due this spring
Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will be releasing a software development kit, or SDK, for its Kinect console peripheral, a darling of the hacker and homebrewing scene.
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Hayley Tsukayama
| February 23, 2011; 10:32 AM ET |
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New Zealand quake search effort launched over social media
As workers toil to free those still trapped by the earthquake in New Zealand, social media sites have sprung into action to help the rescue effort.
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Hayley Tsukayama
| February 22, 2011; 11:20 AM ET |
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