Technology & Digital Life

Can Losing Weight In Your 'Second Life' Help In Your First?

Steve Mullis — Sun, 19 May 2013 09:41:00 +0000

There is no shortage of diet programs available to those that seek to lose weight.

Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes

editor — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:57:00 +0000

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

Amazon faces a grilling from members of Britain's Parliament over its extremely low U.K. corporate tax payments, Reuters reported Friday. As NPR noted on Thursday, Amazon has the subject of intense scrutiny after it was revealed that the Internet retailer's U.K.

Kai The 'Hatchet Hitchhiker' Is Accused Of Murder

Mark Memmott — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:02:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16oUKdOUstU

Google Lays Out Its Future For Everyone

Steve Henn — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:14:00 +0000

Transcript

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep. This week in San Francisco, Google held its annual developers conference. The Internet search giant debuted updates for just about everything from Google+ to Maps, and gave talks on gadgets like Google Glass. And, as NPR's Steve Henn reports, Google laid out its vision for its future, as well as our future.

STEVE HENN, BYLINE: Google's annual developers conference is probably the best chance to get a sense of where this giant company is headed.

Google's Privacy Shift Powers New Customized Maps

editor — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:45:00 +0000

This week, Google, already a leader in mapping, created more space between itself and its competitors by more deeply mining the data users provide the company when using its various services.

At the Google developers' conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Daniel Graf, director of Google Maps, crowed about the company's mapping app for the iPhone — and couldn't quite stop himself from taking a dig at Apple.

"People called it sleek, simple, beautiful, and let's not forget, accurate," he said.

The company unveiled the BBC reports.

Book News: Amazon's Tiny Tax Payment Draws Fresh Scrutiny

editor — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:45:00 +0000

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

Amazon's U.K. unit racked up sales of $6.5 billion last year, but only paid $3.7 million in corporate taxes (which is nearly as much as it received in government grants). Why does Amazon.co.uk pay so little?

Wired And Fired: A New 'Smart Rifle'

editor — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:55:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoMAiYnJOBM

Google Launches A Streaming Music Service

Laura Sydell — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:47:00 +0000

The competition for your ears — and dollars — just got a little tougher. On Wednesday, Google launched a paid music subscription service that will put it in direct competition with other streaming services like Spotify and Pandora. The announcement may just be the beginning for Google.

As it gets easier to access the Internet, more fans are streaming their music — not downloading it.

Cup Of Joe With Apple CEO Goes For $610,000

Bill Chappell — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:55:00 +0000

It turns out that the desire to speak with Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with $610,000, will buy you a cup of coffee.