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Hospital opts for Wi-Fi over GPS in smartphone navigation app

Career Watch: Computer science enrollment on rise

What is the Internet of Things?

Yahoo slims down, again, trashing Deals, SMS Alerts

The products are axed as part of Yahoo's larger rebuilding plan

Mobile users clam up, use more data, survey shows

Talk minutes are falling while data use is rising, but that may not mean more money, according to PwC

Survey: Internet users like targeted ads, free content

The Digital Advertising Alliance also notes that a US Senate committee has a hearing scheduled on do-not-track efforts next week

7 Lessons of the Offshoring Pioneers

Nimble spammers exploit Boston bombings, Texas disaster

Junk mail gang spreading botware by tapping interest in American calamities

VDSL2 on steroids takes off as broadband over copper declines for first time

Users demanding more bandwidth means ADSL can't keep up, resulting in fewer subscriptions

Boston police use Twitter to inform residents during manhunt

As police conduct manhunt for suspected marathon bomber, Twitter gets info out