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TagSense, a prototype app designed by two Microsoft interns, can automatically tag a picture with a person's name, physical activities, facial expression, and exact physical location--all without human input. A new, creepily awesome Android application developed by two Microsoft interns turns Android smartphone cameras into full-on spy machines. The app, called TagSense, relies on smartphone sensors to automatically tag photographs with the identities and activities of whoever's in them

A new app will help you diagnose and track skin conditions--from wrinkles to melanoma.

As governments and universities around the world take a more active interest in Wikipedia's accuracy and reach, Wales talks about his site's new status. "I'm not sure if we are becoming a default 'official' source of information" he tells us, "but we are certainly the first port of call for hundreds of millions of people already." Wikipedia has evolved from the hobby of amateur enthusiasts to a fully-financed priority of academics and government agencies looking to improve what is quickly becoming the world’s first source of information. Just last month, the United States National Archives announced a "Wikipedian In Residence," a full-time liaison to the Wikipedia community.

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Olivia tries to decide whether betraying her close friend, Aaron, is worth a potential boost to her personal business. Olivia (Daniela DiIorio) tries to decide whether betraying her close friend, Aaron (Yuri Baranovsky) is worth a potential boost to her personal business.

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You may not use a health device connected to your doctor yet, but you probably will soon. What will these devices look like and how will you use them?

Google announced last week that it is shutting down personal health record service Google Health. The underlying cause: the people who use Google Health aren't the people making health care decisions. The Internet has been a boon for consumers who want to learn more about their medical symptoms and conditions.

If a brand can describe its core values and philosophy on its business card without a detailed description, the brand becomes a full representation of its vision. I heard a story that a few years ago Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Ikea , happened to drive past one of his stores.

BankSimple’s dream team (left to right, from top): Thomas Lockney, engineer; Shamir Karkal, CFO; Bill DeRouchey, creative director; Josh Reich, CEO; Toby Sterrett, engineer; Brian Merritt, operations; Alex Payne, CTO; and Ian Collins, engineer. Inside BankSimple's quest to put user experience above all else. "LET'S START a retail bank." That was the email subject line that greeted Jerry Neumann, a venture capitalist, one morning in 2009

Last week I recommended 20 great science books , in authorial alphabetical order from A to J, picked from my personal library.

Senators Al Franken and Richard Blumenthal introduced a bill yesterday that takes direct aim at online privacy.

"I'm smack in the middle of all of this, and it's hard to imagine legislation right now that we would know how to implement, or know what to do with," says Mitchell Baker, chairwoman of the Mozilla Foundation.

Keeping a meeting interesting is something even the sharpest sales reps struggle with. Experts share a few tips on how to mix things up. The sales meeting for some is a dreaded hours-long absence from the queue of voicemail and e-mail piling up at their desks

Today, Steve Jobs unveiled tons of new features-- Twitter integration, iOS 5, iCloud --but what many Apple fanboys are talking about instead are the number of apps that Apple appears to be co-opting.