Mobile App Lets You Document and Report Police Stop-and-Frisk Abuse

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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Mobile App Lets You Document and Report Police Stop-and-Frisk Abuse 5:40:43 AM The New York Civil Liberties Union is arming city residents and visitors with an app called Stop and Frisk Watch that records video, audio and GPS data. The civil rights defender group urges citizens to chronicle illegal stops, racial profiling... Nokia Sells Vertu, Prepares to Lay Off 10,000 Workers 4:28:51 AM Nokia has announced it will close its factories in Finland, Germany and Canada and lay off up to 10,000 workers before the end of 2013. In this "sharpening of strategy" Nokia will focus on "products and experiences that make Lumia smartphones... Businesses: Find, Reward Your Influencers With Yamana Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:36 PM The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Yamana Quick Pitch: Companies:... Apple's Insanely Great 1986 Clothing Line [PICS] Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:03 PM Back in 1986, Apple designers took their talents to the closet creating a catalog full of extra short-shorts and trucker hats with rainbow-shaded Apple logos. They called it "The Apple Collection." The idea is far from the modern, sleek,... Trololo Meets Metal In this Head-Banging Cover [VIDEO] Wednesday, June 13, 2012 9:26 PM In response to Eduard Khil's recent passing, Internet users have found creative ways of showing their appreciation for Mr.Trololo's memetastic song. SEE ALSO: Watch This Drummer Tear Through Pop Music History [VIDEO] Guitarist Eric Calderone... Retina MacBook Destroys Regular MacBook: 15 Eye-Popping Examples Wednesday, June 13, 2012 9:03 PM The new MacBook Pro is here, and by far the most compelling feature is its pixel-rich retina display. The new MacBook packs more than 5 million pixels into a 15-inch, 2,880 x 1,800 screen. Big numbers -- but just how much do they change what... Facebook to Let Advertisers Bid on Ads Using Your Browser Data Wednesday, June 13, 2012 8:19 PM For a company less than ten years old, Facebook has developed some surprisingly sophisticated ways to sell your information to advertisers. Each time you Like a band, book, restaurant or service, Facebook uses that information to tailor ads that... Windows Phone 8 Screenshots Leak, Show Skype Integration and More [REPORT] Wednesday, June 13, 2012 7:54 PM Microsoft is expected to show off Windows Phone 8 at a developer event next week, however, a few screenshots of the mobile operating system have leaked out a little early. Acquired by Nokia Innovations, the screenshots show a new camera user... What Would You Do With a Real-Life Portal Gun? [VIDEO] Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:59 PM Say you and your friends got yourselves a handheld portal device (from the Portal video game franchise). How would you use it? Filmmaker Jason Craft explored this scenario by making his own Portal fan video. While it's been attempted in the past,... Twitter's Expanded Tweets Now Show More Interactive Content Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:25 PM Twitter updated its "expanded tweets" feature on Wednesday, allowing users to see more interactive content -- such as news stories, video galleries and audio clips -- inside tweets via a desktop or mobile browser. For example, when people expand... Website Generates Absurd Twitter Bios Wednesday, June 13, 2012 4:34 PM We found your time-wasting website for today: Silly Twitter Bios. And just as the name implies, it features really, really weird bios for the fake Twitter account of John Doe. Give it a shot. With the click of a button the tool creates gems like... How a Google Search Travels Around the World [INFOGRAPHIC] Wednesday, June 13, 2012 3:20 PM Google has put together an infographic that shows the journey of a search on the site, from how a query travels 1,500 miles at nearly the speed of light to hit different data centers around the world to how it ranks its results. In an infographic... Facebook Engagement is Actually Up, Despite Reuters Poll Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:15 PM Although a poll circulated the web last week that found one-third of Facebook users are using the social network less than six months ago, statistics show site engagement is actually up. A survey conducted among 1,032 Americans by Reuters and... Bright Lights, Big City: The Future of Digital Display Is Stunning Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:15 PM When you think "display of the future," what pops into your head? Is it the hyper-neon displays of Blade Runner or the holograms from Star Wars? The world of digital display always seems to wiggle its way into the bleeding-edge technology of... Who Are the Real Online Influencers? [INFOGRAPHIC] Wednesday, June 13, 2012 1:50 PM As the web's capacity for pageviews increases, marketers are becoming less interested in reaching as many people as possible, and more interested in reaching the right people. According to Deanna Brown, the CEO of Federated Media, that's why...		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