Can Wi-Fi and Mi-Fi get along?
The 25,000 people who participated in Austin’s SXSW conference last month presented a unique challenge for convention centers and hotels. Official Wi-Fi signals were compromised by visitors’ personal wireless.
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Tech toy companies like LeapFrog aim to teach reading
A Stanford University education professor who helped develop products for tech toy company LeapFrog says technology can help children learn to read, though some fear letting young kids play computer games.
‘The Help’ Today — domestic workers try to give their children brighter futures (VIDEO)
In this video, two domestic workers share the sacrifices they made when their own children were young and how those sacrifices have paid off now that those children are in college.
‘The Help’ Today — Domestic workers care for American children, often leaving their own
Enma Delgado cleans homes and cares for children in San Francisco. She left three children of her own in El Salvador and sends money and packages home to help support them.
EA in the hunt for a piece of the mobile game market
Last month, EA released a Simpsons-themed game for smartphone and tablet. It was popular but contained enough glitches that EA pulled it from the App store. Still, the company is moving toward more mobile games.
How much of what goes into the recycling bin really gets recycled?
Is sorting recyclables from your trash worthwhile? Does grease or food contaminate a whole bin of recycling? A Stanford science journalist investigates, and the answers might be brighter than you think.
‘The Help’ Today — Bay Area domestic workers advocate for fair labor practices (VIDEO)
The appearance and of today’s typical domestic worker has changed since the 1960s era of “The Help,” but working conditions for those who clean and care for children and the elderly can still be difficult.
Redwood City company at the forefront of personalized medicine
Silicon Valley is one of the hotspots in personalized medicine research and technology. Redwood City’s Genomic Health is poised to lead the way.
Battle shaping up for November death penalty vote
As the November election grows closer, the battle lines are being drawn over the future of the death penalty in California. Voters are likely to be able to vote on abolishing the state’s death penalty.