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Reuters Why is the Israeli mobile GPS startup drawing acquisition prices as high as Instagram and Tumblr?
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Where Kabul Goes to Buy Its iPods
A peek inside the city's unofficial Apple store.
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Road Testing the Newest Wave in Taxi Hailing Apps
Uber Taxi vs. TaxiMe vs. myTaxi, a head-to-head match-up.
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Boston Is One of the Best Prepared U.S. Cities to Handle a Crisis
The city conducted vivid, citywide disaster simulations in 2011 and 2012.
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Superstorm Sandy Was So Powerful the Ground Shook in Seattle
Earthquakes aren't the only thing to make the earth shiver.
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Real-Time Transit App of the Day: A Ballet of Buses in San Francisco
The SF Live Bus app adds a bit of whimsy to the highly practical world of transit arrival data.
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The Shame of Boston's Wireless Woes
Shortly after Monday's bombings, cellular networks collapsed. The same thing happens every time there is a crisis in a large city.
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Imagining the World's Cities in the Ocean-Dominated 'Hunger Games' Universe
If climate change caused the waters to rise by 500 feet, this is what major international cities might look like.
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Why the Boston Marathon Is an Especially Sinister Target for Terror
The bombings have turned all the cues and surroundings of this time of year upside down.
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There Is Almost Definitely Camera Footage of the Boston Marathon Attackers ... Somewhere
The city of Boston is blanketed with security cameras. But finding the right shots is a little like looking for a needle in a hay stack.
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Beijing's Bomb Shelter-Dwellers May Be Making a Rational Choice About Their Commute
The Chinese capital estimates 10 percent of its population lives in tiny, below-ground apartments. Are they crazy or clever?
