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U.S. credit cards tackle fraud with embedded chips, but no PINs

U.S. credit cards tackle fraud with embedded chips, but no PINs

This year, more banks will issue cards with small computer chips -- but they're stopping short of another step that will make credit card usage even safer. Retailers aren't happy about it.
by Jim Zarroli

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With downloads in decline, can iTunes adapt?

With downloads in decline, can iTunes adapt?

The drop is attributed to the increasing popularity of streaming music services such as Spotify, Pandora and YouTube.
by Laura Sydell

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Why buy when you can borrow? App connects people and stuff

Why buy when you can borrow? App connects people and stuff

A new company allows people to share things like power drills and bicycle pumps by connecting people who need them to people who have them.
by Eleanor Beardsley

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Vocab-intensive tech encourages 'anytime, anywhere learning'

Vocab-intensive tech encourages 'anytime, anywhere learning'

Sesame Workshop's games are designed to help kids learn words and have fun. One educator says it's never too soon to teach tykes that technology can be more than just entertainment.
by Lynn Neary

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Possible hack of Sony, Microsoft game console sites

Possible hack of Sony, Microsoft game console sites

If you can't get your new Sony PlayStation or Microsoft Xbox online today, you can blame the Lizard Squad -- or (indirectly) North Korea. Or maybe neither.

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As Uber expands, it asks cities for forgiveness instead of permission

As Uber expands, it asks cities for forgiveness instead of permission

Uber is in hyper-growth mode, expanding to more than 50 countries. And while it's hard to quantify, the backlash against the company has grown, too.
by Aarti Shahani

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Smartphone apps help to battle campus sexual assaults

Smartphone apps help to battle campus sexual assaults

Technology - and particularly smartphones - could reshape safety efforts on college campuses. At least that's the hope of some developers.
by Juana Summers

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Project Eavesdrop: An experiment in monitoring a home office

Project Eavesdrop: An experiment in monitoring a home office

If someone tapped your Internet connection, what would they find out about you? To try to answer that question, NPR reporter Steve Henn had his home office bugged.
by Steve Henn

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Minnesota Public Radio for mobile devices

Minnesota Public Radio for mobile devices

Get the MPR News and MPR streaming apps for your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Android mobile device.
by MPR News Staff

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