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Larry Dignan
Larry Dignan
Editor-in-Chief
Larry Dignan is editor-in-chief of SmartPlanet and ZDNet. He is also editorial director of TechRepublic. Previously, he was an editor at eWeek, Baseline and CNET News. He has written for WallStreetWeek.com, Inter@ctive Week, New York Times and Financial Planning. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Delaware. He is based in New York but resides in Pennsylvania.
Larry Dignan
Andrew Nusca
Andrew Nusca
Editor
Andrew Nusca is editor of SmartPlanet and an associate editor for ZDNet. Previously, he worked at Money, Men's Vogue and Popular Mechanics magazines. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and New York University. He based in New York but resides in Philadelphia.
Andrew Nusca
Archive: 03-2012
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Pajama set knows babies better than parents
A biomedical engineering company developed a onesie that can monitor a baby’s mood.
March 17, 2012, 7:49 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft
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Speak 26 languages with Microsoft’s new translation software
Researchers at Microsoft have developed a tool that can translate your speech into another language while still maintaining the sound of your voice.
March 17, 2012, 4:43 AM PDT | By Sarah Korones
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New app turns New York’s subway stations into art museums
A new smartphone app from the MTA provides information on public art installations throughout the subway system in New York.
March 16, 2012, 9:02 PM PDT | By Sarah Korones
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SmartPlanet wins Neal Award for ‘Health Monitor’ video series
SmartPlanet is the proud recipient of the 2012 Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Award, for its “Health Monitor” series.
March 16, 2012, 3:08 PM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Snails: Eat, Kill, use as a battery?
Can organisms be used as a source of biofuel?
March 16, 2012, 4:22 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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Recycle your old phone, help improve global healthcare
Find out how cell phones collecting dust can be put to better use. And with very little effort on your part.
March 16, 2012, 3:30 AM PDT | By Sumi Das
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The Morning Briefing: Fuel poverty and power shortages
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about fuel poverty.
March 16, 2012, 3:25 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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London’s Crossrail officially launched
The first two tunnel boring machines for London’s new transport link have been switched on, signalling the first phase of Crossrail.
March 15, 2012, 11:55 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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PayPal debuts Here: mobile payments system for the masses
PayPal Here is a mobile payments system that will allow small businesses to accept payments through a smartphone. It’s a direct competitor to Square.
March 15, 2012, 11:40 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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33 cities land ‘Smarter Cities’ grants
From Accra to Siracusa, cities across the globe received grants from IBM to improve their social, technological and physical systems.
March 15, 2012, 8:06 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca