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South Boston Waterfront’s ‘District Hall’ to open in June
The new one-story building is part clubhouse for the tech set and part monument to Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s efforts to transform the South Boston Waterfront into the Innovation District.
Your smartphone, more efficient than ever
Despite their sleek appearances, most smartphones come with unnecessary software that eats into memory space and battery life.
The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S.
Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous
Google’s music service offers a lot of eye candy. The song selection is comparable to other popular services, and myriad playlists curated along different genres provide a big playground.
Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter
A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They’re also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the ‘‘oversharing’’ that they see on Facebook.
With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely
A startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely.
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