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The Challenges of Mobile Technology Behind the Wheel

Automakers have always worked tirelessly to one-up their competitors through technology, but is that challenge evolving into a different battle entirely? As new safety and entertainment features become available, developers and engineers are working to ensure they're always up and running.

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Noel Wurst
The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of Windows 8

Windows 8 has been released and the world did not come to an end, as many think should happen when Microsoft releases a new OS. Joe Townsend takes a look at the reviews of Microsoft's flagship OS, including the good, bad, and, yes, even the ugly.

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Joe Townsend
Reinventing (and Testing) the Parking Meter

Nearly eighty years ago, streetscapes of cities and towns started changing as a new technology was adopted, with the introduction of parking meters in Oklahoma. Many of these are now being upgraded in various ways, with varying levels of success, and with many variations in business rules.

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Erik Petersen