http://ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/index/ Because You Need It. Bad. en lonseidman@gmail.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-02T15:58:45+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/connecticut_e-book_customers_to_receive_more_rebates/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/connecticut_e-book_customers_to_receive_more_rebates/#When:12:26:46Z Attorney General George Jepsen announced that e-book publisher Penguin has agreed to a price fixing settlement that will provide approximately $3 million in refunds to Connecticut consumers. 2013-05-23T12:26:46+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/third_annual_connecticut-israel_technology_summit_set_for_june_12/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/third_annual_connecticut-israel_technology_summit_set_for_june_12/#When:19:03:13Z The MetroHartford Alliance and the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford have announced the third annual Connecticut-Israel Technology Summit on June 12 at The Oakdale Theater in Wallingford. 2013-05-17T19:03:13+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/ctnext_launches_startup_map1/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/ctnext_launches_startup_map1/#When:16:29:34Z CTNext, a public/private partnership helping the high tech startup community in the state, launched an interactive map last week to help connect businesses and organizations in the state’s startup community. 2013-05-05T16:29:34+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/jepsen_seeks_information_on_livingsocial_security_breach/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/jepsen_seeks_information_on_livingsocial_security_breach/#When:15:58:45Z Attorney General George Jepsen is seeking information on a security breach at daily deal site LivingSocial that exposed information on approximately 50 million user accounts to hackers. 2013-05-02T15:58:45+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/twitter_launches_music_to_leverage_social_data/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/twitter_launches_music_to_leverage_social_data/#When:00:52:46Z Millions of people use Twitter to talk about their favorite music, and now Twitter is using that data to build its own version of the Billboard charts with its new (and free) iPhone and web app called #music. 2013-05-02T00:52:46+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/npr_after_sandy_questions_linger_over_cellphone_reliability/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/npr_after_sandy_questions_linger_over_cellphone_reliability/#When:13:36:02Z Roughly one in four cell phone towers in the path of Hurricane Sandy went out of service. It was a frustrating and potentially dangerous experience for those customers without a landline to fall back on. Now, local officials and communications experts are pushing providers to improve their performance during natural disasters.  Read more at NPR.org 2013-04-29T13:36:02+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/private_rocket_launch_to_be_visible_from_connecticut/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/private_rocket_launch_to_be_visible_from_connecticut/#When:14:35:00Z UPDATED: April 21 5:24 p.m. A commercial cargo spacecraft launched successfully from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility at 5 p.m. eastern time Sunday. It placed a dummy payload in orbit and deployed several micro satellites running Google’s Android operating system. 2013-04-20T14:35:00+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/grid_new_haven_launches_apprenticeship_program_for_student_programmers_and_/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/grid_new_haven_launches_apprenticeship_program_for_student_programmers_and_/#When:16:16:32Z A new apprenticeship program for computer science and engineering student developers is springing up in the hopes of retaining more high-quality programming talent in Connecticut. Education 2.0, Tech Biz 2013-04-17T16:16:32+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/nasas_audacious_new_mission_to_capture_an_asteroid/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/nasas_audacious_new_mission_to_capture_an_asteroid/#When:00:54:51Z The Obama administration’s budget includes $105 million for an audacious new mission for NASA: capturing a small asteroid and moving it to a location near the moon so astronauts can study it. 2013-04-11T00:54:51+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/video_review_mailbox_app_for_iphone_makes_email_more_productive/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/tech/entry/video_review_mailbox_app_for_iphone_makes_email_more_productive/#When:12:45:39Z Yes, it’s possible to achieve the elusive serenity of “inbox zero” with a new iPhone app called Mailbox. 2013-04-03T12:45:39+00:00