Wilmington Technology
Latest News and Articles from Thomas Peracchio as Wilmington Technology Examiner.
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Technology versus privacy: US Supreme Court rules on GPS tracking by police
The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police violated the Constitution by using a GPS device to track a suspect's car without a valid search warrant.
United States versus Jones
The police installed a GPS device on...
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PIPA co-sponsor Delaware Senator Chris Coons issues statement
PIPA co-sponsor Delaware Senator Chris Coons issued a statement on the failure and the future of the PROTECT IP Act. We take a look at some of the remarks made, and offer some thoughts on follow up questions."...
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Do you know where Delaware's members of Congress stand on SOPA and PIPA?
The battle has been going on for months, and is starting to heat up. Do you know where Delaware's members of Congress stand on technology legislation? Let's take a look.
Representative John Carney (Democrat)
Starting...
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Would you pay to read news on the Internet?
We are fighting to keep the internet free as we battle government censorship with SOPA and PIPA. There may be another battle to keep the internet free in a different perspective, as a local newspaper will begin asking for...
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Delaware cell phone law marks anniversary as NTSB calls for nationwide ban
Folks in Delaware and the neighboring state of Maryland have lived with various cell phone laws for over a year now. Monday will mark the one year anniversary of the Delaware law. Delaware's law went into...
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Delaware grant to support technology for school based health centers
Delaware's Congressional delegation have announced a $500,000 grant in federal funding for the School Based Health Center Capital Program will be awarded to New Castle County, Delaware.
The grant was awarded to Affinity Health and Medical...
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Delaware libraries announce wireless internet access and eBooks
The Delaware Division of Libraries announced on Monday that all Delaware public libraries now provide wireless access to the internet.
Monday's announcement also stated that eBooks are now available as a beta test through the Delaware Library...
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Delaware offshore wind power project appears dead
Delaware's offshore wind park has been delayed several times, now it appears the offshore wind power project has reached the end of the line. In a press release, David Crane, NRG Energy President and CEO stated, &ldquo...
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AT&T gives up on T-Mobile merger
AT&T was working with Deutsche Telekom to salvage the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile but they ran out of options and have announced they are giving up on the merger. Deutsche Telekom, the owner...
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Smartphone sales slower growth with large Google Android gains
Gartner, the world's leading information technology research and advisory company, released sales figures today on the worldwide sales of mobile devices. The sales figures and analysis were for the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third...
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Technology versus privacy: GPS tracking case moves to US Supreme Court
As technology is used more frequently in crime fighting, the question often raised by privacy groups is where do you draw the line on the use technology and its invasion on personal privacy. An argument on the topic of technology...
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Barnes and Noble Nook news announcement scheduled
There is plenty of speculation that the Barnes & Noble announcement scheduled for Monday will be a new e-book that will compete with the Amazon Kindle Fire for your Christmas shopping dollars.
Amazon unveils Kindle Fire
The other major...
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Technology and Privacy: Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act proposed
A bipartisan group lead by Senator Ron Wyden (Oregon Democrat) and Senator Mark Kirk (Illinois Republican) appeared at the Capitol Visitors Center for a news conference on Tuesday to pitch the proposed Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS)...
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Delaware Public Service Commission approves Bloom Energy proposal
The Delaware Public Service Commission formally approved the Bloom Energy proposal submitted by Delmarva Power. Following a public hearing on Tuesday the commission gave their unanimous vote of support for the project.In a statement posted to his...
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Virginia Governor visits Delmarva launching pad for outer space missions
How many folks associate the Delmarva peninsula with a center for aeronautic research or a launching pad for outer space missions? When folks from outside the region mention Delmarva they often think of the banking industry or perhaps Dupont...
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