TECHNOLOGY
Loopy Stanley 2013 World Premiere!
It's been a long time coming, with glitches and scheduling delays galore, but Loopy Stanley is finally here! We had participants this year from two cities in North Dakota (though if you counted the to...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 7:52 PM
IPod, IPhone, IPad ‑‑ I Quit!
Jordan Maahs Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all this new technology? Its easy to adopt a defeated attitude and give up when dealing with the onslaught of gadgets and gizmos. Technology can be helpf...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 4:24 PM
Legislative Update
By Business Manager Broc Lietz Friday, May 3, 2013 will mark the 80th day of the 2013 Legislative Session, which under state statute is the maximum number of days allowable for a session. If this wer...
Posted on 5/2/13 at 1:32 PM
Forum Communications Co. taking newsgathering to new heights
By Rylee Nelson Forum News Service FARGO, N.D. - Forum Communications Co. has enlisted new aerial perspectives to provide its readers and viewers with over-the-top coverage of the 2013 Red River Va...
Posted on 5/2/13 at 1:26 PM
Designing for Mobile
Midwest Mobile Summit is in full swing. With that, it is very interesting to see the similarities with key concepts between some of the presentations here and at Mobile March TC which was just a month...
Posted on 4/29/13 at 3:57 PM
Are you a parent who has concerns about your kids' use of Snapchat? 
Snapchat, a photo messaging app, is among the more popular social media programs for teens. Photos and videos can be shared and viewed for a brief moment before the images are automatically deleted.
By Forum staff reports , May 06, 2013
Computer coding goes viral, but not in schools 
ST. PAUL – Obi Abulu loves computers.
“He learned to click a mouse before he learned to write,” says Attracta Abulu, the Woodbury seventh-grader’s mother.
By Christopher Magan, St. Paul Pioneer Press , May 05, 2013
EBay monitoring listings of Boston Marathon medals 
EBay says it is monitoring listings to ensure nobody uses the auction website to profit from the Boston Marathon bombings.
By Associated Press , May 01, 2013
Review: Google Now useful as a supplement to Siri 
ORLANDO, Fla. — Google Now is often compared with the Siri voice assistant on Apple's mobile devices, but its power lies in giving you information you need to know before you have to ask. It works best as a supplement to Siri, rather than a replacement, now that it has expanded from Android devices to iPhones and iPads.
By Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press , April 30, 2013
Google invades Siri's turf with iPhone, iPad app 
By Associated Press , April 29, 2013
Summit in Fargo focuses on mobile technology 
By Mike Nowatzki , April 28, 2013
How a tweet sunk stocks on Tuesday 
NEW YORK – For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world’s mightiest stock market to tremble.
No sooner did hackers send a false Associated Press tweet reporting explosions at the White House on Tuesday than investors started dumping stocks – eventually unloading $134 billion worth. Turns out, some investors are not only gullible, they’re impossibly fast stock traders.
By By Bernard Condon, AP Business Writers , April 24, 2013
Apple to dole out $100 billion to shareholders 
NEW YORK — Apple is opening the doors to its bank vault, saying it will distribute $100 billion in cash to its shareholders by the end of 2015. At the same time, the company said revenue for the current quarter could fall from the year before, which would be the first decline in many years.
By Associated Press , April 23, 2013
Hackers compromise AP Twitter account; Dow plunges on false tweet 
NEW YORK — Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.
By Associated Press , April 23, 2013
Friendships cut short on social media as people get ruder 
LONDON — Rudeness and throwing insults are cutting online friendships short with a survey last week showing people are getting ruder on social media and two in five users have ended contact after a virtual altercation.
By Belinda Goldsmith, Reuters , April 21, 2013
Conference to connect Oil Patch directly with investors from across country 
WILLISTON, N.D. – A new private equity firm based in Minot aims to create an avenue for people to invest directly in oil and gas activity in western North Dakota.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 17, 2013
Study continues to track Minnesota bears 
By Brad Dokken, Forum News Service , April 14, 2013
Facebook's Zuckerberg launches political group 
NEW YORK — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley leaders have formally launched a political group aimed at revamping immigration policy, boosting education and encouraging investment in scientific research.
By Associated Press , April 11, 2013
Microsoft assault on Google shows industry shift 
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is skewering Google again with ads and regulatory bashing that say as much about the dramatic shift in the technology industry's competitive landscape as they do about the animosity between the two rivals.
By Associated Press , April 09, 2013
Facebook showcases 'Home' for phones, takes on Google 
By Reuters , April 04, 2013
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