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Verizon to offer free Wi-Fi at Staples Center, Nokia Plaza

2013-05-16 09:00:00

Going to a large sporting event usually means you won't have Internet connection until you leave the stadium, but Los Angeles' Staples Center will no longer have that problem. The arena, which is home to the Lakers, Clippers and the Kings, has been...

Web Buzz: Springpad to a memorable trip

2013-05-12 06:30:00

With this app, collect and organize vacation ideas before your trip, as well as digital memorabilia afterward. Name: Springpad Available for: iOS, Android What it does: Saves notes, photos, videos, to-do lists, audio, books, music and more to...

Pizza Compass app guides users toward tasty meals

2013-05-08 10:31:00

Welcome to the 21st century, where a compass can be used to find the nearest pizza place. Thanks to Pizza Compass, an app released Tuesday, iPhone users can now turn their smartphones into their own personal guides toward melted cheese, warm crust and...

SnapChat users are sending 150 million photos a day

2013-04-16 16:07:00

Snapchat, the popular app known for letting users send photos that disappear after a few seconds, announced Tuesday that its users are now sending more than 150 million pictures per day. Evan Spiegel, one of the app's founders, announced the...

Fab co-founder Bradford Shellhammer lays out plans for change

2013-04-11 15:42:00

For proof of how fast the business of design is changing, look no further than Fab. The site launched in 2010 as a TripAdvisor-Foursquare-Yelp social-networking hybrid called Fabulis was aimed at gay men. But having burned through most of its start-up...

San Francisco all wet in regatta deal

2013-03-29 20:21:00

Stop me if you've heard this one: Billionaire comes to City Hall. Says that if the city will get behind him, he'll bring a major sports enterprise to town and might even renovate some decrepit municipal infrastructure as part of the bargain. Huge economic...

Smartphone apps for the beer lover

2013-03-22 12:45:00

The smartphone revolution has invaded every facet of modern life, even the sanctity of the saloon. But there are some useful applications that can take your beer-hunting into the digital realm. Apart from the all-purpose apps like Yelp and the social...

Start-up Sunday: Qloo, a 'cultural discovery' search engine

2013-03-17 10:31:00

If you are like me and spend hours trawling the Web to find the next best restaurant, travel destination or book, you might want to take a look at Qloo, a new "cultural discovery platform" that aims to make searches more personal and easier. The New...

Facebook rolls out updates to Timeline, including cleaner layout

2013-03-13 14:31:00

Your Facebook Timeline is getting another makeover. The social network announced Wednesday a number of changes to users' personal pages that will help them better express what's important to them. The update also comes with a much-needed cleaner layout....

10 tech companies to watch in 2013

2013-01-05 12:00:00

If you love tech and the business of tech, then 2013 should be a very interesting year. We’ll find out whether Marissa Mayer can keep the momentum going at Yahoo and whether the Web dinosaurs Myspace and Digg can successfully reinvent themselves....

Review: 'Romance' in the air at the L.A. Phil with Dutoit, Capucon

2013-02-15 13:51:00

The Los Angeles Philharmonic came up with the slogan “Romance at the Phil” for Thursday night’s concert,�which fell upon Valentine’s Day. Indeed, the couples attracted by this premise looked dressier than usual for a weeknight --...

Kathie Lee Gifford talks 'Scandalous' flop, citing Hurricane Sandy

2012-12-05 10:35:00

Kathie Lee Gifford made a lot of money in the '80s as the spokeswoman for Carnival Cruise Lines, singing the lyrics "In the morning, in the evening, ain't we got fun?" on TV commercials. But Gifford's well-honed promotional skills proved ineffective for...

Pastor Jerrod Wagner of Alive Foursquare Church delivers a sermon at the Surf City Alive Easter sunrise service at Huntington Beach Pier Plaza Amphitheater. Hundreds of people turned out for the service, which featured a live band.

2013-03-31 00:00:00

Is Untappd the Foursquare for beer drinkers?

2013-03-22 11:46:55

Dennis Crowley, co-founder and chief executive officer at Foursquare Labs Inc., during an interview.

2013-03-09 00:00:00