Kecia Lynn
Kecia Lynn has worked as a technical writer, editor, software developer, arts administrator, summer camp director, and television host. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she is currently living in Iowa City and working on her first novel.
American Express and Twitter have announced a partnership that allows cardholders to make purchases using special hashtags in their tweets.
The company has announced a deal with Gilbarco Veeder-Root, which operates pay-at-the-pump software at convenience stores across the US.
Developers have created software that helps users — specifically, crowdsourced workers — locate and mark challenges for those with limited mobility, and generates a report to send to the appropriate local agency.
A new National Intelligence Estimate report says that China is the primary culprit behind “massive, sustained” hacking into systems affecting a wide range of industries.
The demo video shows Raytheon’s Riot using social media to “gain an entire snapshot of a person’s life…in little more than a few clicks of a button.”
Beam Inc. is reducing the volume of alcohol in its Maker’s Mark brand by 3 percent in order to stretch its dwindling supply.
For an additional fee (of course), passengers can sit in a “Quiet Zone” that’s separated from the rest of economy class by curtains, bathrooms, and softer lighting.
Last Thursday, private vehicles were banned from the Colombian capital’s streets. It’s one of several attempts to decrease car traffic that have had mixed success.
The country’s projected to become the largest film market by 2020, and the effects are already being seen in various aspects of the industry, including investor funding and story choices.
Driving one comes with incentives such as free street parking, free charging, and a nice tax break. Yet several barriers stand in the way of increased EV adoption.
Two projects welcome online submission of snow depth and other atmospheric conditions from average citizens.
One of Japan’s leading dailies teamed up with an advertising agency to create an app that translates articles into a more child-friendly format.
When it comes to online security and personal data, that is: A report released this week by security firm McAfee provides some interesting information about what it means to overshare.
A study published this week that compared paper with tablets and e-readers showed negligible differences in reading comprehension. For older subjects, tablets beat out the other two media in terms of providing a faster and easier reading experience.
A new report predicts that humans will be outnumbered by smartphones, tablets, and other Internet-capable devices in 2013, putting increasing strain on existing networks.
The Black Hornet — four inches long, weighing 16 grams — is designed for use by a single soldier for remote photo and video capture.
A San Francisco robotics company has created a kit containing four devices, including a flying drone, that teachers can use in middle school and high school math classes.
Originally created just for fun, the RoboHand could open the door towards bringing affordable prostheses to more people. One of the first beneficiaries: A five-year-old boy.
The US military has awarded an unspecified sum to a California company to improve on binoculars that capture 3D images of faces and send them to an identification database.
With the help of Dutch government funding, a Danish company is developing exterior airbags that will protect the cyclist in the event of a collision.
Today’s Solomon Islands earthquake, along with several in the not-too-distant past, occurred in ways that suggest current models underestimate potential danger.
For the last three months, and for the first time ever, they’ve produced more electricity than any other source of power currently being used.
As the US government evaluates nanomaterials used in consumer products, a survey sent to over 2,500 food companies about their use returned only a fraction of responses.
Although the exoplanets themselves may have a high proportion of rock, the atmospheric layer is so deep, hot, and hydrogen-rich that they may never become Earth-like.
Images from NASA’s Cassini probe show a weather phenomenon that’s never been observed on any other planet in the solar system, including ours.
YouTube, Facebook, and similar companies looking to grow outside of the US and Europe are finding a good fit in a country with a culture that’s already extra-social.
According to a new survey, nearly two-thirds of Facebook users have taken a voluntary break from the site in the past, and over a quarter plan to reduce their usage this year.
Starting today, the company’s iBookstore will give prominent display space to a selection of popular self-published “Breakout Books.”
Despite the launch of Google Fiber in Kansas City, many ISPs don’t have enough incentives to provide the technology to the average subscriber. However, some communities are working to get it.
A study shows that explicit content is disturbingly easy for young people to access via the site’s Recommended Videos panel.