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Dave Larsen

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Dave Larsen covers high-technology, Dayton-area research industry and consumer electronics such as smartphones.

He started at DDN in 1990 and previously has served as film critic and pop music critic. Dave graduated from the Boston University College of Communication. Larsen wrote for his junior high school, high school and college newspapers before embarking on a professional journalism career. 

He also has written and illustrated both daily and weekly comic strips for several newspapers.

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(Insurance Gadgets Williams) Snapshot can be described as a small device that is designed to give Progressive policyholders a discount on their auto insurance by giving the company a look at how much they drive, how fast they drive, when they drive and whether they brake hard. Policyholders who don’t drive much, drive during safer times of the day and drive in safer ways are the most likely to get the biggest discounts. The program is voluntary. The device is attached into a car’s diagnostic port, typically beneath the steering wheel. Image courtesy of Progressive insurance company.

Car “black boxes” could become mandatory

The increasing computerization of cars allows them to capture and transmit data that can help improve highway and driver safety, federal officials said. But the technology also raises privacy concerns about the ownership and unintended uses of that data, experts said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking a ...

Cyber crime complaints drop 43 percent in Ohio

Internet-related crimes cost Ohio consumers nearly $1 million less last year than in 2011 and complaints about online scams dropped nearly 43 percent, according to a new report. The state’s top law-enforcement officer called those statistics a “blip” and said they don’t reflect the number of online fraud cases being ...

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ASTRONAUT CHRIS HADFIELD PERFORMS “SPACE ODDITY” IN SPACE: Any excuse to wear the Ziggy Stardust makeup.KATY PERRY JOINS ROLLING STONES ON “BEAST OF BURDEN”: She said it was her coolest retirement home appearance ever.WOMAN REMOVED FROM PLANE FOR SINGING WHITNEY HOUSTON SONGS: Should have gone with David Bowie.SETH MEYERS TO ...

Stratacache announces Dairy Queen deal

Stratacache, a Dayton-based digital sign and marketing technology company, announced a deal Thursday with American Dairy Queen Corp.Stratacache’s ActiVia for Media software was selected to power digital menu feature panels at 300 Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill restaurants, officials said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Officials said ...

Amateur radio enthusiasts prepare to launch a high altitude weather ballon at last year’s Hamvention. The balloon was carrying a high definition video camera to get images of the Hamvention grounds as well as GPS tracking device so it could be followed and eventually recoved. The balloon was expected to climb to an altitute of about 100,000 feet before parachuting back to Earth.

Dayton Hamvention draws international operators

Nearly 25,000 amateur radio operators from around the globe will visit Dayton this weekend for the 62nd annual Hamvention, the world’s largest convention devoted to the technology, officials said. The event, held Friday through Sunday at the Hara Complex in Trotwood, has an annual economic impact of $6.5 million, said ...

IT conference addresses tech trend impact

Technological innovations that seem unrelated to a business or industry actually could have a profound, disruptive impact, an information technology expert told area business leaders on Wednesday. For example, Google’s self-driving cars could eliminate crashes, which might spell the end for the $170 billion auto insurance industry, said Erik van ...

Corbus honored for supply chain project

Corbus LLC, a Dayton-based supply chain management and information technology company, was selected as a 2013 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 award winner, according to a media release.The honor was for a supply chain project produced by Corbus for a Fortune 50 consumer packaged goods corporation. The project resulted ...

Crown acquires New York City marketing agency

Crown, an information and communication technologies firm headquartered in Washington Twp., is expanding its digital marketing capabilities with the acquisition of a New York City agency with a roster of high profile clients, company officials said. Crown, formerly known as Crown Partners, has purchased Intersect, a digital marketing agency with ...

Survey: Tech gadgets hurt workplace etiquette

Increased use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets has led to more breaches in workplace etiquette over the past three years, according to a new survey by Robert Half Technology, an information technology staffing company with an office in Dayton.The survey of chief information officers (CIOs) from U.S. ...

 

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