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Just moments after the earthquake struck Haiti, eyewitness accounts and photos of the devastation spread quickly on Twitter and Facebook. Cell phone carriers made it easy to text donations. And Google created a Haiti missing person's widget, which allows anyone in the world to search a database of missing people in Haiti. Robert Siegel talks to Omar Gallaga, who covers technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman, about technology and disaster.

No-contract, affordable smart phones offer an option for to low- and moderate-income shoppers.

When Eric James and his partner, Zerxes Spencer, decided to adopt last year, they signed on with Adoptions Together, a reputable agency close to their home in Maryland. They attended the agency's seminars to learn about the process, met other "waiting parents" and formed personal bonds with the staff. But there was just one problem.

Our panel of public-radio music obsessives has five more favorites to share. Download new music from CHVRCHES, Joey Bada$$, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper and Frightened Rabbit, plus a sick remix of Tame Impala by Australian producer Light Year.

There's more than just talk when it comes to voice-controlled devices. These days, it's OK to talk to your car, your phone and even your alarm clock. Here, a look at some products that listen and talk back.

U.S. corporations face a growing threat from countries where governments control big multinational corporations and use them for political gain, author Ian Bremmer says. In China, for example, U.S. firms compete against government-backed domestic auto and aircraft manufacturers.

The Census Bureau on Wednesday unveiled a new Web site where people can follow response to the census. The tool was developed with the help of Google Maps, and it allows you to compare data from different cities.

Pop icon has new book about hitchhiking across America

"The level of detail in the report is really quite staggering," said Stephan Haggard, professor of Korea-Pacific Studies at UC San Diego.

Social networks now hold tremendous power to regulate online speech. Their rules for allowable comments, art and video govern billions of posts worldwide each day. And while Twitter users enjoy a great deal of freedom, Facebook has relatively tight restrictions on what users can say and see.