Jones, chief technologist of Google Earth, Maps and Local, says the company never considered buying Navteq.

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Geeknet Chief Technologist Jay Seirmarco defended its moves, saying it was following U.S. law in denying the access.

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Kevin Mahaffey, chief technologist at Lookout, has been researching mobile device security since the days when BlueTooth was cutting-edge.

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Zeck is chief technologist at Antenna Software, which runs a platform that businesses like Coca-Cola and Xerox use to create mobile business applications.

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"The opportunities for broadcasters like the BBC with vast archives and pay TV operators to repackage their content are tremendous, " said Peter Simpson, chief technologist at British manufacturer Pace Micro Technology.

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So far, NASA and Harvard researchers have collected data on why people participate in prizes and how the size of the competitor pool affects the outcome, says Jason Crusan, NASA's chief technologist for human exploration and operations.

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Dan Woods is chief technology officer and editor of Evolved Technologist, a research firm focused on the needs of CTOs and chief information officers.

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According to Peter Bell, who has been a chief technology officer and a senior technologist at a number of startups including Skinnio and General Assembly, not all app developers are created equal.

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Dan Woods is chief technology officer and editor of Evolved Technologist, a research firm focused on the needs of CTOs and CIOs.

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