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3d Software Key to Designing Many of Today's Consumer Products
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3d Software Key to Designing Many of Today's Consumer Products

While developing an electric bicycle for his San Rafael company, Marcus Hays had planned to insert a battery into one of the bike's supporting tubes. But then he...

Sandia Labs Researcher Looks For Bad Guys in Cyberspace
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Sandia Labs Researcher Looks For Bad Guys in Cyberspace

Sandia National Laboratories computer science researcher Jeremy Wendt wants to figure out how to reduce the number of visitors that cyberanalysts have to check...

The Browser Wars Go Mobile
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The Browser Wars Go Mobile

When surfing the Web on a smartphone, most of us stick with the browser that came with our handset.

Yep, Skype Is Still Taking Business Away from the Telcos
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Yep, Skype Is Still Taking Business Away from the Telcos

The popularity of Skype and other IP-based international calling options has continued to take market share away from the international minutes, according to research...

Oscar Sci-Tech Awards Honor Ingenious Screen Science and Engineering
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Oscar Sci-Tech Awards Honor Ingenious Screen Science and Engineering

The goal of every movie is for the audience to suspend its collective disbelief and become immersed in the world created on screen.

At Facebook, Zero-Day Exploits, Backdoor Code Bring War Games Drill to Life
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At Facebook, Zero-Day Exploits, Backdoor Code Bring War Games Drill to Life

Early on Halloween morning, members of Facebook's Computer Emergency Response Team received an urgent email from an FBI special agent who regularly briefs them...

The Threat of Silence
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The Threat of Silence

For the past few months, some of the world's leading cryptographers have been keeping a closely guarded secret about a pioneering new invention.

Mandiant, the Go-To Security Firm For Cyber-Espionage Attacks
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Mandiant, the Go-To Security Firm For Cyber-Espionage Attacks

The brand-new operations center of cybersecurity firm Mandiant is deceptively tranquil.

Sewing Machines Go High-Tech
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Sewing Machines Go High-Tech

The old-fashioned sewing machine is finally getting a modern makeover.

Humans and Robots Work Better Together Following Cross-Training
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Humans and Robots Work Better Together Following Cross-Training

Swapping roles improves the performance of robots and human teammates working side-by-side.

'every New Car' Connected to Web By 2014
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'every New Car' Connected to Web By 2014

Five years ago mobile phones were at the forefront of technology, by 2010 the focus was on tablet computers and now billions of yen, dollars and pounds are being...

Ut Arlington Software Engineer's Tool Makes For Quicker Tests
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Ut Arlington Software Engineer's Tool Makes For Quicker Tests

University of Texas at Arlington Professor Jeff Lei is refining the Advanced Combinatorial Testing System, a computer-testing tool designed to reduce the amount...

­.K. Students Not Lining ­p to Study IT
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­.K. Students Not Lining ­p to Study IT

Only 3,420 British students, or 0.4 percent, took a computer science A-level — similar to a high school diploma in the United States — in 2011-2012, according to...

The Five Hottest IT Jobs Over the Next Five Years
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The Five Hottest IT Jobs Over the Next Five Years

The five hottest technology jobs over the next five years will be project integrator, dual security developer, cloud administrator, virtual connection engineer,...

Competition That Computes
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Competition That Computes

Harvard University recently held its second IACS Computational Challenge. Eight teams of programmers competed to design the best program for playing foosball....

Will We Ever Simulate the Human Brain?
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Will We Ever Simulate the Human Brain?

For years, Henry Markram has claimed that he can simulate the human brain in a computer within a decade. On 23 January 2013, the European Commission told him to...

Self-Driving Cars More Jetsons Than Reality for Google Designers
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Self-Driving Cars More Jetsons Than Reality for Google Designers

Google Inc. sees self-driving cars being available to consumers in three to five years. Regulators and the insurance industry aren't so sure it can happen that...

NASA's 'Crazy' Robot Lab
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NASA's 'Crazy' Robot Lab

It's three in the afternoon, and in their NASA lab in Silicon Valley, California, two engineers are playing with a toy designed for toddlers.

Capcom Says Better Smartphones Raise Game-Development Costs
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Capcom Says Better Smartphones Raise Game-Development Costs

Capcom Co., the creator of the "Resident Evil" and "Street Fighter" video games, said improvements in smartphones are making it more expensive to develop games.

Which iPhone App May Get You Into Stanford? The One You Make
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Which iPhone App May Get You Into Stanford? The One You Make

Standing out from the crowd of applicants vying to get into Stanford University's Computer Science undergraduate program is no easy task.
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