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The Next Big Os War Is in Your Dashboard
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The Next Big Os War Is in Your Dashboard

Competition in automotive technology has long been about who's got the most horsepower, the best towing capacity or the fastest acceleration. These days, though...

Desperate, Hockey Fans Root For Virtual Team
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Desperate, Hockey Fans Root For Virtual Team

Pat Hickey, who covered his first Montreal Canadiens game in 1968 for the now-defunct Montreal Star, and who has chronicled the team's exploits over the past 22...

Solar-Powered Carousel Opens at the National Zoo
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Solar-Powered Carousel Opens at the National Zoo

One of the only solar-powered carousels in the world is now open at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The carousel features hand-carved and hand-painted animals and...

How Star Wars Tech Changed Silicon Valley
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How Star Wars Tech Changed Silicon Valley

When Oren Jacob was a teenager, he hung up Star Wars posters on his bedroom wall. In his early 20s at a college dorm at Berkeley, he replaced them with a smallPixar...

Computer Scientist Turned Artist
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Computer Scientist Turned Artist

MIT professor Erik Demaine is a computer scientist turned artist with expertise in computational origami, the mathematical study of bending and folding. Together...

The BlackBerry as Black Sheep
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The BlackBerry as Black Sheep

Rachel Crosby speaks about her BlackBerry phone the way someone might speak of an embarrassing relative. 

Can Apple Win Over China?
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Can Apple Win Over China?

Tim Cook, Apple's reserved and soft-spoken CEO, has a tendency to wax euphoric about the China market and his company's place in it.

Japan's Once Mighty Tech Industry Has Fallen Far Behind Silicon Valley
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Japan's Once Mighty Tech Industry Has Fallen Far Behind Silicon Valley

In the 1980s, Sony co-founder Akio Morita fired a verbal missile across the Pacific at Silicon Valley: Japan's supremacy in business and technology would overwhelm...

Facebook's 'Next Billion': A Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg
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Facebook's 'Next Billion': A Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg

In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard University dorm room, hoping to see what his classmates were up to on campus. The following eight years...

A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan
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A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan

Every Wednesday, a bar in central Tokyo hosts an unusual speed-dating event. There are drinks and plenty of coy looks. But the young people at the bar aren’t here...

Can the App Economy Cure Dismal Job Numbers?
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Can the App Economy Cure Dismal Job Numbers?

"This is shameless, really," said Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif., on Wednesday, as she held out her iPad, showing high-resolution photo of her infant grandson to...

With Iphone 5, Apple Again Raises the Smartphone Bar
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With Iphone 5, Apple Again Raises the Smartphone Bar

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook took the stage Wednesday to unveil an eagerly awaited revamping of the company's flagship products, including the iPhone, iPod, iTunes—all...

Make Your Own Action Figures With a 3-D Printer
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Make Your Own Action Figures With a 3-D Printer

Computer graphics researchers at Cornell and Harvard have created software that will translate a character from a movie or video game, or even something you've...

Digital Music E-Reader Could Replace Sheet Music
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Digital Music E-Reader Could Replace Sheet Music

Digital software and hardware being developed in conjunction with the University of Adelaide could lead to a music e-reader that replaces sheet music.

In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level
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In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level

On the subway, in doctor's waiting rooms and during college lectures, millions of Japanese can be found glued to their smartphones. But they're not texting or making...

Turning Gamers Into Citizen Scientists
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Turning Gamers Into Citizen Scientists

Everyday gamers are making notable contributions to science and medicine. One online video game that makes the connection is EteRNA, which has become a digital...

Card Game Lets Players Try Their Hand at Computer Security
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Card Game Lets Players Try Their Hand at Computer Security

A new card game developed by University of Washington computer scientists gives teenage and young-adult players a taste of what it means to be a computer-security...

App Maps Smithsonian Museums From the Inside Out
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App Maps Smithsonian Museums From the Inside Out

Google and the Smithsonian have collaborated to map the indoor public spaces of the Smithsonian's 17 museums and the National Zoo. Visitors with Google Maps for...

Why Google Glass Is the Next Frontier For Developers
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Why Google Glass Is the Next Frontier For Developers

When Google co-founder Sergey Brin demoed Google Glass, the search giant's attempt to build a next-generation wearable computer, with skydivers live streaming their...

Computer Composer Honors Turing's Centenary
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Computer Composer Honors Turing's Centenary

A century after Alan Turing's birth, a computer program called Iamus has penned a suite of musical and orchestral pieces in his honor. An Iamus composition premiered...
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