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Color-Sensing Toasters? A Student Reimagines the Home
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Color-Sensing Toasters? A Student Reimagines the Home

At 21, Basheer Tome has a rather well-defined notion of what he thinks the world needs: clever, useful, beautiful objects that elevate our homes well and truly...

Online Videos: Not Just Made By Amateurs Anymore
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Online Videos: Not Just Made By Amateurs Anymore

If you've noticed that there was more to watch online this past year than old TV shows and puppy videos, you would be right.

Social Media: Five Predictions For 2013
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Social Media: Five Predictions For 2013

When you think of social media these days, you probably think primarily of Facebook and Twitter, and perhaps Instagram. But while those services have massive—and...

Google Apps Challenging Microsoft in Business
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Google Apps Challenging Microsoft in Business

It has taken years, but Google seems to be cutting into Microsoft's stronghold—businesses.

Top Tech 2013
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Top Tech 2013

IEEE Spectrum looks at technology initiatives that will make news in the coming year.

E-Reader Market Shrinks Faster Than Many Predicted
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E-Reader Market Shrinks Faster Than Many Predicted

Nearly three years after the first iPad was introduced, the tablet has come a long way. Now there are plenty of smaller, cheaper tablets that are pretty powerful...

The Man Looking to Turn Samsung Into a Silicon Valley Trendsetter
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The Man Looking to Turn Samsung Into a Silicon Valley Trendsetter

Samsung Electronics is a company at the top of its game, having become the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer in the last year.

The Woman Charged With Making Windows 8 Succeed
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The Woman Charged With Making Windows 8 Succeed

As the head of Windows product development at Microsoft, Julie Larson-Green is responsible for a piece of software used by some 1.3 billion people worldwide.

The Start-Ups that Favour New York Over Silicon Valley
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The Start-Ups that Favour New York Over Silicon Valley

New York's start-up scene has been booming, with the sector creating more than 10,000 jobs in the city over the past five years. Some talk of Silicon Alley as being...

Llnl's Top 10 Science Stories of 2012
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Llnl's Top 10 Science Stories of 2012

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's top 10 science and technology stories of the year are a reflection of the Laboratory's ability to apply its core national...

Selling Flak Jackets in the Cyberwars
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Selling Flak Jackets in the Cyberwars

When the Israeli army and Hamas trade virtual blows in cyberspace, or when hacker groups like Anonymous rise from the digital ether, or when WikiLeaks dumps a trove...

By Hiring Kurzweil, Google Just Killed the Singularity
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By Hiring Kurzweil, Google Just Killed the Singularity

Late last Friday, Google announced a jaw-dropping hire: Ray Kurzweil will join the company as a Director of Engineering. Has the world’s brainiest tech company"rapture...

Why Google Maps Is Better Than Apple Maps
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Why Google Maps Is Better Than Apple Maps

There's a simple answer: people.

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I Am Not Big Brother

I've grown accustomed to reading inaccurate accounts of my day job. I'm in political data.

Cleanroom: The Machine That Manufactures Air
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Cleanroom: The Machine That Manufactures Air

You can scrub all you want but you'll never get your room *ultra* clean. Why? Because of air—filthy, filthy air.

Current Collector Could Limit the Life of Hybrid and Electric Car Batteries
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Current Collector Could Limit the Life of Hybrid and Electric Car Batteries

A new study of the batteries commonly used in hybrid and electric-only cars has revealed an unexpected factor that could limit the performance of batteries currently...

Workplace Distractions: Here's Why You Won't Finish This Article
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Workplace Distractions: Here's Why You Won't Finish This Article

In the few minutes it takes to read this article, chances are you'll pause to check your phone, answer a text, switch to your desktop to read an email from the...

In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung
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In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung

So sprawling is Samsung’s modern-day empire that some South Koreans say it has become possible to live a Samsung-only life: You can use a Samsung credit card to...

Tim Cook's Freshman Year: The Apple Ceo Speaks
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Tim Cook's Freshman Year: The Apple Ceo Speaks

Prior to his death on Oct. 5, 2011, Steve Jobs made sure that the elevation of Tim Cook—his longtime head of operations and trusted deputy—to Apple chief executive...

Cisco Aims to Wake ­p Sleepy Brand With New Campaign
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Cisco Aims to Wake ­p Sleepy Brand With New Campaign

Having spent the better part of two years re-inventing and re-sizing itself through layoffs, restructurings and acquisitions, networking giant Cisco Systems has...
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