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Samsung Demos a Tablet Controlled By Your Brain
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Samsung Demos a Tablet Controlled By Your Brain

One day, we may be able to check email or call a friend without ever touching a screen or even speaking to a disembodied helper.

Bill For Compulsory Science Fiction in West Virginia Schools
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Bill For Compulsory Science Fiction in West Virginia Schools

A bill calling for science fiction to be made compulsory reading in schools has been proposed by a politician in West Virginia in order to "stimulate interest in...

It's Getting Harder to Make Money on Youtube
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It's Getting Harder to Make Money on Youtube

Despite success stories about YouTube sensations such as Jenna Marbles, the vast majority of the site's users probably don’t think of it as a place to earn money...

What Drives Activity on Pinterest?
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What Drives Activity on Pinterest?

Researchers at Georgia Tech and the University of Minnesota have released a new study that uses statistical data to help understand the motivations behind Pinterest...

A Digital Eye to Watch Soccer's Trouble Spots
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A Digital Eye to Watch Soccer's Trouble Spots

The organization at the heart of international soccer’s technological advancement is located in a generic two-story building just off the A4 highway here, a few...

Expenses Mount For App Launches
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Expenses Mount For App Launches

Mobile-game maker ZeptoLab UK on Thursday released "Cut the Rope: Time Travel," its first major title in the popular "Cut the Rope" series since 2011.

Programming Invitational Provides Tune-­p For Icpc World Finals
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Programming Invitational Provides Tune-­p For Icpc World Finals

Twenty-three teams from across North America, all qualifiers for the Association for Computing Machinery's International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals...

5 New Things to Know About Google Glass
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5 New Things to Know About Google Glass

Google is pulling back the curtain a bit more on Google Glass, the high-tech spectacles with an eye-mounted display for accessing the Internet.

Intel Tries to Secure Its Footing Beyond Pcs
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Intel Tries to Secure Its Footing Beyond Pcs

For the last several months, Andy Bryant, the chairman of Intel, has been trying to put steel in the backs of the company's employees.

How Pixar ­sed Moore's Law to Predict the Future
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How Pixar ­sed Moore's Law to Predict the Future

Whether you call it a data-driven prediction or think of it as a self-fulfilling prophecy, Moore's Law has been going strong.

The PC Inside Your Phone: A Guide to the System-on-a-Chip
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The PC Inside Your Phone: A Guide to the System-on-a-Chip

A desktop PC used to need a lot of different chips to make it work.

Facebook Fatigue Among Teens Should Freak Out Marketers
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Facebook Fatigue Among Teens Should Freak Out Marketers

Uh oh. Teens are growing tired of Facebook and YouTube, new research shows, a falling-out that has the potential to trigger a wide-ranging effect on retail, fashion...

The Coming Golden Age For Mobile-Game Developers
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The Coming Golden Age For Mobile-Game Developers

Do you like video games? More to the point, do you like developing games and making money? Then here's some great news: The gaming boom that's been underway for...

Inside the App Culture
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Inside the App Culture

I wouldn't say I have my finger, or any body part, on the pulse of the tech scene. Most of my knowledge of New York City's Internet start-up and mobile-app culture...

Fake Twitter Followers Become Multimillion-Dollar Business
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Fake Twitter Followers Become Multimillion-Dollar Business

Far from slowing, the market for fake Twitter followers seems to be taking off.

The Creator
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The Creator

When Markus Persson visited Las Vegas in 2011, for the first international convention held in honor of Minecraft, the video game he designed and built, a young...

17 of Apple's Favorite Apps
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17 of Apple's Favorite Apps

Steve Jobs was a stickler for detail, requiring final approval on everything from ads to wording on his Keynote presentations. It's no surprise then that the company...

Tech ­pstarts Threaten Tv Broadcast Model
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Tech ­pstarts Threaten Tv Broadcast Model

Two fledgling technologies could dramatically reshape the $60 billion-a-year television broadcast industry as they challenge the business model that has helped...

Why Game Developers Are Flocking to Sony and Fleeing From Microsoft
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Why Game Developers Are Flocking to Sony and Fleeing From Microsoft

In an age where most big games ship on multiple platforms, it was a Sony exclusive that took home the grand prize at last week's Game Developers Choice awards,...

Interested in Making Your Own Musical Jams? There's an App for That!
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Interested in Making Your Own Musical Jams? There's an App for That!

Aspiring disk jockeys and musicians will be able to make music using a smartphone app developed by Queen Mary, University of London researchers. The Melody Triangle...
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