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A Brooklyn Protester Pleads Guilty After His Twitter Posts Sink His Case
In the end, the tweets told the tale.
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.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens
The U.S. National Counterterrorism Center implemented a new program in March that allows the agency to copy entire government databases and examine information...
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IBM Paves Way For Wearable Electronics, Folding Displays
IBM says it has developed a low-cost technique for manufacturing silicon-based electronics on a flexible plastic substrate.
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Science,technology Will Suffer If .s. Goes Over Fiscal Cliff
With the looming fiscal cliff, the big issue for the IT industry is that the sequestration cuts affect all aspects of the government, including the NSF and the...
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This Real-Life Pixar Lamp Cutely Refuses to Let You Turn It Off
Design-class projects have come a long way. That's the only conclusion I can draw from this brilliant video of a robotic desk lamp that squeaks, swivels, and mugs...
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.s. Rejects Telecommunications Treaty
The United States, Canada, and several European countries formally rejected a treaty proposed by Russia, China, and several developing countries that would have...
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.s. Sees Tech's 'center of Gravity' Shifting to Asia
The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently released a report that outlines potential worldwide scenarios over the next 15 to 20 years. It...
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Has Apple Lost its Mojo?
Cracks have begun to appear on Apple's road to invincibility.
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Robots Ride the Ocean Blue
When superstorm Sandy was rampaging across the Caribbean and mid-Atlantic, heralded by gale force winds, torrential rain, and surging tides, people rushed to get...
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Microsoft Retools in Fight Against China Pirates
For pirates in China, where illegal software sales greatly outmatch legal ones, a new version of Windows typically means a new treasure ship to plunder.
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China Looks to Lead the Internet of Things
When architect James Law looks in the mirror each morning his reflection is not all that greets him—he can also see the weather report, email messages, and his...
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25-Gpu Cluster Cracks Every Standard Windows Password in <6 Hours
A password-cracking expert has unveiled a computer cluster that can cycle through as many as 350 billion guesses per second.
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Can Disguises Fool Surveillance Technology?
Stick on a fake moustache. Add some glasses. Dye your hair. And perhaps pop on a hat.
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IEDM: Moore's Law Seen Hitting Big Bump at 14-nm Node
The lack of next-generation lithography could mean that chips made at the 14-nm process node will deliver as little as half the performance boost of a new node...
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High-Tech Glasses Wow With New Advances
Researchers are making strides in developing wearable computer technology, particularly high-tech glasses that double as computer displays.
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Business Opportunities Come From Big Data
Big data offers vast potential to disrupt existing businesses and create new ones, but to realize its potential inexpensive storage, faster processing, smarter...
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Research Seeks to Refine Data Transmission for Medical Diagnoses
University of Texas at Dallas professor Xiaohu Guo is researching the theoretical foundations of a type of spectral transformations for 3-D models and is developing...
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By 2020, There Will Be 5,200 Gbytes of Data For Every Person on Earth
Over the next eight years more than 40 zettabytes of digital data will be produced, which is equal to 5,200 gigabytes of data for every person on Earth, according...
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