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Windows at 25: A Tech King with Growing Competition
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Windows at 25: A Tech King with Growing Competition

When the first Windows operating system was introduced by Microsoft, Ronald Reagan was in the White House, John Hughes was introducing touching teen stereotypes...

When the Playroom Is the Computer
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When the Playroom Is the Computer

A block-shaped robot that seems to roll onto a computer screen is part of an educational-media system that gets kids out of their chairs.

Researchers Create 3-D Models from Online Photo Databases
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Researchers Create 3-D Models from Online Photo Databases

Computer scientists have invented a technique that automatically creates 3-D models of landmarks and geographical locations, using ordinary two-dimensional pictures...

Columbia ­niversity and Neuromatters to Develop Brain-Computer Interface Technology
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Columbia ­niversity and Neuromatters to Develop Brain-Computer Interface Technology

Columbia University and Neuromatters LLC have entered into an agreement to develop a novel brain-computer interface technology for rapid identification of relevant...

Social Media Actually Strengthens Social Ties, Study Says
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Social Media Actually Strengthens Social Ties, Study Says

A University of Texas at Austin study reveals gender differences amid the ubiquitous use of Facebook. College students and graduates are expanding their online...

With Kinect Controller, Hackers Take Liberties
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With Kinect Controller, Hackers Take Liberties

When Oliver Kreylos, a computer scientist, heard about the capabilities of Microsoft's new Kinect gaming device, he couldn’t wait to get his hands on it. "I dropped...

'berlin' Is Revealed as Kryptos Clue
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'berlin' Is Revealed as Kryptos Clue

"Berlin" is the highly anticipated clue from artist Jim Sanborn that’s meant to help crypto sleuths unlock the cipher to his enigmatic Kryptos sculpture. The...

Georgia Tech-Led Team Wins Gordon Bell Prize for Supercomputing
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Georgia Tech-Led Team Wins Gordon Bell Prize for Supercomputing

A team led by George Biros, associate professor in Georgia Tech's School of Computational Science & Engineering, has won the Association for Computing Machinery's...

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Globus Online File Transfer Service Debuts

The creators of Globus Online have announced the general availability of the cloud-hosted high-performance, secure file transfer service. Globus Online eliminates...

World's First Ice Touchscreen Virtually Burns
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World's First Ice Touchscreen Virtually Burns

Nokia researchers have built a computer touchscreen using a block of ice. The researchers say the screen is a step toward a world in which all sorts of surfaces...

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Social Networking Extends Mobile Battery Life

Researchers at the University of Zagreb, Crotia, are developing a new approach to social networking for mobile devices that is based on the context and preferences...

New Device Could Give Boost to Renewable Energy
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New Device Could Give Boost to Renewable Energy

University of Texas at Dallas professor Babak Fahimi has developed a prototype electronic interface for routing renewable energy sources to the power grid and electrical...

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IBM, Intel Question Key Top500 Supercomputer Metric

Researchers at IBM and Intel are questioning the methods by which the supercomputing Top500 list is compiled. "The Top500 . . . doesn't measure about 80 percent...

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Hpc Experts Look Past Petaflop to the Exascale

At SC10, the annual supercomputing conference, high-performance computing (HPC) experts debated whether the industry will reach an exaflop by 2020, and if the achievement...

AT&T ­ps the Ante in Speech Recognition
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AT&T ­ps the Ante in Speech Recognition

AT&T says it has devised technologies to boost the accuracy of speech and language recognition technology as well as extend voice activation to other modes of communication...

Silicon's Long Good-Bye
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Silicon's Long Good-Bye

Researchers make transistors out of a material that's better than silicon.

How Wise Are Crowds?
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How Wise Are Crowds?

By melding economics and engineering, researchers show that as social networks get larger, they usually get better at sorting fact from fiction.

Insurers Test Data Profiles to Identify Risky Clients
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Insurers Test Data Profiles to Identify Risky Clients

Life insurers are testing an intensely personal new use for the vast dossiers of data being amassed about Americans: predicting people's longevity.

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Effort Seeks to Diversify Cyber-Security Field

In an effort to increase the number of women and minorities in the field of cyber security, Missouri University of Science and Technology is working with the University...

Cell Phone Alerts to Warn Residents of Danger
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Cell Phone Alerts to Warn Residents of Danger

Two U.S. Department of Homeland Security offices are working with wireless carriers to develop a national capability to send emergency alerts to mobile devices....
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