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Researcher's App Will Let Students Call in an Emergency Via Videophone
Computer scientists at the University of Maryland at College Park, led by professor Ashok Agrawala, have worked with campus police on developing Video 911, a smartphone...
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How Android Conquered the Mobile World in Just Three Years
The advent of the Droid seen by many as turning point for Google in mobile market.
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niversities May Be Failing to Sufficiently Teach Basic Research Skills
Colleges and universities may be failing to prepare students for today's information-driven workplace where research skills and collaborative learning are becoming...
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Wising p on STEM Completion
Arizona State University researchers recently unveiled CareerWISE, a website designed to increase the retention of women pursuing degrees and careers in science...
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Taking Movies Beyond Avatar
University of Abertay Dundee researchers have developed a technique that builds on the virtual cameras used in the movie "Avatar" by using home computers and motion...
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A Review of Nitrd
One recommendation of the U.S. President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology's draft report review of the Networking and Information Technology Research...
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Georgia Tech Keeps Sights Set On Exascale at Sc10
Georgia Tech will display ongoing projects and new research initiatives directly addressing core high-performance computing issues such as sustainability, reliability...
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Google Battles to Keep Talent
Google Inc. is fighting off Facebook Inc. and other fast-growing Internet firms that are poaching its staff, a reversal for a company that has long been one of...
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Battling Over the Future of TV
When AT&T last week had to renew its contract with Scripps, the owner of popular lifestyle shows such as Rachael Ray and "House Hunters," it made a demand that...
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'Desktop Medicine' Will Transform the Practice of Medicine
A new approach to medicine is emerging in which physicians rely on electronic information and statistical models to identify risk-factors for medical conditions...
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Search Engine Optimization 'poisoning' Way Up This Year: Report
Websense says 22.4% of Google searches lead to bad URLs vs. 13.7% at end of 2009.
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Imec Leads Development of Stretchable Electronic Fabrics
IMEC is leading a smart textiles project that is focusing on making electronic packages conform to the properties of textiles, rather than weaving rigid electrical...
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Stage Set For Showdown on Online Privacy
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Commerce Department are planning to release separate and possibly conflicting reports regarding online privacy. Commerce...
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Why There Are So Few Women in Tech
Women with engineering or computer science degrees face a tricky career path at technology companies and often leave their jobs just as they near their career peaks...
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Human-Computer Music Performance System Links Music and Musical Gestures
University of Victoria researchers have developed a new method for capturing musical gestures and mapping them to sounds. The method involves the use of sensors...
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Cyber Storm Drill to Yield New Lessons, Feds Say
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently concluded a cyberwar simulation that connected thousands of participants from the state, federal, and private...
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Quantum Computers a Step Closer to Reality Thanks to New Finding
Quantum computers could have a much higher threshold for error than previously thought. New research reveals that a quantum computer could still be made to work...
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Kinect's Future: A Game Controller in Everything
Kinect isn't just for gaming. Microsoft has plans to use the motion-based technology in phones, computers and more.
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Why Is a Universal Translator So Elusive?
With a global economy and flights that can take you all over the world in hours, why is it that we still struggle with a language barrier that technology is finding...
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