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Ios 7, Thoroughly Reviewed
From ACM Opinion

Ios 7, Thoroughly Reviewed

When we reviewed iOS 6 a year ago, we called it a "spit-and-polish" release and stand by that assessment today.

Google's Coder Tool Turns Raspberry Pi Into a Mini Web Server
From ACM News

Google's Coder Tool Turns Raspberry Pi Into a Mini Web Server

A new open source development tool from Google is designed to make it easier to use Raspberry Pi computers to build Web applications.

Experts See Potential Perils in Brazil Push to Break With U.s.-Centric Internet Over Nsa Spying
From ACM News

Experts See Potential Perils in Brazil Push to Break With U.s.-Centric Internet Over Nsa Spying

Brazil is planning to remove itself from the U.S.-centric Internet in the aftermath of the U.S. National Security Agency's online spying program.

Machine Language: How Siri Found Its Voice
From ACM News

Machine Language: How Siri Found Its Voice

GM Voices is nestled on a rolling, leafy road in Alpharetta, Georgia, an affluent suburb of Atlanta.

Cryptographers Have an Ethics Problem
From ACM Opinion

Cryptographers Have an Ethics Problem

Last week, I visited the MIT computer science department looking for a very famous cryptographer.

How Robots Can Trick You Into Loving Them
From ACM Opinion

How Robots Can Trick You Into Loving Them

I like to think of my Roomba as cute and industrious.

Say Goodbye to the Password
From ACM News

Say Goodbye to the Password

Here's the fundamental problem with passwords: They are most effective in protecting a company when they are long, complicated and changed frequently. In other...

Bug Bounty Program Slates $300k Mobile Hacking Contest For November
From ACM TechNews

Bug Bounty Program Slates $300k Mobile Hacking Contest For November

Hewlett-Packard Tipping Point's bug bounty program will sponsor the second annual Mobile Pwn2Own contest this fall. 

Mapping the 'geography' of the Internet
From ACM TechNews

Mapping the 'geography' of the Internet

Morningside Analytics chief scientist John Kelly maps the Internet's "cybersocial geography" to visualize topics of conversation and the participants involved in...

Disney Develops 'magical' Device to Make Fingertips Sing
From ACM TechNews

Disney Develops 'magical' Device to Make Fingertips Sing

The Inshin-Den-Shin technology developed at Disney Research transmits sound through the human body, and turns fingertips into speakers. 

Girls-Only Coding Class Looks to Increase Female Tech Startup Presence
From ACM TechNews

Girls-Only Coding Class Looks to Increase Female Tech Startup Presence

Female students at six of Britain's top universities will be able to take a free coding course this academic year.

New Magnetic Semiconductor Material Holds Promise For 'spintronics'
From ACM TechNews

New Magnetic Semiconductor Material Holds Promise For 'spintronics'

A new compound that can be integrated into silicon chips potentially could be used to make spintronic devices.

Ready or Not, Here They Come
From ACM News

Ready or Not, Here They Come

EMV payment cards make their way to the U.S.A.

The Skies. The Limits.
From ACM News

The Skies. The Limits.

Long ago, in a dreamier era, space stations were imagined as portals to the heavens.

Security Tech Firms Hit Jackpot in Asia Casino Boom
From ACM Careers

Security Tech Firms Hit Jackpot in Asia Casino Boom

Asia's new mega-casinos are driving sales and innovation in advanced surveillance technology, from chips with built-in radio transmitters to high-definition, multi...

Taiwan Chip Industry Powers the Tech World, but Struggles For Status
From ACM Careers

Taiwan Chip Industry Powers the Tech World, but Struggles For Status

Tien Wu, chief operating officer of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, has a problem: the brightest young people in Taiwan do not want to work in the island’s...

E-Zpasses Get Read All Over New York (not Just at Toll Booths)
From ACM News

E-Zpasses Get Read All Over New York (not Just at Toll Booths)

After spotting a police car with two huge boxes on its trunk—that turned out to be license-plate-reading cameras—a man in New Jersey became obsessed with the loss...

Moose Enables 'plug and Play' Simulations
From ACM TechNews

Moose Enables 'plug and Play' Simulations

Idaho National Laboratory researchers are developing MOOSE, a software framework for simulating the behavior of complex systems. 

Vote Early, Vote Often: Inside Norway's Pioneering Open Source E-Voting Trials
From ACM TechNews

Vote Early, Vote Often: Inside Norway's Pioneering Open Source E-Voting Trials

Norway recently held its second e-voting pilot, following an initial trial that took place during the local government elections in 2011. 

Tough Robo-Challenge Casts Robots as Rescuers
From ACM TechNews

Tough Robo-Challenge Casts Robots as Rescuers

Global robotics specialists are competing to design a robot that can perform emergency-response duties during disasters. 
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