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Cisco: Global 'net Traffic to Surpass 1 Zettabyte in 2016
Global Internet Protocol traffic will reach an annual rate of 1.3 zettabytes in 2016, predicts Cisco Systems.
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Why Google Will Soon Answer Your Questions Directly
Google recently launched its "knowledge graph," which displays facts and services in response to search queries.
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S'pore Develops Chipset For Fast Data Transfer
A microchip developed in Singapore can transmit data 1,000 times faster than Bluetooth.
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With Goal-Line Tech, Soccer Tries Kicking Its Addiction to Human Error
Saturday's high-profile match between England and Belgium is the biggest test yet for a system that may finally put an end to flubbed goal-line calls, a technological...
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A Dive Into the Digital Deep
When next winter's storms subside, a specialized ship will begin a slow crossing, lowering a skinny cable into its wake along a precisely prescribed path: the shortest...
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'part-Time' Scientists Aim to Develop Autonomous Rover to Compete For Lunar X Prize
Some people try to make the most of their spare time by exercising, volunteering, or simply recharging their batteries. Others like to use that time to build robots...
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Iran 'finds Fix' For Sophisticated Flame Malware
Iran says it has developed tools that can defend against the sophisticated cyber attack tool known as Flame.
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A New Home For Computer Screens: The Face
Employees at eyeglasses designer Michael Pachleitner Group have no reason to consult desktop computers, tablets or old-fashioned paper binders to find items in...
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Mind-Reading Robot Teachers Keep Students Focused
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a robotic teacher that monitors students' attention levels and mimics the techniques human teachers use...
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Craig Venter Wants to Solve the World's Energy Crisis
There is one version of Craig Venter's life story where he would’ve been a dutiful scientist at the National Institutes of Health, a respected yet anonymous researcher...
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21st Century Computer Architecture
The Computing Community Consortium has released "21st Century Computer Architecture," a white paper developed by members of the computer architecture research community...
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Researchers Propose Way to Thwart Fraudulent Digital Certificates
Security researchers Moxie Marlinspike and Trevor Perrin say an extension to the transport layer security protocol could help address spoofing attacks on the Secure...
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Was Flame Virus that Invaded Iran's Computer Networks Made in sa?
As the United Nations and Iran warn that the newly discovered Flame computer virus may be the most potent weapon of its kind, U.S. computer security experts tell...
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Shots Fired, Pinpointed and Argued Over
At 7:22:07 p.m. on a recent Thursday, an electronic alarm went off in the soundproof control room of a suburban office building here.
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What Fearmongers Get Wrong About Cyberwarfare
Should we worry about cyberwarfare? Judging by excessively dramatic headlines in the media, very much so. Cyberwarfare, the argument goes, might make wars easier...
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Study Highlights How Twitter Is sed to Share Information After a Disaster
North Carolina State University researchers recently studied how people used Twitter following the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan.
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Project Finds, Purges Vulnerable Code Snippets From the Net
Digital Security has launched the Eliminate Vulnerable Code project, an initiative designed to eliminate insecure code.
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Intel Eyes Future With Computers That Learn
ReutersIntel's Collaborative Research Institute for Computational Intelligence will work with researchers in Israel to develop devices that will learn about their...
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