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Bogus Grass-Roots Politics on Twitter
Data-mining techniques reveal fake Twitter accounts that give the impression of a vast political movement.
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Someone's Watching You
FX Labs has developed myUnity, a communications application that can tell users if a coworker is busy at the desk, talking on the phone, or has left the building...
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Where Good Ideas Come From
New search technologies can identify influential documents without relying on links.
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Supercomputer Digests Twitter in Real-Time
Specialized hardware and software could provide new insights into the social Web.
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Chinese Chip Closes In on Intel, Amd
China may finally have a processor to power a homegrown supercomputer.
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Adding Human Intelligence to Software
MIT researchers have developed TurKit, a toolkit that enables users to write algorithms to coordinate online workers using Javascript and create human intelligence...
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Bendable Memory Made from Nanowire Transistors
A new type of device could ultimately hold more data than flash memory.
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Scvngr's Hunt: Retailers Who See Dollars in Game Dynamics
Can location-based games for smart phones boost foot traffic at stores?
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Improving Phones Through Surveillance
Apps that track how people use their phones could help make the devices more efficient.
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An Operating System to Run It All
Intel's MeeGo will let apps span tablets, phones, and TVs.
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Now Your App Knows Where You Are
Geolocation analytics could help companies to improve their apps—and make more money from them.
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Cell Phones Make a Touch Surface Smarter
A new system identifies users by their mobile phones.
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Tapping the Powers of Persuasion
B.J. Fogg's lab at Stanford focuses on the ways technology can influence behavior.
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Mapping the Brain on a Massive Scale
Scanning 1,200 brains could help researchers chart the organ's fine structure and better understand neurological disorders.
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What Twitter Learns from All Those Tweets
The company's head of analytics explains how Twitter mines the data users produce.
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Turning Thoughts Into Words
University of Utah researchers are developing a brain-computer interface that provides a way to communicate for people who are unable to talk or move but are awake...
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Turning Thoughts into Words
A new approach allows more information to be extracted from the brain.
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Sensors Use Building's Electrical Wiring as Antenna
The trick lets sensors last five times as long between charges.
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Why Google Went Instant
The service, an engineering marvel, could boost Google's bottom line.
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