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Researcher: Interdependencies Could Lead to Cloud 'meltdowns'
As cloud computing becomes increasingly common, serious operational "meltdowns" could take place as end users and vendors mix, match, and bundle services for various...
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Industry Consortium to Tackle Open Spec for Software Use Across Multicore Devices
Several companies have formed the Heterogeneous System Architecture Foundation, a consortium to provide an open specification for software to be written and deployed...
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Get Ready, Because Voyager I Is *this Close* to Leaving Our Solar System
Last week, in the corners of the Internet devoted to outer space, things started to get a little, well, hot. Voyager 1, the man-made object farthest away from Earth...
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Research at the University of Twente: Wi-Fi Will Soon Reach Its Limits
University of Twente researchers have found that in some cases, Wi-Fi's efficiency can drop to less than 20 percent in areas where many different networks and wireless...
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Experts Warn of Shortage of U.s. Cyber Pros
Leading cyber experts warned of a shortage of talented computer security experts in the United States, making it difficult to protect corporate and government networks...
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Microsoft Wants to Serve You Ads Based on What You Do in Your Living Room
A new patent application from Microsoft points to a future in which your Kinect watches you, and sends ads based on your mood.
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Apple, Google Just Killed Portable GPS Devices
If it wasn't obvious before, it’s crystal clear today. The dedicated portable GPS device is dead, with Apple and Google playing pallbearer to Garmin, Magellan,...
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Apple's Stash of Credit Card Numbers Is Its Secret Weapon
That little iPhone in your pocket is perfectly positioned to become a clone of the credit cards in your wallet or purse.
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Nasa Mars Rover Team Aims For Landing Closer to Prime Science Site
NASA has narrowed the target for its most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, which will land on the Red Planet in August. The car-sized rover will arrive closer to...
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Spy Agency Fund Targets Bay Area Technology
With technology that would make James Bond envious, Silicon Valley companies are playing a behind-the-scenes role with the nation's most clandestine agencies, helping...
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Flame Malware Makers Send 'suicide' Code
The creators of the Flame malware have sent a "suicide" command that removes it from some infected computers.
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Oh, That
The limits of Moore's Law, which states that about every two years, computer chips will become twice as fast and twice as small, may finally be in sight.
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Cyber Search Engine Shodan Exposes Industrial Control Systems to New Risks
It began as a hobby for a teenage computer programmer named John Matherly, who wondered how much he could learn about devices linked to the Internet.
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Bionic Brains and Beyond
The National Spelling Bee of 2023 started out like any other, but controversy enveloped the contest when Suzy Hamilton, an 8-year-old from Tulsa, emerged as the...
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Touchscreens Learn Your Habits to Help You Type Faster
Personalized keyboards could help improve typing speeds or reduce mistakes when typing and walking, according to the University of Maryland's Leah Findlater and...
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Willow Glass: Ultra-Thin Glass Can 'wrap' Around Devices
Corning has developed Willow Glass, a flexible ultra-thin glass that can be wrapped around electronic devices.
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Dawn Mission Video Shows Vesta's Coat of Many Colors
A new video from NASA's Dawn mission reveals the dappled, variegated surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. The animation drapes high-resolution false color images...
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Why Talking-to-Text Has Taken Off in China
Anyone who has ever written in Chinese on a computer, or composed a text message on their phone in that language, knows the typing process is not nearly as simple...
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Is It Possible to Wage a Just Cyberwar?
In the last week or so, cyberwarfare has made front-page news: the United States may have been behind the Stuxnet cyberattack on Iran; Iran may have suffered another...
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