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Cameras to Catch Terrorists Triple in New York With Bomb Plots
New York City is almost halfway to its goal of installing 3,000 cameras as part of a network to monitor signs of terrorism, about triple the number it had in...
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Future Soldiers May Be Wearing 'iron Man' Suits
A lunchtime crowd is gathering beside the parking lot at Raytheon Sarcos, the defense contractor, on a recent day in Salt Lake City. White-collar workers from...
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Part Moth, Part Machine: Cyborgs Are on the Move
Researchers are developing methods to produce complex behavior from robots by tapping into the nervous system of living organisms and using algorithms that already...
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Web Developers Tackle Advanced Font Controls
The Cascading Style Sheets Web formatting standard is benefiting from new font technology, which is enabling developers to increasingly use a more polished look...
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At&t Prepares For the End to Iphone Exclusivity
The end of 2010 is close and it looks like AT&T is beefing up its device portfolio and app offerings for a day when it isn't the only U.S. operator offering the...
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Nsa: Our Development Methods Are in the Open Now
Despite its reputation for secrecy and technical expertise, the National Security Agency doesn't have a set of secret coding practices or testing methods that...
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New Class of Malware Attacks Specific Chips
Computer scientists reveal malware that attacks specific processors rather than the operating system that runs on them.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Robot Troops Will Follow Orders, Beat You at Rock, Paper, Scissors
The military has a ton of ground robots scurrying around Afghanistan. Too bad they’re dumb as puppets, unable to make the slightest move without a human pulling...
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Speed Camera Checks Your Insurance, Tax, Even Whether You're Tailgating
Even the most law-abiding driver might feel a shiver down the spine when spotting this speed camera at the roadside.
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Watch Where You're Going
Businesses are quietly buying mobile-phone data to discover the paths that consumers take.
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Will the It Guy Learn to Love Apple?
It's likely you've got an Apple product plugged into your ears when you're listening to music. Making a phone call? One out of every five people buying a smartphone...
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