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Gadget for N.F.L. Stadiums Vies for Fans' Inattention
For football spectators, a device called FanVision might be nirvana—or it might turn them into stadium versions of zombies who stumble down streets staring mesmerized...
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British Chip Designer Prepares For Wider Demand
Near the southeastern edge of Cambridge, where this idyllic university town gives way to fields of green, sits the headquarters of ARM Holdings. Neither the modest...
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Sensor Networks Top Social Networks For Big Data
The Internet of Things—with sensors that monitor, for example, road use or airline flights—is poised to dwarf social media sites in its ability to generate data...
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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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For Deaf, Wireless Devices a New Portal to World
Quietly over the last decade, phones that make text messaging easy have changed life profoundly for millions of deaf people.
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New Wave: Spin Soliton Could Be a Hit in Cell Phone Communication
NIST researchers say they have discovered a new way to generate the high-frequency waves used in modern communication devices, which could lead to the development...
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Technology in the Extreme
Researchers at Newcastle University's Centre for Extreme Environment Technology have developed radio transmitters that can withstand temperatures of up to 900 degrees...
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Foursquare: Where Are Location Sites Taking Us?
Where others see a city map, Ryan Long sees a game board. The game is Foursquare, but not the way you played it in grade school. On Foursquare.com every bar,...
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'Cookies' Cause Bitter Backlash
Spate of lawsuits shows user discomfort with latest innovations in online-tracking technology.
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Cloud Computing Hits Snag in Europe
Cloud-based breakthroughs face a formidable obstacle in Europe: strict privacy laws that place rigid limits on the movement of information beyond the borders...
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Intel Touts
Intel has joined the parade of companies trying to beam video to your TV. The chipmaker is betting on “WiDi,” its technology for streaming media wirelessly from...
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Why Google Went Instant
The service, an engineering marvel, could boost Google's bottom line.
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The Face of Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his college dorm room six years ago. Five hundred million people have joined since, and eight hundred and seventy-nine of...
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ICANN Warns Against Government Control of the Internet
ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom, speaking at the recent Internet Governance Forum, said that all Internet stakeholders must strive to keep Internet governance out of the...
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.s. Cybersecurity Plans Lagging, Critics Say
More than a year after President Obama made a White House speech proclaiming that the protection of computer networks was a national priority, the federal government...
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Commissioner Kroes Wants to Include Developing Countries in Internet Governance
European Union digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes wants countries with emerging economies to have more say in Internet governance since they will soon have...
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Home's Electrical Wiring Acts as Antenna to Receive Low-Power Sensor Data
Using a home's electrical wiring as a giant copper antenna enables extremely low-power wireless sensors that run for decades on a single watch battery. The device...
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Intel Will Teach Gadgets to Learn About You
Rather than teach your gadgets what to do, Intel researchers say that in the not-too-distant future they will learn about you on their own. That means where you...
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The Big Promise of Big Data: What You Need to Know Today
In the never-ending quest for a competitive advantage, organizations are turning to large repositories of corporate and external data to uncover trends, statistics...
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