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New Wi-Fi technology to let gadgets talk directly
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Starting in mid-2010, new versions of gadgets like cameras, cell phones and computers will be able to talk to each other using Wi-Fi without needing to connect to a wireless network first.
AT&T to sell satellite phone from TerreStar
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- AT&T Inc. plans to sell a satellite phone from TerreStar Corp. that can place calls even in the deep wilderness or at sea, the carrier said Wednesday.
How Stuff Works: Social networking
Aug 25, 2009 |
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For the last two years, the amount of buzz and discussion around sites like Facebook and Twitter has been deafening. And lately the headlines have been especially interesting.
Review: Use power outlets as a Wi-Fi alternative
Sep 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Setting up a Wi-Fi network at home has gotten much easier, yet the process can still be daunting. Or the wireless signal won't reach everywhere. A good alternative that has gotten little attention ...
Startup lets you play console video games remotely
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As any a video game aficionado knows, it's easy to pop a game into your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and spend hours working your way from one level to the next. Without the hefty console, though, you're out of luck ...
Facebook to end Beacon tracking tool in settlement
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Facebook is shutting down its much-maligned Beacon marketing program, launched nearly two years ago amid fanfare only to generate a storm of privacy complaints over tracking of user activities at ...
Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 friend Facebook
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook.
Interoperability overdue for instant messaging
Oct 15, 2009 |
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You would think it was crazy if your cell phone could call only people with phones on the same network. But we put up with that absurd situation when it comes to instant messaging -- and have for years. Worse, there's little ...
Bing ads to warn of online scams
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Microsoft on Tuesday began serving up scam warnings with Bing search results for topics such as fixing credit scores or rescue from home foreclosure that are prime material for online cons.
Running electronics using light
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "If you open up almost any electronic gadget, you will see various elements that operating using electric circuitries," Nader Engheta tells PhysOrg.com. "Many of them have different functi ...
Matter in hand: Jugglers have rewired brains
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Learning to juggle leads to changes in the white matter of the brain, an Oxford University study has shown.
As Google, AT&T feud simmers, a partnership waits in the wings
Oct 20, 2009 |
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It's not often that phone sex lines and Benedictine nuns enter into debates on telecommunications industry regulation, but AT&T Inc. and Google Inc. are making it happen.
Models begin to unravel how single DNA strands combine
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using computer simulations, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has identified some of the pathways through which single complementary strands of DNA interact and combine to form the double ...
IBM Unveils Industry's First Public Desktop Cloud
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Building on years of industry leadership in desktop virtualization technology, IBM today announced the availability of the industry's first public desktop cloud service.
Gifts for your favorite geek
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 04, 2009 |
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In the spirit of the season, I've picked out 10 geeky gifts that cost less than $100. Some are practical. Some are fun. All would be good additions to your gift list for friends and family -- or your own wish list. (Ranked ...
