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The word platform is used in several different contexts, usually referring to some kind of standing surface used to support things, give them stability, or visibility:

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Nokia N900

Nokia N900 now available in US

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Nokia today announced that the highly anticipated Nokia N900 is now on sale in the United States and shipping to consumers who jumped on the opportunity to be among the first to pre-order the Maemo-powered ...


Samsung Launches Open Mobile Platform: Samsung Bada

Samsung Launches Open Mobile Platform: Samsung Bada

Technology / Software

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Samsung Electronics today announced it will launch its own open mobile platform, Samsung Bada [bada] in December. This new addition to Samsung’s mobile ecosystem enables developers to create applications for ...


Seeing stars, Proba-2 platform passes its first health check

Seeing stars, Proba-2 platform passes its first health check

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Into its second week in orbit, Proba-2's spacecraft platform has proven to be in excellent health. This leaves the way clear for commissioning the many new technology payloads aboard the mini-satellite, ...


Droid smart phone

New handbook for Google, Droid users

Technology / Other

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Before buying one of the new Google-powered "Droid" phones from Verizon Wireless, you may want to read the manual. Not the setup directions in the box.


Engineers Will Create Planetary Rover From Retinal Implant Test Robot

Engineers Will Create Planetary Rover From Retinal Implant Test Robot

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The research, led by Wolfgang Fink, will aid both people with visual impairments and scientists involved in planetary exploration.


Social networking meets ambient intelligence (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharing small snippets of information about your daily life is a key feature of the online social networking revolution. Soon status updates and other social information could be generated automatically.


Online payment firm PayPal has opened its software platform to outside developers

PayPal courts outside developers

Technology / Internet

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

PayPal has opened its software platform to outside developers in a move designed to unleash a flood of creative uses for the online financial transaction service.


Social media require 'Community Relations 2.0'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The rise of social media and real-time advocacy have re-written the community outreach rules companies followed for decades. But many American firms are dragging their feet as they approach "Community Relations 2.0," Boston ...


Listen, watch, read -- computers search for meaning

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created the first integrated semantic search platform that integrates text, video and audio. The system can 'watch' films, 'listen' to audio and 'read' text to find relevant responses ...


Cell phones become handheld tools for global development

Cell phones become handheld tools for global development

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mobile phones are on the verge of becoming powerful tools to collect data on many issues, ranging from global health to the environment.


Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3 (AP)

Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year.


PayPal is owned by California-based online auction titan eBay

PayPal opening doors to outside developers

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PayPal plans to throw open the doors of its software platform to enable outside developers to build innovative tools using the online financial transaction service.


Caltech scientists create robot surrogate for blind persons in testing visual prostheses

Caltech scientists create robot surrogate for blind persons in testing visual prostheses

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created a remote-controlled robot that is able to simulate the "visual" experience of a blind person who has been implanted with a visual ...


Making monster waves

Making monster waves

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Rogue waves -- giant waves that spring up suddenly and tower over the seas around them—have inspired physicists to look for an analogue in light. These high-intensity pulses can cross large distances without ...


Philips Emotions Jacket -- a new level in immersive cinematic experience

Philips Emotions Jacket -- a new level in immersive cinematic experience

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Emotions Jacket is a research platform that uses the sense of touch to take the cinematic experience to new levels, allowing viewers to experience the intense emotions felt by characters on-screen. While ...