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11/24/2024 06:57:03 am

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FRICKbits' art

App Turns Smartphone Data Into Art

FRICKbits can retrieve any kind of data to create an abstract pattern.

Twitter Launches New Advertising Scheme

Twitter discovered that messages on its website that had a native Twitter clip create more views and engagements.

Line

LINE Develops Selfie App for the iOS

It encourages photographers to take as many pictures of themselves as they want.

Zofari

Yahoo Acquires Local-Search Start-up Zofari

Supports Yahoo's goal of building its mobile search offerings.

USB Type-C cable and connectors

New USB Type-C Connector Finalized

The USB Type-C plug is a new type of USB plug designed to replace every size of all current USB connectors.

Windows 8.1 Start Screen

Windows 8.1 Update Adds New Features

Microsoft released its regular update to Windows 8.1 to fix bugs.

A Tokay gecko hanging upside-down on glass

The Secret to Gecko Stickiness: Toe Hairs

Oregon researchers say geckos don't really stick to surfaces.

Gamescom 2014

Microsoft Shows Off at Gamescom 2014

Microsoft previews new games and features of its consoles.

'The Order: 1886'

Tesla Fights to Save the World from Monsters in "The Order: 1886"

The game shows Tesla as a member of a secret Order.

OnePlus logo

OnePlus' Publicity Stunt Blows-Up in its Face

It was a well-intentioned stunt that backfired.

3M Logo

Quantum Dots Make Colors on Screens Pop

Dr. Eric Nelson reported in the 248th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society held on Aug. 10 through Aug. 14 that 3M, with the help of Nansosys Inc., has produced an energy efficient display that produces more vivid colors.

Soft-Bodied Robots Move Closer to Self-Replication

Soft-Bodied Robots Move Closer to Self-Replication

Researchers at Harvard University build advanced soft-bodied robots.

wikimania

More British Believe in Wikipedia Over Mainstream News

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said in the annual three-day Wikimania conference of the site's movement in London on Sunday that more British people trusts Wikipedia more than the mainstream media.

Black Hat

Internet Security Expert Calls on Government to Prevent Cyberthreats

Dan Geer, who works for In-Q-Tel, a venture capital firm serving U.S. intelligence agencies, said on Thursday that the United States government should be more concerned about possible threats to the nation through the Internet.

IBM's Blue Gene Q Supercomputer

Too Much Data Gathered for Present Powerful Computers

Experts say that Big Data, the term that refers to a collection of data so massive that computers have difficulty in processing it, is at an arms race with current computers as there is too much information being gathered to be processed at a single time.

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