Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Researchers crack retinal code to deliver artificial vision
[ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:13:34 GMT ]
Cornell University researchers have devised a new method for restoring human vision by looking into the way retinal cells communicate with the brain and each other. The result, they claim, is an enormous leap in quality over existing visual prosthetics.
[ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:13:34 GMT ]
Cornell University researchers have devised a new method for restoring human vision by looking into the way retinal cells communicate with the brain and each other. The result, they claim, is an enormous leap in quality over existing visual prosthetics.
Mars orbiter gets a long look at Curiosity rover
[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:55:34 GMT ]
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Fresh imagery from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the newly arrived Curiosity rover at its landing site, as well as the terrain the rover must pass through to conduct its $2.5 billion science mission.
[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:55:34 GMT ]
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Fresh imagery from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the newly arrived Curiosity rover at its landing site, as well as the terrain the rover must pass through to conduct its $2.5 billion science mission.
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/d7U9YHmF0-E/" target="_blank">Samsung: 10M Galaxy Notes sold in nine months</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:43:44 PDT ]</i><BR>Samsung talks up the benchmark alongside the unveiling of the Galaxy Note 10.1.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/PjNYGq1e1fs/" target="_blank">Hulu in court over 1988 video privacy law</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:52:45 PDT ]</i><BR>The company is charged with violating privacy by sharing with advertisers what users watched.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/6iNtTKf3duw/" target="_blank">Are letterboxed movies really 1080p?</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:55:00 PDT ]</i><BR>A CNET reader wants to know if letterboxed Blu-ray movies are really "1080p." Geoff Morrison helps him out.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/sqrSpdTYSdk/" target="_blank">Judge urges Apple, Samsung CEOs to talk settlement</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:57:41 PDT ]</i><BR>Hoping for a possible settlement, the judge in the case between the two companies tells their CEOs to call each other before the jury decides.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/TmOb-OGH9vA/" target="_blank">Kyocera Rise with Android 4.0 comes to Sprint, Virgin Mobile</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:01:13 PDT ]</i><BR>The Kyocera Rise, an Android 4.0 QWERTY keyboard device, will be available on Sprint and Virgin Mobile's networks.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Study: Japan nuke disaster caused mutated butterflies
[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:58:29 GMT ]
Researchers in Japan have found signs of mutation in butterflies, signaling one of the first indications of change to the local ecosystem as a result of last year's nuclear accident in Fukushima, according to one of the first studies on the genetic effects of the incident.
[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:58:29 GMT ]
Researchers in Japan have found signs of mutation in butterflies, signaling one of the first indications of change to the local ecosystem as a result of last year's nuclear accident in Fukushima, according to one of the first studies on the genetic effects of the incident.
Tech for the college student's first apartment
[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:12:36 GMT ]
If you're sending a child off to college or moving them into a new apartment, help them get things started off right. These tech products add convenience, comfort and a little fun to any apartment. And they're priced for student-sized budgets.
[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:12:36 GMT ]
If you're sending a child off to college or moving them into a new apartment, help them get things started off right. These tech products add convenience, comfort and a little fun to any apartment. And they're priced for student-sized budgets.
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/80nxxaFYR1g/" target="_blank">Why 4K TVs are stupid (still)</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:55:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Some interesting comments still aren't convincing. 4K resolution in TVs is still a dumb idea.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/eraor4mfgUI/" target="_blank">Verizon and cable make concessions to close $3.9B deal</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:57:13 PDT ]</i><BR>Verizon Wireless and Spectrum Co. cable companies agree to scale back joint marketing arrangement to win OK from Department of Justice and FCC, says The Wall Street Journal. Approval for deal to be announced within weeks.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/5f2tMeAGFG8/" target="_blank">Wake up, gamers, Darksiders II has saved your summer</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>The follow-up from Vigil Games shows how sequels should be done.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/hVPL-5E07lk/" target="_blank">Optimize and address Flash performance in OS X</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:06:14 PDT ]</i><BR>Adjusting some Flash and system settings may help when Flash Web content hangs or shows choppy performance.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/OjlYepXfIsY/" target="_blank">Over 235 million people play games on Facebook.com</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:07:23 PDT ]</i><BR>The company says that last summer, 205 million people were playing games on its site and the userbase has grown 8.4 percent since the beginning of 2012.
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Does it pay to use online legal services?
[ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:32:51 GMT ]
In recent years, online legal sites like LegalZoom.com have emerged that give you the tools to act as your very own lawyer. The sites offer simple, tailored questionnaires that run you through a series of questions, dropdowns and checkboxes.
[ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:32:51 GMT ]
In recent years, online legal sites like LegalZoom.com have emerged that give you the tools to act as your very own lawyer. The sites offer simple, tailored questionnaires that run you through a series of questions, dropdowns and checkboxes.
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/s15ZkqFNV5k/" target="_blank">Olympic athletes score big on Facebook</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:19:48 PDT ]</i><BR>The achievements of many Olympic athletes have translated into a surge in their popularity on the social network.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/JW8EpVLf-Sk/" target="_blank">Get a $17.50 music credit with an eMusic subscription trial</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:31:20 PDT ]</i><BR>That's good for up to 35 songs, which you can keep even if you decide not to continue your subscription.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/9h5z71f9N2w/" target="_blank">Google extends travel push with Frommer's buy</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:39:20 PDT ]</i><BR>The company has acquired the travel guide service from John Wiley & Sons for an undisclosed sum.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/6Y9BsTPs8Xk/" target="_blank">Motorola Photon Q sells for $199.99 on August 19</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:02:01 PDT ]</i><BR>Pre-orders begin today for Sprint's Motorola Photon Q, a 4G LTE Android 4.0 smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/QIdehDX-6Ls/" target="_blank">Will Google face U.K. parliament over tax-avoidance strategies?</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:07:02 PDT ]</i><BR>A new report suggests that a Google executive could be brought before parliament by the end of March.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
15 technologies of today we'll still use in 2030
[ Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:57:17 GMT ]
Back when I was growing up in the 1970s, we fully expected that, by 2012, weâd all be driving flying cars to our condos on the moon where robotic butlers awaited, ready to bring us the cure for cancer from the bathroom first-aid kit. Howâs all of that working out?
[ Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:57:17 GMT ]
Back when I was growing up in the 1970s, we fully expected that, by 2012, weâd all be driving flying cars to our condos on the moon where robotic butlers awaited, ready to bring us the cure for cancer from the bathroom first-aid kit. Howâs all of that working out?
New robot crawls like an earthworm
[ Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:01:35 GMT ]
Dubbed the "Meshworm," a new bio-inspired robot stretches and contracts to crawl across the ground like an earthworm. But unlike its living, breathing counterpart, this artificial creature is durable enough to survive being bludgeoned by a hammer.
[ Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:01:35 GMT ]
Dubbed the "Meshworm," a new bio-inspired robot stretches and contracts to crawl across the ground like an earthworm. But unlike its living, breathing counterpart, this artificial creature is durable enough to survive being bludgeoned by a hammer.
Uncertainty lingers about future Mars efforts
[ Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:28:48 GMT ]
This week's arrival of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity set the stage for a potentially game-changing quest to learn whether the planet most like Earth ever had a shot at developing life, but follow-up missions exist only on drawing boards.
[ Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:28:48 GMT ]
This week's arrival of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity set the stage for a potentially game-changing quest to learn whether the planet most like Earth ever had a shot at developing life, but follow-up missions exist only on drawing boards.
Mars rover getting reprogrammed for science
[ Sat, 11 Aug 2012 02:18:19 GMT ]
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: NASA's Curiosity rover is in the midst of a four-day brain transplant that will give it the smarts to drive around and do all the things it's expected to do over the months and years to come.
[ Sat, 11 Aug 2012 02:18:19 GMT ]
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: NASA's Curiosity rover is in the midst of a four-day brain transplant that will give it the smarts to drive around and do all the things it's expected to do over the months and years to come.