 Shapeways lets Internet users manufacture goods August 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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In a step toward the type of future pictured in the hit film "Iron Man," a firm in the Netherlands is letting people fabricate items designed in three-dimensions on the Internet. | |
Microsoft file format approved as ISO standard August 16, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The format used by Microsoft Corp.'s Office 2007 programs to save documents will become an international standard after appeals against the move failed to gather sufficient support, the International Organization ... | |
Court says copyrights apply even for free software August 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(AP) -- In a crucial win for the free software movement, a federal appeals court has ruled that even software developers who give away the programming code for their works can sue for copyright infringement if someone misappropriates ... | |
Computer Poker Program Knows When to Hold 'Em August 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Texas Hold'em poker has exploded in popularity over the past few years. Its popularity has extended to academic researchers, who are intrigued by the challenges of probabilities and decision-making in the ... | |
 IBM Research Develops Technology to Aid Human Memory July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To help people remember key facts, today, IBM unveiled a software technology created in its Research Labs that uses the images, sounds, and text recorded on everyday mobile devices to help ... | |
 Research puts finger on virtual iPhone button July 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A virtual tactile keyboard could hold the key to making the iPhone easier to use. | |
 Videogames getting minds of their own July 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Videogames are getting smarter with virtual enemies improvising during battles, storylines shifting based on moral choices and in-game characters sending players text messages for help. | |
 Videogames getting more social July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters. | |
 'Spore' computer game's alien population exploding July 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The "Spore" alien population is exploding, boding well for the September launch of the latest brainchild of computer game legend Will Wright. | |
Videogame makers to duel in E3 arena July 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Blockbuster sequels, slick technology and duels between the big three console makers are expected in Los Angeles next week as videogame industry players reveal their newest creations. | |
Computer predicts who dies on death row: study June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A computer programme designed by US researchers can predict with chilling accuracy the very few men among the thousands on America's Death Row who will actually be executed, according to a new study. | |
Designing semantic software by numbers June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A system for creating semantic software could transform application development from a cottage industry to an industrial-style production line. Semantic applications are the next frontier for information science, but creating ... | |
First digital music made in Manchester June 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Computer scientists and engineers at The University of Manchester took part in the first ever recording of digital music in the early 1950s, it has been revealed. | |
 Totlol, an online video playroom for children June 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A software-developer dad eager to share the fun of online video with his young children has single-handedly created a tot-friendly version of YouTube. | |
Instant messaging proves useful in reducing workplace interruption June 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Employers seeking to decrease interruptions may want to have their workers use instant messaging software, a new study suggests. A recent study by researchers at Ohio State University and University of California, Irvine ... | |
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