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Poisoned Chinese iPhone workers still seeking treatment

Posted March 28, 2011 - 6:15 am

A group of Chinese workers who were poisoned while manufacturing iPhones say Apple and its supplier have yet to provide for the additional medical treatment they urgently need.
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Google funds tools to expose government attempts to censor, shut down the Internet

Posted March 23, 2011 - 7:57 am

In the wake of Internet blackouts in Egypt and Libya, Google has announced it is awarding at least $1 million to Georgia Tech researchers working on tools that will immediately reveal when governments are trying to shut down or censor use of the Internet.
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MIT robots take stage in new opera [video]

Posted March 21, 2011 - 4:03 pm

In Death and the Powers, a new opera by MIT Media Lab professor Tod Machover, the main character wishes to leave the physical world, but remain there digitally. He downloads himself into The System and continues to interact with the audience and other characters through robots and a technique called disembodied performance.
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Developers donate proceeds, services to Japan relief efforts

Posted March 17, 2011 - 8:06 pm

The multiple disasters afflicting Japan--earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear--have created an outpouring of charity around the world. As part of the effort, several Apple-oriented software developers are donating services and money to ease the suffering of victims and their families.
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Japan to face rolling blackouts starting Monday [video]

Posted March 14, 2011 - 8:29 am

A series of planned electricity blackouts will begin rolling through east Japan Monday, Tokyo Electric Power said Sunday evening.
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Facebook, Samaritans to help suicidal social networkers

Posted March 8, 2011 - 2:02 pm

Facebook has joined forces with the Samaritans in a bid to ensure distressed or suicidal social networkers receive help from the charity.
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Kinect Powered Robot Could Help Earthquake Victims

Posted March 1, 2011 - 8:06 pm

A Kinect-powered robot could soon be helping locate earthquake victims, thanks to the engineering ingenuity of a group of U.K. students. The rescue-robot, developed at the University of Warwick by the geeky Warwick Mobile Robotics (WMR) team, could help significantly reduce the costs involved in earthquake rescue attempts.
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Mobile device etiquette keeps going down the drain, survey finds

Posted February 25, 2011 - 2:30 pm

Etiquette by users of mobile devices keeps getting worse as use of the technology proliferates, a survey has found.
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Early-warning sensors in focus after New Zealand quake

Posted February 23, 2011 - 4:15 am

Authorities from Asia to California are working on computerized systems to warn people of large earthquakes, which are in focus again after the deadly temblor in New Zealand. None of the warning systems have faced the real thing yet, though.
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Man creates working Angry Birds birthday cake [video]

Posted February 22, 2011 - 11:05 am

The Angry Birds fad phenomenon continues - a video making its way around the Internet shows how a dad made a birthday cake for his 6-year-old son that shows an Angry Birds level. But more than that, he added a slingshot and made the cake "playable", which raises the bar just ever so slightly.
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IPhone workers still sick after chemical poisoning

Posted February 22, 2011 - 12:16 am

Guo Ruiqiang says he still feels sick more than a year after he suffered chemical poisoning while working on an iPhone production line.
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Big-company survey predicts cloud will cause IT hiring dip

Posted February 21, 2011 - 5:21 pm

Cloud computing could slow IT hiring in 2011, according to Hackett Group, contradicting studies by analysts involved in the hiring process.
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Wicked cool man vs. machine moments

Posted February 15, 2011 - 8:38 pm

As IBM's Watson computer digs in for its competition on "Jeopardy!" this week, we are reminded that this is the first in a long series of classic man vs. machine moments. Here we have a look at some of the famous real and not so real man vs. machine action.
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Stuxnet is back, and Anonymous has it

Posted February 14, 2011 - 3:59 pm

The Stuxnet virus hit not one group in Iran, but five, all by direction. Now the 4Chan Anonymous hactivists claim to have source code.
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Jeopardy champs take on IBM's Watson computer

Posted February 14, 2011 - 1:26 pm

Do the best Jeopardy players in the world have any chance of beating IBM's Watson super computer? We're about to find out.
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Study: Red light cameras reduce accidents, deaths [video]

Posted February 10, 2011 - 10:10 am

Drivers who run red lights cause more than 600 deaths a year according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The same group recently published results finding that cities that used red light cameras saw a decrease in crashes and deaths related to red light running.
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TechSoup Global connects non-profits with critical technology

Posted February 6, 2011 - 7:06 pm

TechSoup Global has sent more than two billion dollars of donated computer hardware and software to hundreds of non-profits around the world, along with offering dozens of seminars. Here's a snapshot of this non-profit, and how to get involved.
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TechSoup Global image gallery

Posted February 6, 2011 - 6:47 pm

This slide show highlights the wide range of organizations that have benefited from TechSoup Global, and summarizes what each organization has done with the donated technology. Thousands of non-profits that have been involved in TechSoup Global's program over the past decade.
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Bill Gates adds $100m, as Polio nears eradication [video]

Posted February 4, 2011 - 10:40 pm

Microsoft-cofounder Bill Gates is increasing his foundation's commitment to eradicating Polio. At last week's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Gates pledged more money to a global effort that appears close to eliminating the disease.
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Lawmakers seek more answers from Facebook CEO Zuckerberg

Posted February 4, 2011 - 2:51 pm

Two U.S. Congressman have sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeking information on the company's plan to make specific user data available to third party application developers and publishers.
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Wi-Fi Alliance raises wireless security awareness [video]

Posted February 2, 2011 - 3:34 pm

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Your shovel is trying to kill you

Posted February 2, 2011 - 11:42 am

The mainstream media do a good job of fomenting hysteria for their audiences, but who serves the panic needs of the tech community?
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IT recycling charities need your monitors

Posted January 31, 2011 - 10:49 am

Computer Aid International has called for companies to donate unwanted equipment to meet a current shortfall, especially in monitors.
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Mobile mesh network finds interest in NGOs

Posted January 28, 2011 - 11:05 am

A research project aimed at allowing mobile phones to communicate without traditional infrastructure has attracted phone manufactures and not-for-profits looking to leverage the technology.
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Egypt's move to block Twitter a sign of social media influence

Posted January 27, 2011 - 2:43 pm

The Egyptian governments move to shut down access to Twitter in the country indicates how powerful social media can be as a protest tool.
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