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On the road: new technology for keeping up with work

Apart from the trauma of leaving behind my fast broadband connection and quad-core PC, there was the challenge of getting the most out of limited gear as I worked across different countries, all the while communicating with colleagues back in the US. In spite of...

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BlackBerry App World Becomes Surfable Online

Research In Motion’s app store gains more exposure starting today by launching an online storefront, where users will be able to use a big screen to better discover new content and services.   From the online portal, users will be able to purchase apps directly...

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Rogers to get Nokia N8 before year’s end?

Rogers will bring the Nokia N8 flagship smartphone to its stable before 2011 rolls around, according to a leaked document from the Canadian provider. Unearthed by MobileSyrup, the text in the leaked promotional material is quick to point out this will be Canada’s first 12-megapixel...

Link to Facebook, Amazon and Zynga backing social Internet ideas

Facebook, Amazon and Zynga backing social Internet ideas

Facebook, Amazon and Zynga said Thursday they have teamed with a top Silicon Valley venture capital firm to create a 250-million-dollar fund for entrepreneurs making the Internet more social. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) announced the “sFund,” an initiative to invest in new social...

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Sony hits 1 million with PlayStation Move

In its first month available at retail, Sony has shipped 1 million PlayStation Move units — a sign that consumers are high on the new motion-control system. Sony did not break down specific sales of the various Move options: the PS3 hardware bundle ($400, with...

Floating 3D virtual objects appear at British Library

A new projector allows floating 3D objects – from a model of the heart to a talking human head – to be viewed from any angle. The RayModeler prototype, developed by Sony, is on display for the first time in the UK at an exhibit...

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NASA and DARPA Plan ‘Hundred-Year Starship’ To Bring Humans to Other Worlds And Leave Them There Forever

If NASA ever gets a clear directive for interplanetary exploration, a new Hundred-Year Starship could be their version of the Mayflower. And like the first pilgrims, Martian explorers might set sail with the knowledge they would never return home. NASA and DARPA have joined forces...

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Nao, the first robot able to feel emotions and form bonds with humans that look after it

The first robot capable of developing emotions and forming bonds with humans has been unveiled by scientists. Nao has been designed to mimic the emotional skills of a one-year-old child and is capable of forming bonds with people who treat it kindly. The robot has...

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