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Five slick search engines you should know about 02 July, 2009 12:03
With Microsoft's recent addition of Bing to the search landscape, the spotlight is again shining on who has the best engine for finding anything and everything on the Internet. The debate over who has the best search likely will go on into eternity with a focus on the big three: Google,Yahoo and Microsoft. But there are countless other search engines out there focused on zeroing users in on the data they want or need. Here is a look at five that are offering some slick service. - +
Twitter attracting techie labs 14 April, 2009 08:05
As Network World's Alpha Doggs network research blogger, I've been searching Twitter in recent months for vendor, university and government labs and research operations using the popular microblogging service. While I've found a handful, I'm not impressed: For the most part they're just spitting out press releases or blog headlines. - +
MIT develops method to draw finer features on chips 11 April, 2009 08:39
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have made a breakthrough with light technology that could eventually help chip makers create finer circuits. - +
MIT breakthrough promises lighter, fast-charging batteries 12 March, 2009 16:20
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a way to charge lithium ion batteries in seconds, instead of hours, that could open the door to smaller, faster-charging batteries for cell phones and other devices. - +
MIT professor snags 'Nobel' of computer science 11 March, 2009 12:02
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Prof. Barbara Liskov will receive the 2008 A.M. Turing Award, considered the Nobel Prize of computer science. - +
World's first flying car readying for take off 15 January, 2009 08:50
While it may seem like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, the flying car might soon become a reality. - +
MIT researchers boost the power of solar energy 02 December, 2008 09:55
Using computer modeling, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working to boost the output and efficiency of solar cells, while lowering the cost of solar power. - +
Amateurs and pros vie to build new crypto standard 10 November, 2008 10:53
Fifteen-year-old Peter Schmidt-Nielsen spent only a month working on his submission, but he thinks he's come up with something "unusual and new." Never mind that he's up against some of the most famous cryptographers in the world. - +
Android phone launch day relatively quiet 23 October, 2008 07:45
The first day of sales in the US for Google's Android phone hasn't quite echoed the frenzy surrounding initial iPhone sales, but a few hardy souls across the country got up early to buy the first devices available in stores. - +
EmTech 08: Mundie's bets are on 'first life' 26 September, 2008 09:16
The dramatic increase in compute power unleashed by multicore processors will enable applications that blend virtual representations of the real world with information that meets users' contextual needs, Microsoft's top researcher said at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thursday. - +
Mobile hardware outpaces software, user capabilities 25 September, 2008 08:06
Mobile hardware is outpacing software capabilities and the mobile user experience, according to a group of mobile phone technologists speaking at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Among those speaking was Rich Miner, group manager of mobile platforms at Google, who said open operating systems -- like the one launched on Google's the long-awaited G1 Android phone -- will drive future innovation, but much of it may be lost on the user in the short term.
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