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Drexel students create brain-controlled video game
In the age of highly interactive games such as the Wii, a group of six Drexel students have develeoped Lazybrains, a video game which requires no movement and only one's brain for the controller. Lazybrains is a brain-computer interface that uses the brain's concentration levels to control the character.
The Triangle Online |
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Ross Commons Closes for Renovations
On Friday, June 13th Student Union Operations closed Ross Commons for the summer term for renovations. When the doors re-open in September, Ross Commons will provide students with more meeting room space, a small reception area for private events, an upgraded game room and a resource center that will include a copier and computers.
The Triangle Online |
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Sports Desk
Baseball Longoria and Hart Elected All-Stars Evan Longoria had big plans for next week's All-Star break-- a trip to Las Vegas with some friends. Tampa Bay's rookie third baseman ended up with an even better trip to New York for the last All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. Longoria and Brewers outfielder Corey Hart were elected All-Stars by fans in Internet balloting that ended yesterday. "I'm sure ...
The New York Sun |
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MobileMe service falters on eve of iPhone launch
Apple Inc.'s new data synching service got off to a rocky start Thursday, as some users were denied access to their accounts just hours before the next-generation iPhone was slated to go on sale.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Wireless Tracking System For Metro Govt. Cars
Satellites may soon be keeping tabs on taxpayer dollars. Some local officials want to install global positioning systems on government cars.
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Calif. National Guard Joins Firefighting
Sweat rolled down Lisa Mirander's forehead as she hacked a tangle of saplings and brush down to bare dirt to prevent a wildfire from spreading. It was a tough job, but no harder than the 13 months she served in Afghanistan.
CBS4 Miami |
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Help On The Home Front
To watch video online please click here to download the latest version of the Flash plugin. While some families are celebrating the safe return of their loved ones, others are still dealing with their deployments.
WNCT Greenville |
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Apple's iPhone debuts in Tokyo, drawing 1,500 fans
Tokyo - Apple Inc's iPhone 3G debuted Friday in Tokyo, attracting more than 1,500 fans to the first sale, before being launched in the rest of the nation. A long queue formed outside Softbank Mobile Corp's flagship store in Tokyo's fashionable Omotes...
EARTHtimes.org |
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FCC chief says Comcast violated Internet rules
(AP:WASHINGTON) The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday he will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet.
INO News |
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LOCAL SCENE: Pure music collage
Girl Talk plays the Fox Theatre Friday. The show is SOLD OUT. Gregg Gillis loves his pop music. He just prefers to mash-up all the sounds into a DJ party mix that is quickly becoming the hottest ticket in concert halls and on the Internet.
Colorado Daily |
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New boss of Windows Mobile talks up Windows Mobile at Worldwide Partner Conference 2008
July 11, 2008 [Pocket PC phone] By Edward J. R. Andy Lees is a Brit, who replaced Pieter Knook and is now the new top manager at Microsoft responsible for Windows Mobile.
MS Mobiles |
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Government Computer News
For decades, a lot of technological wonders that have become everyday items have grown out of government research and programs. Examples include the Internet and any number of innovations spun off from the space program.
Government Computer News |
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Government Computer News
Many engineers believe the Internet thrives because of its lack of intelligence. It makes no assumptions about the traffic it carries — which makes it easy for outside parties to connect to this network of networks — and it allows others to develop unique software to handle any problems that occur.
Government Computer News |
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Cityscape: Leawood Apple store opens with iPhone 3G debut
Apple Store, Leawood — the metro area’s second Apple store and the first in Kansas — will open at 8 a.m. today in the One Nineteen center.
The Kansas City Star |
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Schmidt: Independent Yahoo better for competition
Google Inc. backs Yahoo in its effort to stave off an unsolicited takeover by Microsoft Corp. because an independent Yahoo will increase competition in the Internet search and advertising markets, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said here Thursday. "We absolutely support the decision that Yahoo made" in rejecting the Microsoft overture, Schmidt said at the annual Allen & Co. media summit at ...
The State |
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Reviewers assess Apple's third-generation 3G iPhone
Apple enthusiasts were camped out around the world on Thursday to buy the updated iPhone today. It will be the first version of the music-playing, Web-surfing phone ever sold in some of the 22 countries where it will be offered.
The Kansas City Star |
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Recent Original Stories
Michael Spindler was supposed to be the savior of Apple. After four years at Apple, he was an executive vice president and had built Apple Europe to the point where it was providing 25% of Apple's revenues.
OS News |
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Schmidt: Independent Yahoo better for competition
Thu, Jul 10, 2008 (8:33 p.m.) Google Inc. backs Yahoo in its effort to stave off an unsolicited takeover by Microsoft Corp. because an independent Yahoo will increase competition in the Internet search and advertising markets, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said here Thursday.
Las Vegas Sun |
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F.C.C. Chairman Favors Penalty on Comcast
The move stems from a complaint that Comcast had blocked Internet traffic among users of a certain type of software that allowed them to exchange large amounts of data.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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High Cost of Driving to College Ignites Boom in Online Classes
As fuel prices rise, thousands of students nationwide have suddenly decided to take college classes over the Internet.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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In Deepening Ad Decline, Sales Fall 8% at Magazines
Magazine ad sales fell more than 8 percent in the second quarter, with the steepest drops in ads for vehicles and for computers and related equipment.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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Schmidt: Independent Yahoo better for competition
Google Inc. backs Yahoo in its effort to stave off an unsolicited takeover by Microsoft Corp. because an independent Yahoo will increase competition in the Internet search and advertising markets, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said here Thursday.
Miami Herald |
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Mysterious coded note delivered to Fermilab
Online physics community tries to unlock key to secret message The enigma began last year when a plain envelope with no return address arrived at the world-famous physics laboratory outside Chicago, addressed simply to "Fermilab."
Chicago Tribune |
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Ex-teacher hid child porn pix
A retired maths teacher who downloaded hundreds of pictures of child pornography has been spared jail. Obese John William Hart, aged 72, of Warwick Gardens, Meopham, possessed photographs of children being raped, Maidstone Crown Court heard.
St Albans Observer |
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Independent Yahoo better for business, Google
Eric Schmidt, the chief executive of Google, has waded into the debate about Microsoft’s pursuit of Yahoo, saying the world would be “better off” if the group were to remain independent.
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