Fighting The State, Without The Web: North Korea’s Sneakernet Insurgency
May 29, 2012North Korean dissidents are spreading illegal content at faster than ever, but they’ve had to develop ways to do so without the web.
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Ubi And Kinect Will Turn Your Office Wall Into A Touch Screen
May 29, 2012The Ubi technology utilizes Microsoft’ Kinect camera to track hand movements over a display and input motion commands into existing platforms.
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University Of Chicago To Provide Gaming Collection For Academic Research
May 28, 2012A University of Chicago library will begin carrying a selection of classic video games this summer, providing students with access to dozens of influential titles spread across three decades of gaming.
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Video Capture Demo Suggests A Different, Artistic Side To Project Glass
May 28, 2012Google released the first footage shot with the wearable computing device Project Glass Friday, showcasing the project’s potential for capturing visual media.
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Gawker Media Moves To Monetize Comments
May 28, 2012Gawker Media has spent the last eighteen months revamping its web properties. Now, the company moves to monetize comments.
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Half Of Germany Was Powered By Solar Energy On Saturday
May 28, 2012Europe’s biggest industrial nation has made its way to the forefront of sustainable energy as German solar power plants produced the equivalent wattage of 20 nuclear power stations on Saturday.
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Like Google Years Ago, Yahoo! Releases Browser
May 28, 2012The web may be littered with the husks of failed browsers, but struggling search outfit Yahoo! is tossing its hat into the ring nonetheless, with a “search browser†seemingly aimed mainly at mobile platforms, but also available as a plugin for popular desktop browsers.
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Google: Microsoft, Not The Film Or Music Industry, Leads Copyright Takedown Requests
May 27, 2012The most copyright takedown requests to Google come, by a staggering margin, from software giant Microsoft, rather than the film or music industry.
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Former Foursquare Cofounder Developing “Google Analytics” For Your Body
May 27, 2012The former Foursquare co-founder’s public bookmarks on the web give away his plans for a medtech startup.
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Android, iOS Run 82 Percent Of Smartphones. What About The Other 18 Percent?
May 27, 2012The mobile operating system scene is now dominated by Apple and Google, according to research firm IDC, with the two now accounting for a combined 82 percent of the market. The other 18 percent is a surprising mixture of has-beens, potential rivals, and unknowns.
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