At a recent press conference held at the company’s headquarters, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that free protective cases will be given to buyers of its latest iPhone model to alleviate the issue of wireless signal loss. The more than 3 million people who have already bought the iPhone 4 as well as new buyers [...]
Filed under: Business, News, Press, Technology on July 27th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Social Robotics is a branch of computer science that deals with enhancing communication between humans and machines. At various laboratories, robots programmed to deal with human interaction are being tested out. But more specifically, they are trained to both teach and learn an assortment of skills for people. One particular application is for teaching children [...]
Filed under: News, Technology, education on July 24th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Brian Chen, the author of an upcoming book called Always On, which makes inferences into the always-connected mobile future, recently published an article called “Will the iPad Make You Smarter?” on Wired.com’s Gadget Lab. The article touches upon the new style of user interfaces that mobile gadgets like Apple’s iPad are beginning to move towards, [...]
Filed under: News, Technology, education on July 15th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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When handheld ebook readers first came out, people wondered how they could ever hope to replace actual books, newspapers and magazines which are easier to read, caused less strain on the eyes, and were simply cheaper than any battery-powered device. Today, ebooks are becoming the preferred medium of choice for many, and libraries are beginning [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, News, education on July 7th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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An Israeli startup company recently won a prestigious technology award with a product that addresses a need that may sound trivial, but actually affects millions upon millions of computer users worldwide.
A program by Tel Aviv-based Soluto targets a widespread source of frustration – computer boot-up time – and earned a TechCrunch Disrupt award in the [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on July 6th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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For the semi-arid country of Israel, the availability of fresh water has long been an issue. However, with the opening of the country’s third desalination plant, a greater abundance of fresh water may soon be available.
This desalination plant, operating in the northern city of Hadera, is being celebrated as the largest reverse osmosis facility of [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on July 5th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Fiber optics has not yet even become widespread for home use and already, scientists have come up with something potentially better. Unfortunately, the technology isn’t developed well enough for it to replace what’s currently out there, anytime soon.
This new laser technology actually works opposite from the way that most traditional lasers work. Instead of shooting [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on June 24th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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A new study conducted by professors Gregory Northcraft and Kevin Rockmann of the University of Illinois suggest that email, video conferencing and other means of communications meant to expedite productivity, can actually hurt it.
In 2006, the two professors co-wrote a section of a book called Ethics in Groups, which talked about forces that perpetuate and [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on June 21st, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Pedophilia is a psychological disorder. As level-headed or cautious as your children may be, pedophiles will always have the inherent drive to try to fool or manipulate them. Contrary to the perception in media, many pedophiles seem to live perfectly normal lives. They can be cunning, witty and handsome (or beautiful), and combined with the [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on June 16th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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There couldn’t have been a better time for Israeli professor Shafrira Goldwasser to receive an award for ‘zero-knowledge,’ an ingenious way to encrypt information. With Google having been recently accused of using private data to improve its mapping service, Internet users from all over the world need some peace of mind about letting their private [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on June 14th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Ever since the Academy Award-winning song “Jai Ho” made it to hit charts, the music world has been wondering if other South Asian talents can go global as well.
Envision Solar, a San Diego-based company known for its solar-powered carports, has announced a new product in line with the company’s goal to make use of solar energy in unconventional places.