News tagged with computing life
RNA reactor could have served as a precursor of life
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nobody knows quite how life originated on Earth, but most scientists agree that living cells did not abruptly appear from nonliving cells in a single step. Instead, there were probably a series ...
Jul 11, 2011 |
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New technology dramatically extends battery life for mobile devices
Technophiles who have been dreaming of mobile devices that run longer on lighter, slimmer batteries may soon find their wish has been granted.
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Venus has an ozone layer too: probe finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Venus Express spacecraft has discovered an ozone layer high in the atmosphere of Venus. Comparing its properties with those of the equivalent layers on Earth and Mars will help astronomers ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Windows 7 on the way: What should you do?
Now that Microsoft has finished Windows 7, computer users may be wondering what to do next.
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Ocean's harmful low-oxygen zones growing, are sensitive to small changes in climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fluctuations in climate can drastically affect the habitability of marine ecosystems, according to a new study by UCLA scientists that examined the expansion and contraction of low-oxygen ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Curtain falling on 'Digital Decade'
While it got off to a rocky start with the overhyped Y2K bug and dotcom bubble, the era dubbed the "Digital Decade" by Microsoft's Bill Gates has turned out to be a dizzying period of innovation.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 27, 2009 |
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Ericsson developing a 'spider' computer (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ericsson has produced a prototype of a portable computer that projects the screen and keyboard, and a mock-up of a "spider" computer that will be small enough to carry in a pocket.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 30, 2009 |
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HP unveils 'Slate 500' tablet computer
Hewlett-Packard unveiled a Windows-powered touchscreen tablet computer on Friday aimed at professionals, the latest entry into a growing market dominated by Apple's iPad.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Invisible computing comes to Asia tech expo
A robotic cook, a colouring book that comes to virtual life and movies that read your mind are some of the innovations on show at a cutting-edge computer technology exhibition in Hong Kong this week.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Free apps drain smartphone energy on 'advertising modules'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have shown that popular free smartphone apps spend up to 75 percent of their energy tracking the user's geographical location, sending information about the user to advertisers and downloading ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Review: New MacBook Air still skinny on power
(AP) -- The first MacBook Air laptop hit the catwalk in 2008 as an elegant but somewhat impractical statement about how far Apple would go to make the thinnest laptop ever. It wasn't very powerful, had a ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Biography of a star
Nuclear fusion is a virtually inexhaustible source of energy, and for decades now scientists have been working on exploiting it. A process that continues to present difficulties in laboratories on Earth has ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Cisco unveils tablet computer for business users
US networking giant Cisco has unveiled a tablet computer for business professionals as technology rivals line up to compete with Apple's iPad.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Makers hope new 'ultrathin' notebooks fill a niche
Those in the market for a laptop this fall will find a batch of new, mid-priced models that promise less weight and longer battery life than traditional notebook computers, but more performance -- and a bigger ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Researchers Bring Avatars and People Together for Virtual Meetings in Physical Spaces (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- While you can't yet teleport or clone yourself to be in two places nearly at once, computer scientists are working on what might be the next best thing.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 19, 2009 |
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