News tagged with digital
High-tech models help guide restoration efforts to save threatened plants
A team of scientists from the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) and two universities will begin research using sophisticated topographic models to identify areas within dry forests that have the ...
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Poland defends stance on treaty after web attacks
(AP) -- Polish officials vowed Monday to stick to plans to sign an international copyright treaty that has outraged Internet activists and prompted an attack on government websites.
Jan 23, 2012 |
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OrcaM is new kid on block for 3-D data capture
(PhysOrg.com) -- Call it automated photograph station, seven-camera system, 3-D model showcase, or digital reconstruction tool. OrcaM is being described as all these things. Whatever the tag, the "OrcaM" name ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 21, 2012 |
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Hong Kong freezes $42 mln in Megaupload raids
Hong Kong Customs officers have raided offices, domestic premises and luxury hotel suites as part of a worldwide FBI Internet piracy investigation into file-sharing site Megaupload.com.
Jan 21, 2012 |
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Experts see tough road for Kodak to reinvent self
(AP) -- Even in bankruptcy, Kodak boasts some enviable strengths: a golden brand, technology firepower that includes a rich collection of photo patents, and more than $4 billion in annual sales of digital ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Digital divide widens, research finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- The "digital divide" -- the gap in Internet access and usage due to socioeconomic factors -- is increasing, according to research published in the Communications of the Association for Information Systems.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Photo industry mourns Kodak
Photographers, professionals and amateurs alike, are mourning the end of an era after Eastman Kodak, which produced the cameras and film many started hobbies and careers with, filed for bankruptcy.
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Wi-Drive gives Apple-Amazon gadgets more capacity
Kingston Technology Co. is helping pack more entertainment into Apple gadgets and Kindle Fire tablets.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Researchers conduct experimental implementation of quantum algorithm
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at D-Wave Systems have carried out a calculation involving 84 qubits on an experimental quantum computer, giving some credence to the plausibility of true quantum computers being ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Android-powered watches get Internet savvy
The Internet was strapped to wrists at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday in the form of Android-powered "smart watches" that serve up online content along with telling time.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Calculating what's in the universe from the biggest color 3-D map
Since 2000, the three Sloan Digital Sky Surveys (SDSS I, II, III) have surveyed well over a quarter of the night sky and produced the biggest color map of the universe in three dimensions ever. Now scientists ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Automakers embrace high-tech in safety drive
Automakers displaying the latest technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) are relying on sensors, digital cameras and connectivity in a drive towards a common goal -- eliminating accidents.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Amazon gets on board with UltraViolet movie system
An Amazon.com executive said Tuesday that the retailer has signed a deal with a Hollywood studio to sell movies that can be downloaded from an online "locker" system five studios have put together.
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Home video spending in US falls 2 percent in 2011
(AP) -- Home video spending in the U.S. fell 2 percent to about $18 billion in 2011. A surge in the popularity of movie streaming services like Netflix Inc. and gains in Blu-ray disc sales helped offset some of the drop ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Kodak restructures amid bankruptcy battle
US photography giant Eastman Kodak, fighting to keep bankruptcy at bay, announced Tuesday a major restructuring to speed up its transformation into a digital company.
Jan 10, 2012 |
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