Researchers map fish species at risk from dams
Dams are believed to be one of the biggest threats to freshwater organisms worldwide: They disrupt normal patterns of water and sediment flow, impede migration, and alter the character of spawning and feeding grounds. A shortage ...
May 10, 2012 |
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Fujitsu technology puts big data to use in minutes
Fujitsu Laboratories today announced that it has developed new parallel distributed data processing technology that enables pools of big data as well as continuous inflows of new data to be efficiently processed ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Lone wolf crosses into California
A gray wolf was confirmed to be roaming California for the first time in 87 years when a young male migrating in search of a mate crossed over the state line from Oregon on Wednesday.
Jan 02, 2012 |
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Fujitsu develops distributed and parallel complex event processing technology that rapidly adjusts big data load fluctua
Fujitsu today announced that, in an industry first, they have developed complex event processing technology designed for use with cloud technology that employs distributed and parallel processing. This enables ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Dutch watchdog: Google WiFi data plan looks okay
Google Inc.'s plan to let people "opt out" of having their wireless network data used by the company's location services such as StreetView may be clumsy, but the Netherlands' privacy watchdog says it adheres to the letter ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Google goes places it has never gone before
The Detroit Zoo's iconic polar bear exhibit is now just a click away.
Nov 11, 2011 |
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Square streamlines payment via mobile 'tabs'
Square, Jack Dorsey's mobile payments startup, was founded on the idea that it could simplify the way the world pays for goods and services.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Factfile on Galileo, Europe's rival to GPS
Following is a snapshot of Europe's Galileo space-based navigation system, the first satellites of which are scheduled to be launched on Thursday from Kourou, French Guiana.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 16, 2011 |
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Crowdsourcing democracy through social media
Today the citizens of Liberia will participate in just their second presidential election since the country emerged from a brutal civil war in 2003, and in such an environment the specter of violence or other ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Suit charges Windows 7 smartphones track users
Microsoft is in the crosshairs of a lawsuit charging that smartphones powered by Windows 7 software noted the whereabouts of users even if they didn't want to be tracked.
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Augmented reality apps have some work to do
Imagine if you could wander the streets of a new city and get monuments and shops to reveal detailed information about themselves in a speech balloon. Like in a cartoon.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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SKoreans sue Apple over iPhone user information
A group of nearly 27,000 South Koreans is suing Apple for $26 million for what they claim are privacy violations from the collection of iPhone user location information.
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Apple makes first S. Korea payout over tracking
US technology giant Apple said Thursday it had made its first compensation payment in South Korea over a feature on its iPhone that can track the location of users.
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Senator calls for smartphone app privacy policies
(AP) -- A key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee is challenging Apple Inc. and Google Inc. to require all developers that make apps for their mobile devices to adopt formal privacy policies.
May 25, 2011 |
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ElcomSoft undoes Apple's location security fix
(PhysOrg.com) -- ElcomSoft, a Russian computer forensics company that first came to the attention of the public in 2002 when it was sued and cleared of violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for ...
May 25, 2011 |
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