News tagged with motion
Social media firms meet UK govt for riot talks
(AP) -- Executives from Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. are meeting the British government and police Thursday to discuss how to prevent social networks from being used to plot violence.
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Facebook-Twitter to face riot-spooked British officials
Facebook and Twitter are to meet with riot-spooked British officials to discuss how social networks can play roles in keeping people safe during civil unrest.
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Nokia launches 3 mass-market smartphones
(AP) -- Nokia on Wednesday unveiled three mass-market smartphones, as the troubled handset maker struggles against top-end competitors and cheaper producers in a market it once ruled as the innovative technology bellwether.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 24, 2011 |
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RIM set to launch BlackBerry music service: report
Canada's Research in Motion (RIM) is developing a new service that would allow subscribers to play music on their BlackBerry smartphones, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
Aug 19, 2011 |
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Review: New BlackBerrys improved, but lackluster
Well before the iPhone, BlackBerry gained its "CrackBerry" nickname for its seemingly vital place in users' lives. Lately, however, the surging popularity of Apple's gadget and smartphones running Google's ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 18, 2011 |
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India's Bharti unveils $220 tablet challenger to iPad
India's communications giant Bharti Enterprises said Thursday it had launched a $220 tablet computer as a domestic challenger to Apple's iPad.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Motorola acquisition a huge gamble for Google
Less than six months after taking over as chief executive, Google co-founder Larry Page has placed the Internet giant's most audacious wager yet.
Aug 17, 2011 |
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A new look below the surface of nanomaterials
Scientists can now look deeper into new materials to study their structure and behavior, thanks to work by an international group of researchers led by UC Davis and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and published ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Feds likely to let Google buy Motorola Mobility
(AP) -- Federal regulators are unlikely to block Google Inc. from buying cellphone maker Motorola Mobility since the acquisition could help drive competition in the fast growing mobile device market.
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Media watchdog upset as BlackBerry helps British police
A media watchdog voiced concern Saturday at the cooperation between British authorities and the Canadian maker of BlackBerry smartphones to identify rioters in London and other cities.
Aug 13, 2011 |
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Disney, CMU researchers build face models that give animators intuitive control of expressions
Flashing a wink and a smirk might be second nature for some people, but computer animators can be hard-pressed to depict such an expression realistically. Now scientists at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Body-mounted cameras turn motion capture inside out
Traditional motion capture techniques use cameras to meticulously record the movements of actors inside studios, enabling those movements to be translated into digital models. But by turning the cameras around — mounting ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Apple, Samsung smartphones outdo Nokia in 2Q
(AP) -- Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. zoomed to the top of the list of global smartphone makers in the second quarter, blowing past Nokia Corp. and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., according ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 05, 2011 |
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New study shows how to eliminate motion sickness on tilting trains
An international team of researchers led by scientists at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that motion sickness on tilting trains can be essentially eliminated by adjusting the timing of when the cars tilt as they ...
Aug 04, 2011 |
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Google lawyer slams Apple, Microsoft over patents
Google's top lawyer accused Apple, Oracle, Microsoft and other companies of using "bogus patents" to wage a campaign against the Internet giant's Android mobile platform.
Aug 04, 2011 |
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