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Wikipedia to be blacked out over anti-piracy bill (Update)

Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 10

First-of-its-kind search engine will speed materials research

Researchers from the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) jointly launched today a groundbreaking new online tool called the ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Google opens Amazon wilds to armchair explorers

Google's free online map service on Wednesday began letting people explore portions of the Amazon Basin from the comfort of their homes.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Researchers showcase cylindrical mirror on iPad

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team from a women's university in Japan is developing a cylindrical mirror for use with the multi-touch iPad. The mirror could send online shoppers into new optical highs. The group, ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 30, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (15) | comments 10 | with audio podcast weblog

Harvard, MIT announce online learning partnership

(AP) -- Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have joined forces to offer free online courses in a project aimed at attracting millions of online learners around the world, the universities announced Wednesday.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Google bypassed Apple privacy settings: researcher (Update)

Google was under fire Friday after it was revealed the Internet giant's ad-targeting "cookies" bypassed track-blocking software on Apple's web browser for iPhones and computers.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Wikipedia, Google to protest Internet bills

Wikipedia went dark, Google blotted out its logo and other popular websites planned protests on Wednesday to voice concern over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 80

One third of those surveyed said they will buy iPhone 5

According to Pricegrabber, of 2,852 online shoppers recently polled, thirty five percent of them plan to buy an Apple iPhone when it’s released sometime this fall. Furthermore, a full sixty nine percent ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (20) | comments 13 | with audio podcast report

Brain capacity limits exponential online data growth

Scientists have found that the capacity of the human brain to process and record information - and not economic constraints - may constitute the dominant limiting factor for the overall growth of globally stored information. ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (11) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

Online game maker Zynga prices IPO at $10 a share

Zynga is poised to harvest some cold hard cash in its initial public offering. Who knew that selling virtual cows and digital corn on Facebook would create a $7 billion company?

Technology / Business

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Wikipedia founder hails role in US

(AP) -- The founder of Wikipedia hailed the online encyclopedia's role in helping halt U.S. legislation aimed at cracking down on Internet piracy, saying the proposed bills needed to be stopped because they ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Airborne prayers problem solved for tech-savvy Muslims

As a frequent flier and devout Muslim, businessman Abdalhamid Evans always comes up against the same challenge in the air: when to say his prayers.

Technology / Other

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Revealed: The fish that nearly sank Isaac Newton

A 300-year-old drawing of a flying fish that nearly scuttled Isaac Newton's world-changing opus on modern physics will be showcased in the Royal Society's online picture library, launched Thursday.

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Qualcomm challenges LCDs through new e-reader

A new electronic display is poised to challenge power-hungry LCDs after U.S. mobile chip maker Qualcomm Inc. teamed up with a South Korean bookseller to introduce a new e-reader.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Google giving details of requests to remove content

Google on Monday began detailing the reasons behind government requests it receives to remove content from its services and whether or not it has complied.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1