For most Mexicans, the digital age is still out of reach
Israel Vasquez, 12, has no computer or Internet access at home, but he needs both to do his homework.
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No sci-fi joke: 'killer robots' strike fear into tech leaders
It sounds like a science-fiction nightmare. But "killer robots" have the likes of British scientist Stephen Hawking and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak fretting, and warning they could fuel ethnic cleansing and an arms race.
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Jul 28, 2015
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US director makes first smartphone movie
An independent US filmmaker has made what is believed to be the first feature-length movie shot with a smartphone, to be released next week -- with actress Gena Rowlands in the starring role.
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Dec 9, 2011
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The newest language for mobile text messaging looks like hieroglyphics and sounds like a caveman. The language is Zlango, and its creators aim to inject whimsy and emotion into text messaging while reducing the number of ...
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Jun 27, 2006
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WikiLeaks founder 'free to leave Sweden'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free to leave Sweden, after prosecutors said there was no arrest warrant against him for an alleged case of rape, one of his lawyers said Saturday.
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Sep 18, 2010
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Oh Baby! First photograph of early modern computer
Here is the first known photograph of the great grandfather of modern digital computers – but you couldn’t use it on the train or take it jogging with you.
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Jun 17, 2008
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Emirates bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on its planes
Civil aviation authorities in the Emirates have banned the use of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 on all its national carriers because of the risk of batteries exploding in the "phablet" smartphone.
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Sep 11, 2016
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Deep breath: New 'rebreather' helps navy divers beneath the waves
The muscular U.S. Navy diver hoisted a 60-pound life-support regulator onto his back, then donned a 30-pound metal helmet.
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May 31, 2018
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Chinese typewriter anticipated predictive text, finds historian
(Phys.org)—By reorganizing the typewriter's characters into ready-made clusters of commonly used words, Mao-era Chinese typists solved problems that cell phones only came to recently.
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Nov 29, 2012
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Developing long-term relations with robots
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London are leading an international project which is set to advance the relationship between robots and humans, as part of new European project called LIREC - Living with Robots and ...
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Apr 13, 2008
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