A laptop battery system that knows your habits and lasts a lot longer
Engineers have spent decades trying to build a significantly better battery for laptop and tablet computers.
Engineers have spent decades trying to build a significantly better battery for laptop and tablet computers.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 5, 2015
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Web browsing is one of the core applications on smartphones. After all, who hasn't checked Facebook or watched the latest news—or amusing cat videos—on their mobile phone? However, mobile browsers on smartphones are primarily ...
Software
Sep 18, 2015
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Many people living in the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong have a new habit: they check the air pollution index before venturing outside. Air quality has deteriorated rapidly in China, with nitrogen dioxide and particulate ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 14, 2015
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Only a few years ago, it would have seemed improbable to assume that a piece of technology could quickly and accurately understand most of what you say – let alone translate it into another language.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 7, 2015
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If you're surfing the web and you come across a photo of the Mariners' Felix Hernandez on the pitchers' mound at Safeco Field, chances are you'll quickly interpret that you are looking at a picture of a baseball player on ...
Computer Sciences
May 29, 2015
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Microsoft researchers have created a new system that keeps data stored in the cloud safe from prying eyes or malicious players even when it is being accessed to make calculations.
Computer Sciences
May 19, 2015
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"Scottish independence: polls show it's too close to call."
Computer Sciences
Sep 30, 2014
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Big data: it's the hot topic these days, promising breakthroughs in just about every field, from medicine to marketing to machine learning and more. But for many of us, the problems of managing big data hit home when we confront ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 8, 2014
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"The way we design computers today," Microsoft researcher Hong Tan says, "it would seem that people only use their eyes."
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 6, 2014
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It's no easy question to answer, but prudence demands that we try. Thus, Microsoft and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have teamed up to tackle "food resilience," one of several themes that make up the ...
Environment
Jul 30, 2014
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