Tweets too short? Twitter mulling 10,000 characters: report
Twitter's 140 character limit on tweets has long frustrated and challenged its most verbose users.
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How 'The Force' is invading 'Disney Infinity' game series
There's a great—and unique— disturbance coming to "Disney Infinity."
Software
Dec 17, 2015
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Players object to extreme physique of video game characters
College students playing Japanese fighting video games often object to the unrealistic depictions of the characters, drawn with exaggerated and highly sexualized physiques, but they say the mechanics of the game itself are ...
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2015
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'Infinity' creators have faith in 'Force Awakens' edition
It probably would have been easier to break into the Death Star.
Software
Aug 16, 2015
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Animation research moves forward, one wardrobe at a time
Animated characters can mimic human behavior extremely well. They can perform jaw-dropping feats of life and death. But there's one trick that digital denizens haven't quite yet mastered: getting dressed and putting their ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 12, 2015
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4-D movies capture every jiggle, creating realistic digital avatars
"Everybody jiggles" according Dr. Michael Black, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), in Tübingen Germany. We may not like it, but how we jiggle says a lot about who we are. Our soft tissue ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 10, 2015
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Software glitch can cause iPhones to crash
A newly-discovered glitch in Apple's software can cause iPhones to mysteriously shut down when they receive a certain text message.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 27, 2015
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Researchers develop two-legged robot that walks like an animated character
When Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse, he didn't give much thought to how he might bring his character to life in the real world. But robotics now puts that possibility within reach, so Disney researchers have found a way ...
Robotics
May 26, 2015
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A Google for handwriting
To be able to use computers to analyse and search handwritten texts would revolutionise research in the humanities. And the technology to digitise printed books and make them searchable already exists.
Other
Apr 28, 2015
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The new Candy Crush? Chinese language apps make learning a game
Philipp Mattheis knew his gaming app was addictive when he realised he kept checking his phone—hooked by the brightly-coloured reminders telling him to play again or risk falling from the triple-figure level he had reached.
Software
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