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Kutztown High students to get new computers
Kutztown High School students will be issued new Apple laptops and the district's computer labs will be updated under an agreement recently approved by the school board.
Norbert Wiener warned in 1949 of the impact of computers and robots
Norbert Wiener, who once taught philosophy at Harvard, was one of the first visionaries to ponder and warn of the impact of 'thinking' machines on future societies.
Lots of offerings in online education
Several up-and-coming companies -- including Udemy, Udacity, Khan Academy, 2U and Coursera -- are offering ways for people to educate themselves online, with many courses geared toward practical knowledge and skills for a fast-changing and often forbidding economic landscape.
Sheriff's Office looking for accused computer thief
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man they say stole six desktop computers from the Walmart in Evans.
Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers - a functioning 1976 model - has been sold for a record 516,000 euros .
Three full decades of inspiration in Sherston
Peter Mason, Nigel Evison, Dave Cotterell, Matt Wingfield, Sally Steel, Karim Derrick, Dawn Salt, Jeremy Homan-Green, Jo Butler, Andy Cotterell and Anne Dryden with a board advertising one of their product lines A Sherston business is celebrating 30 years of providing schools and nurseries across the globe with innovative educational technology ... (more)
Lenovo sees no limit to size for acquisitions
The move into smartphones, tablets, TVs and home entertainment systems is already paying off, as Lenovo reported a 90 per cent jump in quarterly profit.
Google's quest to get more women in tech
Google is a company focused on problem solving. It has untold amounts of computing power at its disposal working away to try and solve big problems.
24/7 PC Guard Announces the Launch of a New Service Plan for Computers
The 24/7 PC Guard 365 Plan features 100 percent remote PC support for one full year for up to three personal computers.
Oracle, managed services provider to settle suit over third-party support
Oracle and managed services provider ServiceKey have come to a proposed settlement of an intellectual-property lawsuit Oracle filed against the company last year.
5 things to know before cutting cable
Need more proof that the world is changing? Last week, the president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Michael Powell, told the Senate that "the largest subscription video provider in the country today is Netflix." If you haven't paid attention to the entertainment landscape for the last few years, Netflix is an online ... (more)
Magid: Cellphone camera is a helpful tool
Like most people, I carry a digital camera with me everywhere I go. But of course, it's not a stand-alone camera; it's built into my smartphone.
Vintage Apple I computers fetch sky-high prices
More than a decade ago, at a vintage computer fair in Silicon Valley, Dag Spicer had an opportunity to buy an original Apple-1 for $2,000. He passed.
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Nasa Ames Selects Sgi Uv, the Big Brain Computer, for a Wide Range of Research
ENP Newswire - 24 May 2013 Release date- 23052013 - Fremont, CA. - SGI , the trusted leader in technical computing, today announced that NASA's Ames Research Center has selected an SGI UV 2000 shared memory system to support more than a thousand active users around the country who are doing research for earth, space and aeronautics missions.
Cradle Turns Smartphone into Handheld Biosensor
Researchers and physicians in the field could soon run on-the-spot tests for environmental toxins, medical diagnostics, food safety and more with their smartphones.
Could the Bitcoin Network Be Used As an Ultrasecure Notary Service?
Manuel Araoz, a 23-year-old developer in Argentina, has an idea for Bitcoin that doesn't focus on money.
2013 Hurricane Season: Potential Flooding, Power Outages On Tap This Summer
Hurricanes and severe storms are a part of summertime in Northern Virginia and experts predict that this year's season could yield four major hurricanes this year in the Atlantic in the 2013 season.
TV importers cry foul, say misled on tariffs
Importers of popular electronics such as big-screen TVs and MP3 players are ramping up their fight against federal tariff changes, accusing the government of misleading them by offering tariff breaks that it planned to claw back later.
Amazon expands Kindle tablet sale to 170 countries
Online retail titan Amazon announced Thursday it is expanding sales of its Kindle tablet computers to "over 170 countries and territories around the world," and its Appstore in nearly 200 countries.
New Kinect for Windows to improve human interaction with computers
Human interaction with computers could improve with the new Kinect for Windows sensor, which will be better at recognizing gestures, motion and voice.