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Feb 28, 2010

Why Are Keyboards QWERTY?

The arrangement of the first six letters in the top alphabet row of a standard keyboard QWERTY goes way back. The layout was created in 1873 when Christopher Latham Sholes made improvements to his earlier typewriter models in order to design a quicker and more efficient typewriter for E. Remington...

Feb 28, 2010

Will 'Vooks' be the Kindle Killer?

There’s a new story-telling medium in town that could help the iPad put a nail in Kindle’s coffin: The vook. A vook (rhymes with “book”) is an enhanced digital book that blends text with audio, full-color video and links to the Internet and social media that complement the written word...

Feb 28, 2010

Wi-Fi by the Hour Now Available for iPad

Good news for people who are springing for the cheaper Wi-Fi edition of the iPad due out this Saturday. Wi-Fi service provider Boingo today announced Boingo Wi-Fi Credits available through the iTunes store. iPad users can buy one hour credits for $1.99 in advance or at the time of connection,...

Feb 28, 2010

iPad Already Changing the Way Web Sites Are Built

While much of the iPad rhetoric centers around it jumpstarting the nascent tablet market, the iPad is already having a wide-ranging effect on businesses before it has even been officially released. Already, many major media companies are changing the very way they build Web sites to accommodate Apple's tablet. The...

Jan 31, 2010

Engineering the Computer of the Future, One Atom at a Time

Using computers based on the mind-boggling physics of the quantum world, researchers now hope to simulate reality on the molecular scale better than ever before. Scientists want to simulate molecules on computers to better understand and improve how they might react – for instance, how a drug might behave in...

Jan 31, 2010

How to Pick the Perfect Super Bowl TV

Hey, Couch Coach, here's your Fantasy Football draft challenge: Pick the perfect HDTV to bring home to watch Super Bowl XLIV this Sunday. Here’s what you should look for and what can you expect to pay. HDTV, or high-definition TV, is becoming the only game in town. “Everything is pretty...

Jan 31, 2010

Feds Worry iPad Could Clog Wireless Networks

Government officials warned today that Apple's new iPad device could lead to further congestion on wireless networks such as AT&T, which is already experiencing problems because of heavy iPhone traffic. A message posted on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) blog today read: With the iPad pointing to even greater demand...

Jan 31, 2010

Telecom Giants Brace for Super Bowl Data Onslaught

Two titans have braced for Super Bowl weekend, but they're not competing for the NFL championship. Instead, telecom giants AT&T and Verizon Wireless hope to survive the onslaught of phone calls, video messages, images and texts sent by thousands of fans crowding into Miami this Sunday. AT&T has rolled in...

Jan 31, 2010

How is Google Buzz Different from Facebook and Twitter?

Google announced Google Buzz today, a service intended for the social networking crowd that turns a normal Gmail account into a social media powerhouse. Google Buzz is a new way to start conversations about the things you find interesting and share updates, photos, videos and more, according to the Google...

Jan 31, 2010

Mobile Phone Use Soars

Separate reports out this week show that mobile phone use is soaring in the United States and globally, and data moving across mobile networks is expected to grow dramatically over the next four years. One report by comScoreMobiLens shows that Americans want to do more than talk on their phones,...

Jan 31, 2010

Extreme Mobile: Fords to Feature Voice-Controlled Internet

Later this year, Ford automobiles will let you access the Internet and take your digital life on the road. Safety experts worry, however, that all the distractions could be dangerous. An enhancement of the company's popular voice-activated in-car communications system, Ford's second-generation SYNC will become the operating system that manages...

Dec 31, 2009

How Google's Nexus One Phone Compares

Google launched its first branded phone today available in both an unlocked version that can be used with multiple carriers and as a subsidized phone tied to a two-year contract with T-Mobile. In a well crafted publicity strategy, the Nexus One captured the attention of the media and the blogosphere...

Dec 31, 2009

US Army Launches New Social Media Site

A new Facebook-like social media site aimed at the U.S. Army tech community aims to make discussion of sensitive information easier and safer. Called milBook, the new networking tool offers a centralized location for Army personnel to discuss military topics that were previously done through potentially insecure emails, chats, wikis...

Dec 31, 2009

Driving Impairs Talking

It's well known that talking on a cell phone distracts a driver and increases the risk of a crash. Turns out driving distracts us from listening and talking, too. You might think that talking is an easy thing to do and that comprehending language is easy. But it's not, explained...

Nov 30, 2011

Controlling Robots with Cell Phone Applications

This ScienceLives article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. If robots are to become as common as household pets, everyday people will need to control and monitor them easily. That's one of the purposes behind two apps that Polytechnic Institute of New York University's (NYU-Poly)...