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Memristors Take Big Step Towards Faster, Low-Power Memory
A new circuit element called a memristor, or "memory resistor," could usher in extremely efficient data storage that could eventually make instant-on, low-power PCs a reality. HP is just three years away from bringing the memristor to market as a new product called ReRAM, for Resistive Random Access Memory.
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Pirate Bay Documentary in the Works
Notorious file sharing website The Pirate Bay is a long-standing enemy of the movie industry, but one Swedish filmmaker has plans to create a documentary called TPB AFK about the three founders of the site, and their reactions to being found guilty of being accessory to crime against copyright law and fined about $3.6 million.
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Why Does 'Twitter API' Keep Asking for My Password?
Sites around the web — including Wired.com — are getting splashed with a mysterious dialog Tuesday, thanks to a change in the way Twitter handles user authentication.
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Review: <cite>Dead Rising: Case Zero</cite> a Bite-Sized Zombie Massacre
Before the release of Capcom's zombie horror game Dead Rising 2 in September comes this abbreviated preview version, which explores the events prior to the full game for Xbox 360.
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For Young Athletes, Concussions Pose a Growing Problem
The number of concussions diagnosed in youth athletes has risen considerably over a recent 10-year period, according to researchers from Hasbro Children's Hospital in Rhode Island. Overall, concussions among 14- to 19-year-olds playing organized team sports jumped more than 200 percent from 1997 to 2007, even as participation among 7- to 17-year-olds in the five most popular sports — football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and hockey — decreased by 13 percent.
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Obama's Commerce Secretary Talks Tough on Music Piracy
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued a blistering diatribe against music piracy Monday, declaring it a "growing threat" that "should be dealt with accordingly." Was Locke backing the Hollywood and recording studios' assertions that online scofflaws should kicked off the internet?
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For Photo-Geek Eyes Only: Famous Developer Trays
John Cyr has been sending letters, putting his foot in doors and hounding famous photogs. It's all to secure some quiet time with an empty tray and pay homage to the age-old art silver gelatin printing and its unsung, shallow-dish heroes.
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Darpa's Star Hacker Hopes to WikiLeak-Proof Pentagon
WikiLeakers may have to be sneakier than just dumping military docs onto a Lady Gaga disc. A legendary hacker is trying to make it harder for troops to funnel classified material to the site.
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Hallucinatory Art Snags Attention at Ars Electronica Festival
Robots, phantom limbs and a nostril-powered digital painting take center stage at Ars Electronica 2010. Organizers for the digital arts festival, a longtime magnet for madcap interactive designers, describe this year's exhibition as "a response to impending doom."
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9 Netflix Classics Worth Streaming on Your Puny iPhone
Now that Netflix has released an iPhone app that allows mobile cinephiles to stream their instant queues, it's worth considering reorganizing those queues for smartphone screening. We we put together a handy list of films across all genres that ought to look just fine on the iPhone's comparatively puny display.
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Screw Viral Videos. You Heard Me. Pass It On
Online video creators, advertisers and producers have an unhealthy fascination with viral videos, and that obsession is dragging down the entire industry. Why? Because viral videos are, at their core, no better than a fluffernutter white-bread sandwich, delivering little or no value to anyone.
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Tube Full of Plasma Creates Solar Eruption in the Lab
Explosive bursts normally seen only on the surface of the sun can now be captured in a 13-foot-long tube using lab-created plasmas and bursts of laser light.
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Video: Federer's Incredible Shot Wows US Open Fans
In his first-round matchup last night at the US Open, Roger Federer (for the second year in a row) made an incredible, between-the-legs shot against Argentina's Brian Dabul that sent the sell-out crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium to its feet.
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NSFW: Make My Vibrator Vintage
Lady Clankington’s Cabinet of Carnal Curiosities, a new steampunk-themed set of sex toys, is just in time for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s forthcoming comedy Hysteria, about the invention of the modern vibrator.
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How Cadavers Made Your Car Safer
Automakers are loathe to discuss it, but they still use cadavers to test vehicle safety technology because dummies don't have organs and computer modeling isn't there yet.
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Accessory Will Make Your Wiimote a Remote Vibrator
Mojowijo is a teledildonic accessory for the Nintendo Wiimote, which is somewhat ironic given the console's family-friendly reputation.
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Startup Gives Digital Textbooks the Ol' College Try
With the rise of tablets and e-readers, software developers and textbook publishers are making yet another effort to take textbooks digital. The latest entrant is Inkling, a textbook app for the iPad.
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Is clutter holding you back?
The word clutter means different things to different people. While some people have no problem with messy sock drawers, others get lost in piles of paper and lists that keep them going in circles and accomplishing little in their job searches. That's the kind of clutter that interferes with your...
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Five Rules for Collecting Late Payments
To increase your odds of getting paid, act quickly. Maintaining a credit policy can help you avoid getting into the situation
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Why Small Business Can't Get Financing
Small companies are desperate for growth capital, but banks and investors remain cautious, says Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project's John Paglia
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