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The First Internet President
Barack Obama's presidential campaign utilized the Internet and information technology unlike any previous political campaign. How politicians and the public interact...
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Making Sense of Sensors
Researchers are recognizing the potential of position sensors to help them overcome the limitations of traditional user interfaces.
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Photography's Bright Future
Researchers working in computational photography are using computer vision, computer graphics, and applied optics to bring a vast array of new capabilities to digital...
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USACM's Policy Role
ACM members have a professional duty to ensure that the public comprehends and benefits from advances in computing.
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Report Calls For Boost in It Research, Policies
U.S. President Barack Obama's transition team has received a copy of a National Academy of Sciences report that recommends several strategies the United States...
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Technology Gets a Piece of Stimulus
The $825 billion stimulus plan proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama and House Democrats includes a $37 billion investment in three high-technology areas: broader...
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'horizon Report' Names Top Technology Trends to Watch in Education
The use of smart phones and other mobile devices to run more services will be one of the top technology trends to watch in education, according to Educause's Learning...
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New Administration, Congress Aim to Boost Federal R&d
The Obama administration and the U.S. Congress want to provide significant new funding for science and technology research and development. The America COMPETES...
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It Professionals See Salary Increase But Job Security Remains Top Concern
The average IT salary rose 4.6 percent to an average of $78,035 in 2008, and by more than 5 percent to an average of $87,257 for IT professionals working in the...
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Crowd-Sourcing the World
Santa Fe Institute research fellow Nathan Eagle is launching txteagle, a project that will distribute tasks using cell phones in an effort to leverage an underused...
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New Report Reveals That Girls Have the Edge in New Technologies
More girls are using computers at home than boys, and mothers are usually assisting their children with the technology, according to the new Learning in the Family...
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Human Face of the Human Interface
John M. Carroll, founder of the User Interface Institute at IBM's Watson Research lab and a professor at Pennsylvania State University, says the ability to pick...
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How Google Is Making S Smarter
Various articles have recently appeared that question whether blogs, text messaging, and the Internet are making people less intelligent. "As we come to rely on...
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Semantic Search Engine Helps Scientists Do Productive Searches
Scientists at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAHuntsville) have developed Noesis, a new semantic Web search engine that enables researchers to obtain...
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ACM Names 44 Fellows For Contributions to Computing and Information Technology
ACM has named 44 of its members as 2008 ACM Fellows for their contributions to computing technology. ACM says their work has led to a variety of innovations in...
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More Chip Cores Can Mean Slower Supercomputing, Sandia Simulation Shows
Simulations at Sandia National Laboratory have shown that increasing the number of processor cores on individual chips may actually worsen the performance of many...
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Girls and Gadgets Computer Conference Held at niversity of Teesside
The University of Teesside's recent Girls and Gadgets Computer Conference attracted about 200 teenage girls in the United Kingdom. Organized by Alison Brown, a...
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Let the Cracking Begin
Analysts have started the process of testing new Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) candidates for flaws as part of the first round of the National Institute of Standards...
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Group Details 25 Most Dangerous Coding Errors Hackers Exploit
A group of 35 high-profile organizations, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency's Information Assurance Division,...
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