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Wikipedia Entries: How To Tell How True They Are

Posted by Rob Pegoraro Wed Feb 8, 2012 04:13 PM ET | 0

Wikipedia also provides tools to spot mischief; learn how to use them. Read more

Wikipedia Entries: How To Tell How True They Are

FBI Wants To Monitor Social Networks

Posted by Nic Halverson Fri Jan 27, 2012 09:46 AM ET | 0

The FBI wants to locate possible criminals and analyze their movements. Read more

Hackers Want To Launch Their Own Satellites

Posted by Jesse Emspak Wed Jan 4, 2012 09:51 AM ET | 0

Hackers call for building a secure satellite communications network, safe from government interference. Read more

Hackers Want To Launch Their Own Satellites

WebOS Users Face "Now What?" Anxiety

Posted by Rob Pegoraro Mon Aug 22, 2011 03:37 PM ET | 0

Palm Pre, Pixi phone or HP TouchPad users will not be happy about this. At all. Read more

Robot Ready for Innovation Right Out of the Box

Posted by Scott Tharler Mon Aug 15, 2011 03:00 PM ET | 0

Willow Garage recently announced the availability of a more affordable, single-arm version of their PR2 robot platform. Read more

Robot Ready for Innovation Right Out of the Box

Programmable Flashlight Uses Open-Source Tech

Posted by Katherine Noyes Wed Jul 13, 2011 02:33 PM ET | 0

If you've ever wished for something different in a flashlight, this is the device for you. Read more

Programmable Flashlight Uses Open-Source Tech

Bend Lego Bricks, Learn Some Geometry

Posted by Amy Enchelmeyer Tue Jul 5, 2011 04:46 PM ET | 0

With some Lego building blocks and a little math knowledge, you can create amazing sculptures. Read more

Free Internet For All

Posted by Tracy Staedter Wed Feb 9, 2011 10:54 AM ET | 0

A charity group wants to buy a telecommunications satellite reposition it over countries that currently lack Internet access. Read more

Tweets Twirl Steelers' Terrible Towel

Posted by Jorge Ribas Sat Feb 5, 2011 08:45 AM ET | 0

An ingenious program used to rally fans could find its way into real world applications, like brewing coffee or turning on lights. Read more

Rebuilding Haiti: A Chance to Leapfrog?

Posted by Clark Boyd Fri Feb 5, 2010 09:57 AM ET | 0

One of the more interesting online efforts to spring up in the wake of the Haiti earthquake is Wired's Haiti Rewired. It's part and parcel of an outpouring of great geeky thinking about how tech can help Haitians rebuild, and ... Read more

Tweaking Tweets to Help in Haiti

Posted by Clark Boyd Fri Jan 22, 2010 09:20 AM ET | 0

It's been inspiring to watch the way technologists and their technologies have played a major role in collecting, analyzing and disseminating useful information for the relief effort in Haiti. Social networking tools, and in particular Twitter, have... Read more

Google Chrome Operating System Due Next Week?

Posted by Jonathan Strickland Fri Nov 13, 2009 04:28 PM ET | 0

TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reports that Google's Chrome operating system may be available for download as early as next week. Google first announced plans for the OS this past summer. If it's anything like Google's Web browser, also called... Read more

Google Chrome Operating System Due Next Week?

Wide Angle: Electronic Health Records

Posted Mon Aug 24, 2009 06:33 AM ET

In this age of electronic devices, the Internet, iPhones and TiVo, it's hard to believe that some hospitals, doctors' offices and health clinics still rely on paper. But that's all going to change. The stimulus package has allocated more than $20... Read more

Europe Looks for a Peer-to-Peer TV

Posted Mon Jun 8, 2009 08:59 AM ET | 0

The same kind of peer-to-peer file sharing that made Napster famous -- and infamous -- is being used in a new research project in Europe that aims to pipe TV programs over the Internet. Read more

My Take: E-Voting Not User Friendly: Discovery News

Posted Mon Nov 3, 2008 08:21 AM ET

Dan Wallach, a computer scientist and associate director of NSF's A Center for Correct, Usable, Reliable, Auditable and Transparent Elections explains the biggest problem with e-voting. Read more