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Tech Sightings, July 29, 2014

Posted July 29th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
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DNA Computer Could Curb Virus Spread A research team at the University of the Sunshine Coasthas developed a computer that can diagnose and distinguish between various types of viruses using molecular circuitry. Microsoft Faces China Antitrust Probe A Chinese government statement says State Administration of Industry and Commerce officials who visited Microsoft’s offices in Beijing, […]

Tech Sightings, June 24, 2014

Posted June 24th, 2014 at 2:25 pm (UTC-4)
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Nineteen Year-Old Dies After Abuse in Chinese ‘Internet Rehab’ In China, where Internet addiction is now categorized as a mental illness, a 19-year-old student recently died at a so-called Internet-addiction recovery camp in Henan province. The girl was allegedly struck and kicked repeatedly. An autopsy showed she died from skull injuries and brain damage. ‘Bionic […]

Tech Sightings, June 19, 2014

Posted June 19th, 2014 at 2:09 pm (UTC-4)
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Five World Cup Innovations You Might Have Missed You think you know everything about World Cup technologies? Think again! $50 million Google Coding Initiative Targets Girls Made with Code is a $50 million Google initiative that aims to attract more girls to coding and show that coding in today’s high-tech world is vital. China Cuts […]

Tech Sightings, March 27, 2014

Posted March 27th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
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Tomorrow’s Cargo Ships Will Use Augmented Reality to Sail the Seas The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Rolls-Royce says operating ships by remote control is already a possibility; and there are plans to deploy the first remotely-operated ship as early as next year. NASA Crowdsources New Spacesuit Design As of Wednesday morning, More […]

Tech Sightings, March 13, 2014

Posted March 13th, 2014 at 2:52 pm (UTC-4)
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 Intel Lead on Conflict Minerals Helps, Challenges Other Firms After spending more than five years figuring out how to rid its supply chain of minerals that finance conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Intel Corp is now offering to “open source” its methods so that other companies can follow suit. Singapore Backtracks, Unveils New […]

Tech Sightings, March 5, 2014

Posted March 5th, 2014 at 2:41 pm (UTC-4)
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The Benefits of Connecting Kids With Autism to Social Media Autism Expressed is the first and only online learning program that teaches digital literacy to students with autism and other developmental disabilities. It was launched last summer launched by a student at Philadelphia’s University of The Arts and has already benefited thousands of students. Mobile […]

Tech Sightings, February 26, 2014

Posted February 26th, 2014 at 2:05 pm (UTC-4)
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Japan Authorities Probing Closure of Mt. Gox Bitcoin Exchange A Japanese government spokesman said authorities are investigating the abrupt closure of Mt. Gox, which was the world’s biggest exchange for bitcoin virtual currency. GPS Tracking Shoes May Reduce Costs of Wandering Alzheimer’s Patients A George Mason University professor hopes a shoe with GPS tracking that […]

Tech Sightings, February 12, 2014

Posted February 12th, 2014 at 3:20 pm (UTC-4)
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 Microsoft Denies Accusations of Censorship on Bing Outside China According to a China-based freedom of speech advocacy blog, Bing has been filtering out  English and Chinese search results for politically-sensitive terms – a charge Microsoft denies. Japan Sees Record 12.8 Billion Cyberattacks Japan’s state-run National Institute of Information and Communications Technology reports that  cyberattacks originating […]

Robots Test Healthcare Waters in Japan, US

Posted January 10th, 2014 at 2:26 pm (UTC-4)
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Decades ago, the notion of robots assisting people was mostly the stuff of science fiction stories – harbingers of things to come. Well, that day is here. Robots have been in use in auto manufacturing, rescue and demining operations for some time. But they are now beginning to be utilized the healthcare sector in the […]