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Cool It: Is the Internet Too Hot for Data Centers to Handle?

Researcher evaluates ways for us to keep enjoying streaming Web video without wrecking the environment

China’s Twitter Revolution is Slow in Coming

China's Twitter generation squares off against the “Great Firewall”

Patent Watch: Solid-State Light Source Lightbulb

State Seeks to Ban DUI (of Google Glass)

Even before any Google Glass augmented-reality headsets are available to the public, West Virginia is considering a bill to ban drivers from wearing any head-mounted display. Larry Greenemeier reports...

Cloud Warriors: U.S. Army Intelligence to Arm Field Ops with Hardened Network and Smartphones

A big step up from wireless radios, modified smartphones could help operatives identify the enemy and disseminate allegiance shifts, and even provide a drone’s-eye-view of the battlefield...

My Google Spreadsheet Fail

Today was one of of those days I was glad to have old-school Mac and Windows PCs lying around my home office

T-Mobile's New Contractless Data Plan Debunked (FAQ)

T-Mobile USA is taking a bold step forward with a new contractless plan for smartphone subscribers

T-Mobile Kills Off the Wireless Contract

T-Mobile continues to rev up the changes it's got in store for customers

April 2013 Briefing Memo

Cops: U.S. Law Should Require Logs of Your Text Messages

House subcommittee chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (center) will preside over today's hearing to discuss updating a 1986 privacy law

Shoe Puts Mouth in Foot

Google's new Talking Shoe keeps the wearer connected, but advertisers are likely to run down this as a two-way street. Larry Greenemeier reports

Cutting Edge: 3-D Tech Boosts Surgical Precision

3-D glasses help doctors perform invasive surgery when their hands are obscured from view

Eye-Tracking Tech in the Samsung Galaxy S4? Say What?

If the Samsung Galaxy S4 rumors pan out, Samsung's newest smartphone may let people interact with the screen using just their eyes

Why Your Stuff Will Stay Yours on Facebook

The fear of lawsuits will prevent online companies from using your content as they please

How Self-Healing Microchips Recover

Caltech engineers have constructed a new kind of microchip that can learn to heal its own information pathways

How Samsung Broke Away from the Android Pack

As successful as Samsung's Galaxy S franchise is now, it's easy to forget the Korean consumer electronics giant's first attempt at the American smartphone market was met with an apathetic shrug...

Ancient Infrared-Emitting Egyptian Pigment Could Be Useful as Nano-Ink

The pigment's chemistry could be incorporated into modern applications. For instance, inkjet printers could fabricate devices with the pigment's near-infrared-emitting property

New York City Design Contest Reinvents the Pay Phone

Community computers could replace pay phones on the streets of the Big Apple

Cheap LED Light May Light Up Market

The new bulb-shaped set of light-emitting diodes only costs less than $20

Yes, Robots Are Coming for Our Jobs--Now What?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Erik Brynjolfsson explains how technology has affected economic growth and productivity--and how human workers can adapt