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Intel details teraflops-capable chip
Feb 11 2007 11:19PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Intel Corp. has designed a computer chip that promises to perform calculations as quickly an entire data center _ while consuming as much energy as a light bulb.
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Omnifone unveils rival to iPhone, iTunes
Feb 11 2007 11:19PM (CT)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Omnifone, a British mobile music company, is unveiling a new music service Monday aimed at cell phone users who crave music while on the go, in the first of what is expected to be many challenges against Apple Inc.'s upcoming iPhone and its ubiquitous iTunes Store.
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Militant Islamic groups turn to YouTube
Feb 11 2007 5:50PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Anyone with an Internet connection can watch videos of bombings and sniper attacks against U.S. forces _ shot and edited by Islamic militants and broadcast on YouTube, the world's largest video-sharing Web site.
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Japan uses satellites to track disasters
Feb 11 2007 5:50PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan launched a satellite-based alert system Friday that will instantly send warnings of tsunamis and updates on volcanic activity to help speed evacuations, an emergency official said.
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MIT team details optics-on-a-chip device
Feb 11 2007 5:50PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Fiber-optic networks transmit massive amounts of information quickly, but the signals weaken as the data-carrying light travels long distances. Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said they've overcome a major obstacle in harnessing the full power and speed of the light waves.
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MIT team details optics-on-a-chip device
Feb 11 2007 5:50PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Fiber-optic networks transmit massive amounts of information quickly, but the signals weaken as the data-carrying light travels long distances. Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said they've overcome a major obstacle in harnessing the full power and speed of the light waves.
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Lawmakers hold 'tele-town hall meetings'
Feb 11 2007 5:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - On a recent weeknight, Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran spoke to nearly 10,000 of his constituents at once _ from the comfort of his Capitol Hill office.
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Wireless industry heads to Spain meeting
Feb 11 2007 5:49PM (CT)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - The wireless industry meets in Barcelona this week with a bevy of flashy new cell phones, faster networks and more entertainment geared for the small screen taking center stage at the 3GSM World Congress.
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Wireless sensors extend Internet's reach
Feb 11 2007 5:49PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - To the untrained eye, the sleek, airy building constructed atop a decommissioned nuclear reactor at the University of California, Los Angeles could pass for high-tech office space.
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