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Photos: <endeca_term>MIT</endeca_term> lab throws open its doors

Photos: MIT lab throws open its doors

...MIT's famed Media Lab is like a playground for really smart techies... Read more

30 April, 2012 by Martin LaMonica
Behind the scenes at <endeca_term>MIT</endeca_term>'s nuclear reactor

Behind the scenes at MIT's nuclear reactor

...The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been operating the Nuclear Research Reactor on its campus in Cambridge... Read more

16 February, 2011 by Martin LaMonica
Robot gives Usain Bolt a run for his money

Robot gives Usain Bolt a run for his money

...before, but they tend to move like, well, robots. Ryuma Niiyama of MIT's Robot Locomotion Group wants to build a bot that runs as... Read more

29 December, 2010 by Leslie Katz

Photos: Robots through the ages: From lunar explorers to emotional machines

...smooth and natural-looking motion. The robot was built and developed within MIT's Leg Laboratory between 1991 and 1993. Nick Heath/silicon.com Read more

2 June, 2010 by Nick Heath
<endeca_term>MIT</endeca_term>'s Media Lab opens its doors

MIT's Media Lab opens its doors

...One of the projects to come out of the MIT Media Lab is the SmartCities effort, which re-imagines transportation in the... Read more

18 October, 2010 by Martin LaMonica
Proverbial wallets teach owners to budget

Proverbial wallets teach owners to budget

...Researchers in the Information Ecology group at the MIT Media Lab have developed wallets that can shrink, expand, buzz or tighten... Read more

4 February, 2011 by Jon Yeomans
<endeca_term>MIT</endeca_term> camera can 'see around corners

MIT camera can 'see around corners

...of objects that are out of the camera's line of sight, MIT said in a statement on Wednesday. "Four years ago, when I talked... Read more

22 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner
Spacewar game marks 50th anniversary

Spacewar game marks 50th anniversary

...into hyperspace, where the spaceship reappears at a random spot. Here, two MIT students try the simulation game out on Thursday.For more on this... Read more

13 February, 2012 by Martin LaMonica
Robots bake, fly and kick at US labs

Robots bake, fly and kick at US labs

...MIT's Computers Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) is dedicated to pushing... Read more

26 December, 2011 by Martin LaMonica
<endeca_term>MIT</endeca_term> shows off paper-thin solar cells

MIT shows off paper-thin solar cells

...In another area of Eni-funded research, MIT researchers are developing a paper-based material that can absorb oil when... Read more

19 October, 2010 by Martin LaMonica
Clean energy researchers tap tides and winds

Clean energy researchers tap tides and winds

...ZDNet UK-selected story, see Getting clean energy into high gear at MIT (photos) on CNET News. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs... Read more

24 April, 2011 by Martin LaMonica
Tilera set to chase Intel into the cloud

Tilera set to chase Intel into the cloud

...company has brought out three generations of processors. These have built on MIT alumnus and chief technology officer Anant Agarwal's work, which includes a... Read more

17 June, 2011 by Jack Clark

Google and the NFL: Saviours of the free internet?

...information over the net. Cusumano is a speaker at this year's MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Read more

18 May, 2011 by Nick Heath
<endeca_term>MIT</endeca_term> project eyes print-your-own robots

MIT project eyes print-your-own robots

...prototype of a printable robot was made for under $100. Image credit: MIT The ambitious project envisions a day when individuals choose from a set... Read more

4 April, 2012 by Martin LaMonica

MIT develops smartphone clip-on to detect cataracts

...of the eye lens that is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. MIT has developed a smartphone clip-on that can detect cataracts in a... Read more

6 July, 2011 by Tim Hornyak

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

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So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

11 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

12 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

14 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

15 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

16 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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