Intel showing off touch laptops and desktops at CES. (Credit:Brooke Crothers)The laptop was reinvented at CES.Or maybe I should say there was a vigorous attempt to reinvent the laptop. Because we won't know how successful touch has been until next year this time.Intel's CES booth -- still a large presence in the CES Central Hall -- had one basic unmistakable message: touch has arrived. Windows 8 convertibles,...
Pictures: Civil War Shipwreck Revealed by Sonar
Label: HealthPhotograph by Jesse CancelmoA fishing net, likely only decades old, drapes over machinery that once connected the Hatteras' pistons to its paddle wheels, said Delgado.From archived documents, the NOAA archaeologist learned that Blake, the ship's commander, surrendered as his ship was sinking. "It was listing to port, [or the left]," Delgado said. The Alabama took the wounded and the rest of the crew...
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Today on New Scientist: 11 January 2013
Label: World Largest structure challenges Einstein's smooth cosmos One-twentieth the diameter of the observable universe, a group of galaxies dents the cherished idea that the cosmos is uniform at large scalesStraitjacket drug halts herpes virus's escape stunt Herpes infections recur as the virus is adept at evading our defences, but a new drug that suppresses enzymes exploited by the virus seems effectiveZoologger:...
US mulls aid to French in Mali, including drones
Label: Technology WASHINGTON: The US military is weighing support for French forces in Mali including surveillance drones, a US official said Friday, as Washington backed moves to deny safe haven to extremists in the country.US commanders were looking at providing intelligence and aerial refueling tankers among a range of options, such as logistical backup and boosting intelligence sharing, which would...
Nokia to go big with smartphone cameras in 2013
Label: LifestyleExpect Nokia to build on imaging algorithms in the 808 PureView and the Lumia 920 (pictured). (Credit:Josh Miller/CNET)LAS VEGAS--Seated in a luxurious bus on the edge of the Las Vegas Convention Center parking lot, Nokia executive VP of sales and marketing Chris Weber talks around the company's plan to differentiate its phones in 2013.It will surprise Nokia followers little to learn that this year,...
Pictures: Civil War Shipwreck Revealed by Sonar
Label: HealthPhotograph by Jesse CancelmoA fishing net, likely only decades old, drapes over machinery that once connected the Hatteras' pistons to its paddle wheels, said Delgado.From archived documents, the NOAA archaeologist learned that Blake, the ship's commander, surrendered as his ship was sinking. "It was listing to port, [or the left]," Delgado said. The Alabama took the wounded and the rest of the crew...
Obama Promises Faster Transition in Afghanistan
Label: Business President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said today that most U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan would end this spring, signaling a quickening troop drawdown that will bring the decade-long war to a close at the end of 2014."Our troops will continue to fight alongside Afghans when needed, but let me say it as plainly as I can: Starting this spring, our troops will...
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Muscle mimic pulls electricity from wet surface
Label: World Electricity has been squeezed from a damp surface for the first time, thanks to a polymer film that curls up and moves – a bit like an artificial muscle – when exposed to moisture. The film could be used to run small, wearable devices on nothing but sweat, or in remote locations where conventional electricity...
Captain blames faulty brakes, motor for NY ferry accident
Label: Technology NEW YORK: The captain of a packed ferry that crashed into a New York City pier injuring 74 people blamed malfunctioning brakes and a faulty motor for the accident, US investigators said Thursday."As the boat was coming in, the captain found that the reverse thrust was not operating as anticipated," said Robert Sumwalt of the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating...
Obama signs Netflix-backed amendment to video privacy law
Label: LifestyleReady to share your Netflix viewing on Facebook?(Credit:LG)President Obama signed Netflix-backed legislation today that makes it easier for people to share their video-viewing habits online.With his signature on H.R. 6671, Obama approved an amendment to the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act that allows video rental companies to obtain customer consent to share information about their viewing preferences...
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