Ben Patterson – It’s been six months since T-Mobile retired the last of its venerable…
Month: January 2011
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New iOS beta (strongly) hints at front-facing camera for iPad 2 (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson – Developers poking around a just-released beta for the next version of Apple’s…
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Challenging the limits of learning: Linguist measures the human mind against the yardstick of a machine
Most theoretical linguists argue that people have little more than a “language organ” — an…
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Wave-generated ‘white hole’ boosts hawking radiation theory, physicists find
A team of physicists and engineers has designed a experiment featuring a trough of flowing…
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Statins: Benefits questionable in low-risk patients, review finds
There is not enough evidence to recommend the widespread use of statins in people with…
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See how they grow: Monitoring single bacteria without a microscope
With an invention that can be made from some of the same parts used in…
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Nanoparticle vaccine protects against stomach flu
A new vaccine strategy using nanoparticles as carriers may be the key to developing a…
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Fundamental property of how water and other liquids move at different temperatures
In a finding that has been met with surprise and some controversy in the scientific…
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iOS 4.3 Beta Hints at a Social Network for Apple Devices
Can the second-most-profitable company in America leverage its popularity with hundreds of millions of consumers…
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Facebook Offers a Mobile App for Feature Phones
Smartphones may be taking over the mobile world, but feature phones remain on the scene…