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Robots in Cars Could Beckon Brave New Technology World

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June 2, 2012
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Robots in Cars Could Beckon Brave New Technology World The major car companies -- including Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Ford, GM, Mercedes, Volkswagen and Volvo -- all have advanced self-driving car projects in the works, as does Google, many universities and even the Pentagon.
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Google Hypes 'Next Dimension' of Maps Ahead of Apple Event Google will host an event next week to talk about the next dimension of Google Maps--five days before Apple is expected to ditch the service in favor of its own mapping product for iOS.
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Apple iOS Devices Have Trouble Gaining Confidence of Some IT Security Pros Despite calls for more information about how Apple stores and analyzes the voice data it may be collecting through its Siri feature, Apple hasn't offered much explanation.
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Microsoft Details Windows 8 Upgrade Program for Consumers Buying a Windows 7 PC and expecting a cheap upgrade to Windows 8? Microsoft provides details, clarifying dates, offer limits and the expected hit on its revenue.
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Facebook Offer to Let Users Vote on Policies Sparked by Activist The social network's regulations require the company hold a vote whenever more than 7000 users comment on a proposed change.
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Netflix Surges Past Apple, Takes Lead in Online Movie Biz Netflix is the largest U.S. online movie streaming service in terms of revenue, says market research firm IHS.
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FAQ: Get Going With Windows 8 Release Preview Now that Microsoft has shipped the Release Preview for Windows 8, you may wondering whether to try it out. Here's what you need to know to do so.
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Attention IT: Your Interns Have Something to Teach You It's that time of year again. Legions of eager, fresh-faced interns have invaded IT departments across the country, hoping to get real-world experience, or at least something that sounds impressive to put on their resumes.
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Flashback Malware was Wake-Up Call for Apple A security firm says Apple's lack of support for older Macintosh operating systems leaves Mac users vulnerable to cyber security attacks such as the recent Flashback.
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As Facebook Service Goes, So Goes the Internet Slowdowns at the popular social network bog down traffic on the entire Internet, a Comcast study reveals.
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Sprint Begins Selling HTC Evo 4G The LTE smartphone survives its immigration challenge and becomes available to customers this weekend; the LTE network requires a longer wait.
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Facebook Suffers Downtime; Anonymous Mocks Facebook has been suffering from intermittent outages since Thursday night and a hacker group is taking responsibility.
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Data Protection Officer Role Will Be Key If You Operate in the EU The European Union is considering sweeping new data protection laws that would mandate many organizations in Europe formally appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO). To get ahead of the potential high demand for qualified candidates, organizations should consider defining their needs now.
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Cloud Computing's Sad State: Innovation is in Short Supply While everyone copies one another or rebrands old software as the private cloud, enterprise buyers must sniff out real value.
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Implementing a BYOD Policy on Your Network It can be very challenging implementing policies which ban the devices completely; someone somewhere will have a very compelling need for using mobile devices when they are out of the office.
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Samsung Galaxy S III Teardown Reveals Some Interesting Secrets A teardown of the Samsung Galaxy S III shows that the phone has a camera similar to the one in the iPhone 4S.
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iPad Accessories for Music Lovers You love your iPad 2. You love music. Now, if only there was some way to marry the two. Here are some new and exciting iPad accessories out there. All of the accessories listed are compatible with both the iPad and iPad 2.
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PIE: A Chrome Extension That Can Help With Reading and Pronunciation By dynamically adding glyphs to text in websites, the PIE extension for Chrome aims to help you learn to read.
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Swiss Scientists Rewire Injured Spinal Cords, Paralyzed Rats Walk Again Swiss scientists find a way to treat spinal cord injuries and have disabled rats walking within weeks.
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Experts Torn on Oracle's Chances of Appeal in Android Copyright Ruling Oracle has pledged to appeal a judge's ruling Thursday that Java APIs cited in its lawsuit against Google weren't subject to copyright protection, but legal...
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Robots in Cars Could Beckon Brave New Technology World The major car companies -- including Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Ford, GM, Mercedes, Volkswagen and Volvo -- all have advanced self-driving car projects in the works, as does Google, many universities and even the Pentagon.
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