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19/03/2012

Video: K-glove developed from space robot
NASA and GM developed a prototype glove that aims to reduce repetitive stress injuries. Nick Barber is a multimedia correspondent for IDG News Service.
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14/03/2012

Video: The Byte – Yahoo vs. Facebook, Twitter buys, K-glove helps RSI, Microsoft’s next gen cam
Yahoo is accusing Facebook of copying a range of its technologies. Twitter has acquired blogging company Posterous with an eye on its staff. GM and NASA are working on a glove to reduce repetitive stress injuries. Microsoft’s next gen webcam can chat in 3D and let users play gesture games. Nick Barber is a multimedia correspondent for IDG News Service.
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13/03/2012

Video: The Byte - Tsunami anniversary, iPad sold out, new CTO, Microsoft research
Work still continues at a Sony factory in Japan following the one year anniversary of the deadly quake and tsunami. Apple has sold out of initial supplies of its new iPad. President Obama appointed Todd Park as the new CTO for the U.S. government.
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13/03/2012

Video: Businesses still rebuilding 12 months after tsunami in Japan
Three weeks after a magnitude nine earthquake triggered massive tsunami waves along Japan's northeast coast, mud, cars and debris were still piled high around a Sony factory in Tagajo. A year later, most of the debris is gone, although repairs continue.
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13/03/2012

Video: The Byte - Sun erupts, Microsoft shuts mobile store down, Apple's new chip not for phones, robo sketcher at Cebit
A series of solar flares are erupting on the sun's surface and can interfere with satellite and radio signals. Microsoft will soon shut down the app store for Windows Mobile, the OS that it is phasing out. Apple's new A5X chip may not make it into iPhones, according to analysts.
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09/03/2012

Video: WTU - Google Play debuts, Solar flares, Geneva Motor Show and much more
Coming up on World Tech Update this week Apple introduces its new iPad, Google Play debuts, solar flares threaten to disrupt global communication, the Chevy Volt and Opel Ampera win awards at the Geneva Motor Show, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner stops in Boston and flying robots play the James Bond theme.
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09/03/2012

Video: Massive solar flare might affect Earth
The sun erupted with the largest solar flare in years, expelling coronal mass ejections that are traveling to the earth at more than 600 miles a second.
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09/03/2012

Video: Opel Ampera and Chevrolet Volt named European Car of the Year
GM's two electric cars, the Opel Ampera and Chevrolet Volt, were jointly named Europe's Car of the Year at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.
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08/03/2012

Video: Apple's New iPad
Apple’s newest iPad was dubbed just that—the ‘new iPad’ and shown in side-by-side comparisons with the iPad 2 for screen quality demonstrations on Wednesday in San Francisco. Vice President of Marketing Philip Schiller said the new iPad’s retina display makes content look clean and crisp, with no visible pixelation.
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06/03/2012

Video: The Byte - App Store milestone, iPad trademark, Boeing's Dreamliner lands, NASA auctions off
Apple hits 25 billion downloads in its App Store. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner kicks of its U.S. tour in Boston. NASA plans to auction of software patents to promote the use of NASA technology.
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06/03/2012

Video: The Byte - Raspberry PCs, Windows Server 8, Apple vs. Motorola, Music-playing helicopters
Raspberry Pi Linux PCs will be back in four to six weeks. Microsoft released Windows Server 8 operating system to let admins test it out. Apple won an injunction potentially requiring Motorola Mobility to recall infringing smartphones. Helicopter robots play a rendition of the James Bond theme.
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27/02/2012

Samsung introduces new smartphones and tablets
Samsung introduced a number of new products at Mobile World Congress this week. The Galaxy Note smartphone tablet hybrid got a big brother with a 10.1-inch screen. Like its smaller sibling it can be used with touch or a stylus that Samsung calls the S Pen. It has a 1.4 ghz dual core processor and runs Android 4.0.
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24/02/2012

Video: Robots, robots and more robots.
Coming up on World Tech Update this week, a round up of our favorite robots.
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24/02/2012

Video: The Byte - Megaupload, Dell 4Q, SMS revenue decline, Latitude Leaderboards
Megaupload founder receives bail. Dell's 4Q earnings impacted. SMS revenue decline. Google Maps launches Latitude Leaderboard.
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20/02/2012

Video: The Byte - Chrome OS update, SSD’s bleak outlook, tablet race results, Android 5.0 Jelly Bean
Amazon's Kindle Fire is catching up to Apple's iPad. Google hopes to fixed dropped WiFi on its Chromebooks. Researchers think that SSDs have a bleak outlook. Android 5.0 Jelly Bean might be on the horizon.
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20/02/2012

Video: Apple will debut its next iPad, FBI wants to mine data from social networks and much more...
Coming up on World Tech Update this week Apple will debut its next iPad, the FBI wants to mine data from social networks, a Yahoo shareholder challenges board picks, US and Europe approve Google-Motorola deal and President Obama launches marshmallows.
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16/02/2012

Video: The Byte - iPad 3 and LTE, Yahoo shareholder challenges board, Android losing to iOS, CERN increases LHC speed
Apple's iPad 3 will debut on March 7 and could support US LTE data networks. Yahoo faces a board challenge from a shareholder who rejected the proposed candidates and suggested his own. Android lost smartphone marketshare for the first time as Apple had a great fourth quarter. CERN's Large Hadron Collider is shifting into high gear.
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15/02/2012

The Byte - Google buy approved, robots play hockey, HDDs soar, Sony’s Smart Socket
The European Commission and US Department of Justice approved Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Hard disk drive prices will remain unusually high until 2014 due to flooding in Thailand. A humanoid robot named Jennifer shoots and scores on the ice. Sony Smart Sockets can control power consumption by appliance, user or power source.
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13/02/2012

Video: The Byte - Microsoft WOA, iPad 3, Android testing lab, gun vs. laptop
Microsoft released the technical design details for Windows on ARM. Apple will intro the iPad 3 in early March and it will have a number of upgrades. NTT DoCoMo is preparing an elaborate Android test center to help developers cope with the multitude of devices and range of software versions avaialble. A father disgruntled over his daughter's Facebook post pumped nine rounds of lead into her laptop.
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