Wednesday, May 22 2013, 12:35 PM

Sci-tech

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In the early days of online streaming media, watching videos and listening to music wasn’t always a fun experience.

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  • Review: Posh Sony Ericsson X1's options overwhelm

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    The luxe Xperia X1 from Sony Ericsson probably appeals only to recession-resistant gadget lovers, but it says something about what some gadget makers think the rest of us would want…

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  • Oak Ridge boasts fastest computer at open research

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    How fast is the new supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory? If everyone in the world performed one mathematical calculation per second, it would take 650 years to do what…

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  • 2,000-year-old gold earring found in Jerusalem

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    A luxurious gold, pearl and emerald earring provides a new visual clue about the life of the elite in Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. And its discovery was a true…

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  • Astronauts head for extreme home makeover in space

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    The international space station is about to get all the comforts of a modern, high-end, "green" home: a fancy recycling water filter, a new fridge, extra bedrooms, workout equipment and…

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  • Place the surveillance camera anywhere

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    The wide availability of cheap digital cameras has created a lot of privacy hassles. On the other hand, they also help solve a lot of crimes -- or at least…

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  • Personal Technology: 'The Power of the Network' and the U.S. election

    You're probably sick of reading about the U.S. election by now. So, first off, I offer my apologies. But there's a couple of technology-related issues I wanted to discuss while…

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  • UN official hopes for US role in climate change

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    "With President-elect Obama, my hope is that the U.S. can take on a leadership role and help to move the negotiations forward," said Yvo de Boer, executive director of the…

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  • Honda shows wearable device that helps you walk

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    Imagine a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames to a pair of shoes for an idea of how the new wearable assisted-walking gadget from Honda work.

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  • HP says bye to vapid designs

    If all the restaurants in a food court make excellent fish soup, how can one restaurant differentiate its soup from the crowd? Can they win the competition by lowering their…

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  • NetApp, another player in storage management

    "Each time I mention storage, a lot of people will think of hard disks," said Steven Law, the country manager of NetApp for Indonesia. "The fact is, the disks are…

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