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Over 74,000 students in the U.S. registered for the Imagine Cup which is like the Olympics for technology. Watch some of the planet-saving ideas in software and game design as students prepare for their first round of judging here in Redmond. Link Removed More...

Most of us are familiar with LCD technology. You probably have an LCD monitor in front of you right now. There may be an LCD TV sitting in your living room, or bedroom, at this very second. You know that LCD screens come with a power cord. You plug it in and your screen comes to life. Link...

Touch-screen panels have been around for more than a decade, but it was the 2007 introduction of a multitouch screen in Apple's iPhone that galvanized the market. Now the business is going gangbusters -- as are the innovations that touch-screen manufacturers hope will build on Apple's success...

Face recognition in video is an emerging technology that will have great impact on user experience in fields such as television, gaming, and communication. In the near future, a television or an Xbox will be able to recognize people in the living room, home video will be annotated automatically...

Expanding on some tidbits fleshed out last week , Fujitsu has dropped all the details on its Oak Trail -based Stylistic Q550 Windows 7 tablet here at CeBIT this week. Along with your choice of 30GB or 64GB SSDs, you'll be able to select Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional atop a 10.1-inch...

Talk about lip service: Harlequin Enterprises, renowned publisher of pulp romance novels, has applied for a patent on the romantic kiss. The application, if granted, leaves open the possibility that we may one day have to pay a licensing fee to lock lips with the ones we covet. Don't start...

Scientists Suggest Using Mice for Airport Security When you go to the airport, do you feel comfortable getting an enhanced pat-down? What about an enhanced rat-down? Israeli scientists say they have found a way to harness the power of mice to bolster airport security. Brothers Eran...

Cloud apps bring families together and make road warriors more productive. Link Removed due to 404 Error

Windows 7 provides many new features, the most visible of these features is the new TaskBar. Just as the TaskBar has a new look it also provides a significant increase in functionality over past versions. You may have noticed the area for each application icon provides new functionality. Link...

Here at Microsoft, we are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Microsoft Excel by taking a look through its compelling and dramatic history, which is filled with great tech tidbits. In this video, we talk to Scott Oki, Charles Simonyi, Jeff Raikes, and other visionaries behind Excel. We go back...

Link Removed General Manager Panos Panay showed us a preview of the next version of Surface at CES, called the Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface. This matured device runs on Embedded Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and has a new technology in the screen that allows for 2 million sensors (rather...

Fluid Computer Systems has unveiled the first fuel cell powered Windows 7 Tablet PC. The CEO, Aaron Henry, and COO, Todd Miller, are attending the Consumer Electronics show this week with the "Fuel Cell Powered" tablet prototype in tow. More...

We can't say for sure just yet, but we're starting to get the feeling that we're going to see lots of tablets at CES . The latest to join the party is Viliv , which has just announced that it will be showing off its new Android-based X7 and X10 tablets, along with the Windows 7-based X70 "slate"...

The tablet market is starting to heat up, with Apple moving 7.5 million iPads so far this year , Samsung's Android-based Galaxy Tab rolling out next month , and RIM set to launch its Playbook first quarter next year. Netbook maker Asustek will throw itself into the ring beginning in January next...

You may recall us thinking outloud about the idea of an advanced keyboard using LCD displays for each key and a touch LCD panel across the top. We call it our Adaptive Keyboard and it's an idea that Steven Bathiche has been thinking about for many years in our Link Removed. This year we gave...

From: Daily Tech.com July 27, 2010 Forget traditional metal block coolers a nanowick could remove 10 times the heat of current chip designs Link Removed due to 404 Error The new cooler design uses copper-coated carbon nanotubes. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Link Removed due to 404 Error It...

10 Fascinating Facebook Facts Link Removed - Invalid URL, staggeringly large user-base, and world's youngest self-made billionaire CEO make it one of the most fascinating companies around today. While everyone knows the basics about the service's Harvard dorm room origins, we've delved a...

Pigeon is 'faster than broadband' An IT company in Durban, South Africa has discovered that a pigeon can carry data faster than broadband. Staff at Unlimited IT pitted an 11-month-old bird bearing a 4GB memory stick against the ADSL service from the country's biggest web provider, Telkom...

A team of analysts at Camp Lejeune took a top award this spring for a new video game simulation that lets troops recreate actual combat scenarios. Luke Devore, Pat Maloney, and Brian Libretto, all civilian contractors with Cubic Simulation, brought home an “Innovations in DoD Gaming Award” for...

When you really think about it, the ability to fly is pretty much the most mind blowing experience a human being can ever hope for. Think about it: you’re defying gravity. Yet we still find time to complain about it whenever possible. The ways we fly are constantly improving to combat our ever...