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UK: Tories to pledge 'fastest broadband' in Europe (Connectivity)
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The Conservatives have pledged to give Britain the fastest high speed broadband network in Europe, if they win the general election. Launching its "technology manifesto" the party says its plans will boost business and create jobs.
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UK: Virgin Media to trial broadband over telegraph poles (Connectivity)
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Virgin Media has started trials to deliver fibre-optic high-speed broadband over telegraph poles. The firm believes it could be used to extend its reach to another one million homes in the UK, mainly in rural areas. The trial will initially deliver 50 megabits per second (Mbps) broadband to the Berkshire village of Woolhampton.
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Teaching an Old Polymer Memory Tricks (Artificial Intelligence)
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Researchers have uncovered shape-memory properties in a commercially available polymer that's widely used to make fuel-cell membranes. The polymer, Nafion, can take on four different shapes in response to temperature changes--researchers have made triple-shape polymers before. "It's the most versatile smart polymer ever discovered," says Tao Xie, a polymer scientist at the GM Research and Development Center in Warren, MI, who published his findings in this week's Nature.
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The Secret Lives Of Objects: StickyBits Turn Barcodes Into Personal Message Boards (Sensors)
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Stickybits, a new iPhone and Android app that lets you scan any barcode and attach a geo-tagged message to that physical object, has been launched by Stickybits.
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Innovation: Who wants ultra-fast broadband? (Connectivity)
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Google recently announced it will attempt to provide a select group of US communities with internet access at an unprecedentedly high rate of 1 gigabit per second – between 100 and 1000 times greater than what's available in most countries. It's 10 times faster than homes receive in the online gaming haven of South Korea – where they plan to have gigabit delivery in 2012.
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Google launches 'Street View' charm offensive (Legal)
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US Internet giant Google launched on Tuesday a charm offensive for its "Street View" navigation service, aiming to soothe the privacy doubts of a sceptical German public.
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OnLive game streaming service to start in June (Computing Power)
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In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular games over the Internet in June, similar to checking Web-based e-mail or listening to music online.
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Google to digitize old books from Rome, Florence (Libraries and Components)
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Google says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind.
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New Sensor to Drastically Cut Water Usage During Chip Making Process (Sensors)
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Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), University of Arizona and Arizona State University researchers have shown a new, exclusive way to dramatically conserve the amount of water needed to manufacture semiconductors. Using a unique device called Electro-Chemical Residue Sensor (ECRS), it allows for clean, rinse and dry process optimization that helps make semiconductor facilities more efficient, sustainable and cost-effective.
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Belgian newspaper issues 3D edition (Display Technology)
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A Belgian daily newspaper offered its readers a new perspective on the world Tuesday with a 3D edition complete with special glasses.
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