A New Microchip Knows Just Where You Are, Indoors and Out
The chip achieves unprecedented accuracy by processing information from many different sensors.
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Christopher Mims
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I’m a contributing editor at MIT Technology Review. Until recently I blogged the converging crises of the 21st century for Grist. I report for Wired and Scientific American, and I’ve got projects cooking for The BBC, The Atlantic and Smithsonian.
Lately I’ve been helping friends launch an experiment in alternate funding models for science and environment-focused media, called MajorPlanet.
In another life I was a crayfish neuroscientist specializing in functional and anatomical studies via Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Christopher Mims's Stories
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The Online Map Wars
Inspired by Wikipedia, Waze lets app users draw its maps.
Yahoo Predicts America's Political Winners
The effort combines a variety of data-driven approaches.
Microsoft Reinvents Wi-Fi for White Spaces
Researchers show that they can make more efficient use of the airwaves than previously thought. But now Congress has to notice.
Playing with Project Management
A startup called RedCritter turns software development into a game.
Device Keeps Power-Gobbling Gadgets in Check
The Modlet lets you monitor your power usage via mobile device, and turn off appliances remotely.
How Carriers Hamstring Your Smart Phone
"Middlebox" study reveals slow downloads, battery drains, and security flaws.
Mozilla Wants a Browser to Control Your Phone
Engineers are creating a browser-based system that would make a smart phone's operating system superfluous.
Reports of Flash's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
What Adobe's new HTML5 development tool means for its Flash technology, and for the wider Web.
Is the Desktop Having an Identity Crisis?
Both Apple and Microsoft's new desktop operating systems borrow elements from mobile devices, in sometimes confusing ways.
