How Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Systems Work
The world's only earthquake warning system likely helped limit damage and loss of life.
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Will Knight's Stories
Lost iPhone Reveals Hardware Improvements
The internet is a-buzz after a misplaced prototype fourth generation (4G) iPhone gets dissected.
The iPad Has Not Changed My Life
Apple's "magical and revolutionary" device is quite a good e-reader, though.
Software Photoshops Any Image You Want
A research project converts crude sketches into photorealistic scenes using Internet photographs.
Anonymizing Android Devices
Tor--a networking scheme that hides users' online activities--is going mobile.
Asus to Launch a Cheap, Folding E-Book
A low-cost, multifunctional reading device could take the market by storm.
How to Survive a Gmail Outage
The benefits of unplugging from the cloud.
Making Computers Talk in their Sleep
A device called Somniloquy processes network traffic autonomously, allowing a computer's CPU, hard disk, and display to be powered down.
Energy-Aware Internet Routing
Software that tracks electricity prices could slash energy costs for big online businesses.
Caffeine Injection Gives Google Search a Boost
The next-generation architecture of Google's Web search service is bigger, faster, and, according to some, shows more real-time results.
