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Microsoft has just released version 8 of Internet Explorer. IE8 is definitely a better browser than IE7. Firstly, IE8 is significantly faster than IE7 and new functions make browsing the web easier and more secure.
Here are some of the most interesting new additions to IE8:

Accelerators (think addons that make things like mapping addresses or initiating a blog post [...]

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The personal computer (PC) is expected to advance in both intelligence and form factor over the next 10 years, evolving into a merger of computing devices and peripherals that can help carry out “the higher cognitive tasks of what people do to get their jobs done,” says Intel research director Andrew Chien.
The laptop form factor [...]

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A recent IBM Academic Initiative survey found that 80 percent of 1,600 college students polled agreed that high-technology skills will help them succeed, and a majority expect to have to master new technologies while in the workforce.
More than 50 percent of the students said they plan to improve their technology skills before they graduate, with [...]

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Henry Tirri, Nokia’s head of research, says the economic downturn will lead to more investments in collaboration tools, broadband, video, and mobile technology to eliminate the need for travel.
Over the next few years, people will move some of their computing functions onto mobile devices, including Internet browsing and media consumption. Tirri says that by 2020, [...]

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Mike Rowe, the host of “Dirty Jobs,” tells some compelling (and horrifying) real-life job stories. Listen for his insights and observations about the nature of hard work, and how it’s been unjustifiably degraded in society today.

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Google has created a new Web site that will give outside developers an opportunity to contribute to the development of the company’s products.
Google Code Labs already offers more than 60 application programming interfaces (APIs) and tools that are in their early stages of development, says Google’s Tom Stocky. Google will look to graduate APIs [...]

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The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) and scientists at the University Catholique de Louvain in Belgium deployed a Web-based, secure, verifiable-voting system for the Belgium presidential election that was held in early March.
Called Helios, the system was developed by CRCS fellow Ben Adida. “Helios allows [...]

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