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Splitting Up Search: By Duncan Graham-Rowe
Friday, November 06, 2009; Distributing a search engine's index around the world could make it faster and more efficient, researchers say.

A Test Ride with the Droid: By Erika Jonietz | 11/04/2009 | 11 Comments; Motorola's new Android-based smart phone is a viable iPhone alternative.

An App so You'll Never Forget: By Erica Naone | 11/03/2009 | 3 Comments; Adaptive-learning algorithms calculate how often people need to see information to remember it.

First "White Space" Network Launched: By Erica Naone | 10/22/2009; The wireless network will deliver high-speed internet to rural Virginia.

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In Search of What Everyone's Clicking: By Erica Naone | 10/19/2009; A real-time search engine bases its results on users' browsing habits.

China Cracks Down on Tor Anonymity Network: By David Talbot | 10/15/2009 | 28 Comments; A leading anonymity technology is targeted by the Chinese government for the first time.

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Usurped by Streaming Video: By Erica Naone | 10/14/2009; The growth of file-sharing traffic has tailed off, but streaming video continues to expand.

Behind the Big Apple's Data Dump: By David Talbot | 10/07/2009 | 1 Comment; NYC releases a wealth of data--but with a positive spin.

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Protecting Aircraft From High-Powered Lasers: By kfc | 11/02/2009
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Droid Set to Take On the iPhone: By Erika Jonietz | 10/28/2009
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Google Releases Android 2.0: By Erica Naone | 10/27/2009
Internet Domain Names Go International: By Erika Jonietz | 10/27/2009
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Eavesdropping on Smartphone Secrets: By Erica Naone | 10/26/2009
Naming the Exoplanets: By kfc | 10/23/2009
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Is This the Droid You're Looking For?: By Erica Naone | 10/19/2009
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Legendary U.S. Satellite Put Out To Pasture: By Stephen Cass | 10/14/2009
Carriers Begin Neutralizing the Wireless World: By David Talbot | 10/07/2009
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How Neutrinos Could Revolutionize Communications with Submarines: By kfc | 10/05/2009

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