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Video App Offers Guidance While You Shoot: By Tom Simonite
Friday, September 03, 2010; NudgeCam encourages good footage by tracking faces and assessing sound quality.

Bringing Cell-Phone Location-Sensing Indoors: By Tom Simonite | 08/31/2010 | 5 Comments; App pinpoints people inside shops without requiring them to "check in."

Searching for Fun: By Erica Naone | 08/27/2010 | 1 Comment; Research suggests that search engines could tap into users' need to be entertained.

Software Router Smashes Speed Records: By Christopher Mims | 08/23/2010 | 13 Comments; A novel approach to networking will enable new Internet protocols.

Finding Our Way with Digital Bread Crumbs: By Evan I. Schwartz | 08/18/2010 | 6 Comments; A Microsoft research project explores whether sensors in mobile devices could help us navigate without GPS.

Mobile Flaw Could Cloak Clicks: By Robert Lemos | 08/17/2010 | 3 Comments; Researchers demonstrate that mobile phones are exceptionally vulnerable to a browser bait and switch.

Dual Antennas Would Boost Cell-Phone Signals: By Tom Simonite | 08/12/2010 | 3 Comments; New design would mean fewer dropped calls, longer battery life.

A Sidewalk Disappearing Act: By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 08/11/2010 | 8 Comments; Automatically removing people from street-level imagery could help prevent privacy complaints.

Wireless Car Sensors Vulnerable to Hackers: By Robert Lemos | 08/10/2010 | 7 Comments; Researchers figure out how to hijack sensor communications.

Whose Tweets Matter Most?: By Tom Simonite | 08/09/2010 | 3 Comments; A startup monitors the spread of information on Twitter to identify users with the most influence.

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Interesting - I just got a note on FB telling me the service was disabling 3rd party boxes on my profile page. So much for FB as a platform! 09/06/2010 03:45 PM
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