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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

25 years of the World Wide Web

Tech built to find missing aircraft not always used

Computer science enrollments rocketed last year, up 22%

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March 12, 2014
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25 years of the World Wide Web

Tech leaders reflect on the the Web and all the good and bad changes it's brought.

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Issue highlights

1. Tech built to find missing aircraft not always used

2. Computer science enrollments rocketed last year, up 22%

3. Robot project aims to help doctors diagnose human stroke victims

4. Chicago court freezes US assets of Mt. Gox CEO, companies

5. iPhone Air: Latest iPhone 6 concept video has fanboys fired up

6. Return of the Chief Data Officer

7. Cisco on mission to outfit all office rooms with video conferencing systems

8. Vodafone CTO has high hopes for carrier aggregation

9. How to protect virtual machines (VMs)

 

Tech built to find missing aircraft not always used

Security experts say many airlines lack the latest tracking equipment; it's still unclear what was carried on missing Malaysia Airlines plane. READ MORE

Computer science enrollments rocketed last year, up 22%

A sneak peek at the annual Computing Research Association's (CRA) report on computer science enrollments at colleges shows that strong demand for technically-savvy workers is luring students in a big way. READ MORE

Robot project aims to help doctors diagnose human stroke victims

The creators of the Roboy robot wanted it to move as much like a human as possible, using a skeleton of 3D-printed bones and joints, tendons -- and coiled springs in muscles. READ MORE

Chicago court freezes US assets of Mt. Gox CEO, companies

A U.S. district court judge on Tuesday froze the U.S. assets of Mark Karpeles, CEO of failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, and two associated companies, allowing lawyers to begin demanding documents from the three parties to investigate what they allege is a huge fraud. READ MORE

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iPhone Air: Latest iPhone 6 concept video has fanboys fired up

Slick video conjures up thinner, lighter Apple iPhone with bigger screen. READ MORE

Return of the Chief Data Officer

The chief data officer title got popular for a brief time over a decade ago. It's back, but this time with a different job description. READ MORE

Cisco on mission to outfit all office rooms with video conferencing systems

Cisco unveiled Wednesday an array of video conferencing products as it seeks to provide video collaboration systems for meeting rooms of all sizes. READ MORE

Vodafone CTO has high hopes for carrier aggregation

Tests of carrier aggregation, a technology that will help increase the speeds of LTE networks, have been a positive surprise, but another technology called small cells needs to become more mature before it can help offload mobile networks, according to two executives at Vodafone Germany. READ MORE

How to protect virtual machines (VMs)

These four products represent different approaches to VM security. READ MORE

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