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Supporting President Obama’s call for a renewed focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), Microsoft Corporation, and the MacArthur Foundation today announced a suite of multi-faceted efforts to engage and motivate students in STEM learning....
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If we had to multitask all the functions we ask of our cell phones (and other electronic devices), chances are we would overheat. Fortunately, we don’t have to manage things like that. Our electronics handle it all very well, remaining cool even as they continue to shrink in size and grow in capabilities. For...
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Students ages 16 and over are invited to register for Microsoft Corp.’s eighth annual U.S. Imagine Cup competition, in which students use technology to create innovative solutions that can change the world. Students must register at http://www.imaginecup.us by Feb. 1 for the Spring Round 1 – Qualifying portion of the competition to win the...
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IBM ( IBM) and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) are working together to modernize the management of the aging water and sewer infrastructure hidden beneath the nation’s capital. The sprawling infrastructure includes hundreds of thousands of assets such as water distribution pipes, valves, public fire hydrants, collection pipes, man...
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For many shoppers, Black Friday means waking up before the sun rises to stand in line to get the best deals on holiday gifts. But this year, Sears is offering 25 lucky shoppers the chance to avoid the alarm clock and the crowds and win an opportunity to shop the retailer’s Black Friday deals...
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Online media rep firm Navigate Boomer Media is expanding to meet advertiser needs by adding three advertising sales experts and over 50 million baby boomer impressions. Navigate Boomer Media provides representation to rich content websites, blogs and social networking communities targeted at the baby boomer generation. Navigate Boomer Media is growing rapidly and has...
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PCMag.com readers are again giving high praise to Verizon‘s fast, reliable and value-packed FiOS Internet service. For the fourth consecutive year, the online magazine’s Readers’ Choice award goes to Verizon FiOS Internet — and it’s the third consecutive year that FiOS has finished at the top of the Web site’s annual Internet Service Provider...
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