Stories about: UCLA

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    The Internet at 40: History Began With Its First Crash 30/10/2009 09:24:00

    Why do we today celebrate today -- October 29 -- as the Internet's 40's birthday? Because on this day in 1969, what would later became known as the Internet was used for the very first time -- and crashed.
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    Happy 40th birthday, Internet! 30/10/2009 03:39:00

    On October 29, 1969, the Internet came in not with a bang, but with a "lo."
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    Using the Internet makes people smarter, study finds 21/10/2009 04:55:00

    Could it be that the Internet actually - gasp! - makes you smarter?
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    At 40 years old, what's next for the Internet? 04/09/2009 08:05:00

    As the Internet hits 40 this week, it's not difficult to look back and see the changes it's brought to the world.
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    Big changes coming to notebook design by 2015 21/08/2009 11:32:00

    A lot has changed in the 20 years since the first laptop computers appeared, including gigahertz processors, color screens, optical drives and wireless data. However, one thing that has stubbornly stayed the same is the conventional clamshell format with its hinged display lid that opens to reveal a mechanical keyboard.
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    Cyberbullying? No, it's just bullying. 11/05/2009 08:12:00

    I really, really want to believe that our representatives in the government are smart and always try to make good decisions and behave rationally, but time and again I'm disappointed. And when it comes to the pols dealing with technology and the Internet, it seems like clear thinking will be part of their agendas about the time that Hell freezes over.
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    Bill would turn Internet flamers into felons 09/05/2009 02:11:00

    A little-noticed bill re-introduced in Congress last month would make the use of popular electronic communications a felony if "the intent is to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person."
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    What's a blogger, anyway? 11/04/2008 08:28:39

    Bloggers are digital-era sweatshop workers, according to a story last week in the New York Times. "They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece - not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop ... Some are starting to wonder if something has gone very wrong. In the last few months, two among their ranks have died suddenly."
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    Hello, gorgeous! Meet the laptop you'll use in 2015 27/03/2008 08:17:20

    A lot has changed in the 20 years since the first laptop computers appeared, including gigahertz processors, colour screens, optical drives and wireless data. However, one thing that has stubbornly stayed the same is the conventional clamshell format with its hinged display lid that opens to reveal a mechanical keyboard.
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    Four virtualization security companies to watch 19/03/2008 09:04:05

    Few reports have surfaced of security breaches in virtual-server environments, but the potential looms large.
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    College coders working with IBM's Project Zero 15/02/2008 08:00:10

    Students at North Carolina State University are learning to build business applications in the Web 2.0 mold using an IBM incubator project called Project Zero.
 
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