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 October 05, 2010Tech Update |
 Smarter Than You ThinkAiming to Learn as We Do, a Machine Teaches ItselfBy STEVE LOHRResearchers are fine-tuning a computer system that is trying to master semantics by learning more like a human.  Google TV Announces Its Programming Partners, but the Top Networks Are AbsentBy CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and BRIAN STELTERGoogle has been in talks with the major TV networks and cable and satellite distributors, but it announced only a few firm partnerships on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT   2 E-Books Cost More Than Amazon HardcoversBy JULIE BOSMANE-book readers are used to paying less, but new titles from Ken Follett and James Patterson have bucked that trend.  Shift at the Top of Twitter as a Founder Steps AsideBy CLAIRE CAIN MILLERDick Costolo has been named to succeed Evan Williams, who will focus on developing new products. Apple Challenges Big Award Over PatentsBy MIGUEL HELFT and JOHN SCHWARTZThe company challenged a jury award to a company founded by David Gelernter, a Yale professor, related to file display on the iPod, the iPhone and Mac computers.  Nobel Honors Work on Ultra-Thin Carbon FilmBy DENNIS OVERBYETwo Russian-born scientists working in Britain won the prize for investigating the strange properties of graphene, a form of carbon one atom thick.  Cisco Executive Is Named Chief of Skype, as New Owners Build a Leadership TeamBy PETER LATTMANTony Bates will assume the top job at Skype as its new owners continue to put their stamp on the fast-growing company after buying it from eBay. Toshiba to Offer 3-D TV That Does Not Require Special GlassesBy HIROKO TABUCHIThe TVs, which will cost the equivalent of $2,880 for a 20-inch model, will initially not be sold outside Japan.  Japan Recycles Minerals From Used ElectronicsBy HIROKO TABUCHIRecent problems with Chinese supplies of rare earths have sent Japanese traders and companies in search of alternative sources. Cellphone Operator Moves to Expand Beyond RussiaBy ANDREW E. KRAMERThe deal will expand VimpelCom to 20 countries, though many are in poor nations where monthly cellphone payments are tiny. Technology Most E-Mailed | Personal TechGadgetwise BlogQ&A: Subscribing to Podcasts That Are Not in iTunesBy J.D. BIERSDORFERHow to get podcasts not listed on Apple's iTunes Music Store onto your iPhone or iPod. Gadgetwise BlogAugmented Reality: From Baseball Cards to BooksBy ERIC A. TAUBAugmented reality comes to books, with the release of The Search for WondLa from well-known children's author, Tony DiTerlizzi. ADVERTISEMENT  |
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