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A Glimpse of Future Health Care Apps and Devices

A recent study has identified a new class of health app and device users. Dubbed information seekers, this currently underserved group will want some measure of control over a potentially serious health risk or a condition that is difficult to manage.

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In the near future, large groups of people will demand apps and devices to help manage their potentially serious conditions.

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CIOs Say Business Analytics Is Driving Growth

A CIO survey reveals that harnessing business intelligence and analytics is by far the CIO's top priority for increasing competitiveness over the next three to five years.

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An IBM poll of 3,000 CIOs reveals that business analytics, mobility solutions and virtualization are the top three priorities for increasing their enterprise's competitiveness.

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Smarter Phase Change Memory Beats Flash

Using a variety of solid-state memory technologies, IBM Research recently demonstrated a flash substitute that is 100 times faster and will last 3,000 times longer than the flash memory, which has replaced hard disks in everything from smartphones and touch-screen tablets to high-end enterprise servers and cloud-based data centers.

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IBM's phase change memory test chip was fabricated in its 90-nanometer complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process.

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NASA's Hubble Makes One Millionth Science Observation

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This is an artist's concept of that planet, HAT-P-7b. It is a "hot Jupiter" class planet orbiting a star that is much hotter than our sun. Hubble Space Telescope's millionth science observation was trained on this planet to look for the presence of water vapor and to study the planet's atmospheric structure via spectroscopy.

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La Niña's Exit Leaves Climate Forecasts in Limbo

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The latest satellite data of Pacific Ocean sea surface heights from the NASA/European Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite show near-normal conditions in the equatorial Pacific. The image is based on the average of 10 days of data centered on June 18, 2011. Higher (warmer) than normal sea surface heights are indicated by yellows and reds, while lower (cooler) than normal sea surface heights are depicted in blues and purples. Green indicates near-normal conditions.

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Apple iPhone 5, iPad 3 Will See Fall Release: Report

Apple will launch the iPad 3 and iPhone 5 in the fall, according to a new report. Many news sources have pegged the iPhone 5 for a fall release.

Apple could be prepping for a fall release of a new iPad on top of the iPhone 5, according to a new report by Taiwanese publication DigiTimes.

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Improving Productivity With Individual Performance Management Software

As employers demand even more from their workforces, collaboration and time-management tools become critical.

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Teamly CEO Scott Allison

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Skype Brings Video Calling to Android Phones

Skype has announced an updated version of its Skype for Android app - Skype for Android 2.0, bringing Skype Video Calling to the currently fastest growing mobile OS*.

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Cloud Computing to Aid Endangered-Species Conservation Efforts

A major network of zoos and aquariums in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific is implementing a cloud-computing solution to improve efficiency and encourage collaboration between conservation scientists.

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The cloud-computing solution will enable the system of zoos to spend more time and funds on the species that they work to protect.

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NIST's Top Tips for Evaluating Emerging Technologies

After five years of evaluating emerging military technologies, a team of NIST researchers is more than familiar with the difficulties and rewards of this process. The team recently released its lessons learned from the assessment.

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The SCORE framework allows technology evaluators to assess the potential of new tools.

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