CERN demos giant 3D digital camera CERN demos giant 3D digital camera
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At the JavaOne conference in San Francisco, Derek Mathieson, project leader for the world's largest particle physics laboratory, CERN, shows off the Atlas detector, a six story high, 100-megapixel camera with 100 million data channels. Mathieson explains how the detector uses open-source Java applications to collect data and how grid computing allows the data to be processed.

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Jobs unveils iPhone App Store Jobs unveils iPhone App Store
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At an Apple event at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., CEO Steve Jobs launches the company's new iPhone App Store. Third-party developers can build software for the device and have it distributed via the App Store and iTunes.

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Nvidia chip with Java allows 3D modeling on cell phones Nvidia chip with Java allows 3D modeling on cell phones
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At the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Ken Russell and Sven Gothel of Sun Microsystems explain how the Nvidia APX2500 chip allows developers to write Java apps on a desktop and run them directly to cell phones. Users will be able to play games and navigate cities in 3D using GPS.

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Microsoft unveils \ Microsoft unveils 'mobile navigator' technology
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At CES in Las Vegas, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shows attendees the company's new "mobile navigator" technology that can be used to point at a person or place, and get more information. The new software will be incorporated into devices such as cameras, PDAs, and phones.

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Green Tech 101 Green Tech 101
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Adam Grosser, general partner of Foundation Capital, describes the different categories of green technology and the challenges they face.

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A deeper look at surface computing A deeper look at surface computing
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At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ZDNet director Josh Taylor looks at Microsoft's new surface computing platform, which includes applications for drawing, interacting with media, and manipulating photos that are instantly taken from a digital camera.

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