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• Dell plans to sell computer factories — report
Dell Inc is trying to sell computer factories around the world in efforts to cut cost and improve profitability, the Wall Street Journal said. In recent months, Dell has approached contract computer manufacturers with offers to sell the plants, the ...
• Dell may unveil mini-notebook computer
SAN FRANCISCO - Dell Inc. is poised to announce a new mini-laptop computer later this week, a source familiar with the company's plan said on Tuesday, confirming a Wall Street Journal story. The source said the Dell "mini" would be a low-priced ...
• Software teaches helicopters new tricks
In 10 minutes, a computer algorithm developed by Stanford University scientists learned, and then flawlessly replicated, more than 20 years of radio-controlled helicopter expertise. Helicopters like this one managed to mimic feats of helicopters ...
• When fantasy football gets in the way of work
On Monday mornings, Damien Price can be found at his office computer. For eight months a year, the vice president for an insurance company will be checking work-related fare. But starting Sept. 8, his gaze will turn in another direction. “All I do ...
• Food for thought: Thinking makes us pig out
Researchers split 14 university student volunteers into three groups for a 45-minute session of either relaxing in a sitting position, reading and summarizing a text, or completing a series of memory, attention, and vigilance tests on the computer.