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‘Jeopardy’ to Air Man vs. Machine Challenge

by on Dec.14, 2010, under Towing

Jeopardy contestants Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter

Jeopardy will have an unusual contestant next year – an IBM (IBM) computing system named “Watson.”

Watson will take on the show’s two most successful contestants, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter (pictured left to right), in February, according to the show’s website.

IBM scientists built Watson to see if they could create a computing system that rivals human ability to answer questions posted in…

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‘Jeopardy’ to Air Man vs. Machine Challenge originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:03:00.

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Social Media Make You More Sociable, Study Says

by on Nov.24, 2010, under Towing

Social media websites such as Facebook make people more sociable, researchers say.

The findings contradict a widespread belief that online socializing is replacing in person contact as people shun the world beyond their computer screen.

“Our findings suggest that Facebook is not supplanting face-to-face interactions between friends, family and colleagues,” said S. Craig Watkins, an associate…

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Social Media Make You More Sociable, Study Says originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:09:00.

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Rare Apple I Computer Sells for $210,000 at London Auction

by on Nov.23, 2010, under Towing

An Apple I, one of only 200 computers the company made for its first-ever sales model in 1976, sold at a London auction for about $210,000, the Associated Press reported.

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Rare Apple I Computer Sells for $210,000 at London Auction originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:35:00.

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Hewlett-Packard Fiscal 4Q Profit Beats Estimates

by on Nov.22, 2010, under Towing

Hewlett-Packard’sfiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 5.2% as the world’s biggest computer maker saw increased demand for high-margin products such as servers and networking and storage equipment that offset lackluster consumer demand for PCs.

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Hewlett-Packard Fiscal 4Q Profit Beats Estimates originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:58:00.

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