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Intel: investing in the cloud

Intel drops $30 million on new cloud computing research

By Adam Hartley published

Intel has made a $30 million investment in two new cloud computing research centres at Carnegie Mellon University in the US.

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Laser-based tractor beams could move tiny things from one place to another place slightly closer to the laser's source

Lasers drag tractor beams from sci-fi to sci-possible

By Kate Solomon published

Is there anything lasers can't do? It's beginning to look unlikely, with researchers having now calculated the conditions under which a laser could act as a tractor beam.

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Tron: Legacy star admits that many movies don't benefit from a 3D treatment

Tron: Legacy star slams 3D tech

By Adam Hartley published

Tron: Legacy is out in glorious 3D later this very month, although its leading lady doesn't seem to be that taken with new 3D cinema tech.

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Dr Who website

Regenerating the Doctor Who website

By Paul Wyatt published

We reveal how the BBC revamped its nostalgia-oriented website for a new, younger audience

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Star Wars Galaxies

Sci-Fi MMOs simply don't work - blame the levels

By Luis Villazon published

Opinion Isn't character progression the main motivation for playing MMOs?

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