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Multi-Core Processor |
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| The race for computer power and speed has been underway since World War II. It accelerated tremendously in 1971, with Intel��셲 introduction of the first microprocessor. Soon afterward, one of Intel��셲 founders, Gordon Moore, observed that price-performance was doubling every 18 months, and that trend became known as Moore��셲 Law. |
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Internet Gambling Ja |
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| Internet gambling is growing at a phenomenal pace. In 1996, the industry consisted of 30 Web sites that brought in $30 million in wagers. But by 2004, more than 1,800 on-line casinos took in about $7.5 billion. |
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India Is Coming |
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| In the past five years, more than 100 information technology and scientific firms have opened R&D labs in India. Leading companies are drawn to India because it is home to some of the world��셲 brightest minds and sharpest innovators. |
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The New Technology B |
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| There��셲 no question that 2004 was a tremendous year for the consumer electronics industry. Total shipments of U.S. consumer electronic products climbed 11 percent for the year, to $113.5 billion, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. And 2005 is expected to be even bigger, with another 11 percent increase predicted by the association. |
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RNA Runs Interferenc |
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| At the same time stem cells are promising unprecedented hope for conditions requiring replacement of tissue, another new technology called ��쏳NA interference��� may be even bigger. This technology promises to address the one-third of human maladies that are the result of genetic glitches that can��셳 be fixed by stem cells or by any of today��셲 ��쐁onventional��� therapies. |
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