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Why Mobile Voice Quality Still Stinks—and How to Fix It

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 08:00 AM PDT



Technologies such as VoLTE and HD Voice could improve sound quality, but cellular carriers aren’t deploying them fast enough

BMW's Chinese Robocar Tests Will Use Baidu's Maps

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 07:00 AM PDT



Superdetailed maps are key to self-driving cars, and in China, Baidu can provide them

Rooftop Solar’s Threat to Utilities by the Numbers

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 06:00 AM PDT



A Berkeley Labs study finds that just a little distributed solar eats a lot of utilities' earnings. Is this what the "utility death spiral" looks like?

Mercedes Shows Off Self-Driving "Future Truck 2025"

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 01:00 PM PDT



Even 11 years from now, though, the company expects human drivers to still be "in the loop"

How IBM Got Brainlike Efficiency From the TrueNorth Chip

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 12:01 PM PDT



TrueNorth takes a big step toward using the brain’s architecture to reduce computing’s power consumption

Simple 3D Printed Grip Makes Household Robots a Little More Realistic

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 11:45 AM PDT



A cheap adapter neatly solves problems that robots have with using human tools

Printed, Flexible, and Organic Wearable Sensors Worth $244 Million in 10 Years

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 10:00 AM PDT



A new generation of electronic sensors could revolutionize wearable gadgets and smart retail packaging

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