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Researchers at MIT and Boston Children's Hospital have developed a system that can take MRI scans of a patient's heart and, in just a few hours, convert them into a tangible, physical model that surgeons can use to plan surgery.

The early download glitch users encountered in grabbing iOS 9 this week was not due to an overload on Apple's content delivery network (CDN), an expert said today.

Some analysts have grappled with how quickly the smartwatch market will grow in coming years, but Apple's entry into the space has helped firm up some outlooks.

Volkswagen is being investigated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board for allegedly using software to game emission test results.

One of the great things about R is the thousands of packages users have written to solve specific problems in various disciplines -- analyzing everything from weather or financial data to the human genome -- not to mention analyzing computer security-breach data.

Volkswagen is being investigated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board for allegedly using software to game emission test results.

There’s something really satisfying about working on a business document with another person or in a group. The thoughts often come together in unison. One person adds a paragraph, another person makes a quick correction. It’s about as close to having a video chat as you can get, minus the awkward pauses, bad lighting and jittery video when one person connects from a coffee shop.

AT&T said three of its employees secretly installed software on its network so a cellphone unlocking service could surreptitiously funnel hundreds of thousands of requests to its servers to remove software locks on phones.

Some people are afraid that one day robots will rise up, sentient, working as a collective and angry enough to overthrow the human race.

Apple met with California’s Department of Motor Vehicles in August to discuss self-driving vehicles, which means an Apple-branded electric car might be closer to hitting the road than previously expected.

If I didn't know any better, I'd think Motorola had developed a serious steroid problem.

Adoption of Apple's new iOS 9 was slightly ahead of the pace of last year's iOS 8 as the upgrade neared the 48-hour mark, but, like its immediate predecessor, was far behind that of 2013's iOS, according to data from an analytics firm.

Malcolm Greene spent the last 25 years building a career as a successful IT consultant, moving from gig to gig based solely on referrals from satisfied clients and developing a reputation as the go-to guy for "impossible" IT problems. But when Greene decided to make a career change to pursue a role in a corporate C-suite, he faced his own impossible problem: He didn't have a resume.

To think that a couple of months ago we were worried that the Internet might not be able to hold up against the pent-up demand for Windows 10. The Internet did just fine, as it turns out — even better than we knew. Because we have recently discovered that all along, Microsoft has been sending Windows 10 bits to those of us who have Windows 7 or 8.x on our PCs, whether we asked for them or not. Did I say “sending”? That’s a bit mild. What Microsoft has been doing is force-feeding us Windows 10... Читать дальше...

One in 160 million

If you are one of those among 160 million iOS 9 upgraders who has problems installing the new iOS on your device, you’ll take no joy being told you’re one of a small minority. So I’m going to try to reassure you with some simple problem solving tips to help you through.

If you are able to access a computer running the latest version of iTunes (you have upgraded iTunes already, right?) then you should use iTunes to install – it’s usually less troublesome and doesn’t demand any space on the device. Читать дальше...

Microsoft added two game-changing security features for enterprise users in Windows 10, but until recently, the company has been relatively quiet about them.

For the second year in a row, Apple reduced prices for its expanded iCloud storage plans, putting costs in line with rivals like Google, Microsoft and Dropbox.

In yet another round of Apple v Samsung, Apple has won the right to stop Samsung selling some products. Apple's appeal of a previous ruling said the previous court shouldn't have denied Apple the right to seek the right. Are you still awake? Or have you skipped to the next paragraph already?

Amazon Web Services launched a new, less-expensive flavor of its cloud-based object storage service meant for data that is infrequently accessed (IA).

When you send an email, it can sometimes feel as if you're tossing it into a black hole. Did your recipient get it or was it waylaid by a faulty spam filter? Was it ever read or did it get lost in the day's mass of messages? The only way to tell is via email tracking, which lets you know when your email is opened by its recipient.

Consultant pilot fish is paying his bills online, but for some reason his health insurance company's website won't let him log in.

Like all major retailers, Target is struggling with the challenges from mobile- and e-commerce-focused shoppers. But to a greater extent than others, Target is trying to be creative about finding approaches that resonate — and understands that it must break through the insular thinking that most Fortune 50 companies (it ranks at 36) suffer from.

There is one simple truth in tech that never seems to change: The best products always win, one way or another. They attract users and keep them. I know you can push out poorly designed products and hope they last in the marketplace for a while, but for the long haul, if your company produces products that are truly remarkable, they will stand the test of time. They will rack up sales. They will lead to a high stock price.