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Chinese Video Game Simulates Real-World Island Dispute

2013-08-01 18:10:45| TechNewsWorld

Glorious Mission Online, a first-person shooting game launched in China and codeveloped by the People's Liberation Army, lets gamers defeat Japan in the fake quest to take back real islands. The game includes the real-life plot in which China and Japan fight over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, which sit in the East China Sea and have prompted territorial skirmishes.

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Meet DARPAs real-world Terminator, Atlas

2013-07-12 13:15:52| Extremetech

DARPA and Boston Dynamics have unveiled their most advanced humanoid robot yet: Atlas. At 6'2" and 330lbs, Atlas is incredibly imposing; with 28 hydraulically actuated joints, LIDAR and stereo vision, a beefy on-board computer, and some of the most advanced robotic limbs ever conceived, Atlas is remarkably human-like in its behavior. While Atlas is initially conceived as a disaster response robot, such as cleaning up and looking for survivors at after a Fukushima-like disaster, it's easy to imagine Atlas being the basis of a robotic army, supported by BigDog mules.

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MacBook Air real-world 802.11ac speeds throttled

2013-06-25 02:14:03| CNET News.com

Findings show that despite high link speeds, the 2013 MacBook Air is currently limited to about a third of its expected transfer rates. [Read more]

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TOP NEWS: Gap Between Ratings and Real-World Mileage Seen

2013-06-18 09:00:44| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News

According to a new study by the International Council on Clean transportation, gaps between stickered EPA ratings and the actual mileage have increased. From a combination of rebounding sales and an unprecedented number of new models on the market, automotive suppliers are having trouble keeping up. The latest AAA study indicates that even with all the hands-free systems currently in place, distracted driving is still a problem, and will get worse.The Article TOP NEWS: Gap Between Ratings and Real-World Mileage Seen appeared first on Automotive Digest.

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