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The Gene Bubble: Curing Cancer, One Misleading Article at a Time

BY David H. FreedmanThu Dec 17, 2009 at 8:57 AM

Great news for the cancerphobic, by which I mean everyone: Scientists have cracked the cancer genome! Or at least they've done it for lung and skin cancer, two of the scariest varieties. This is an enormous breakthrough for cancer ...READ»

GOOGLE | 8 comments

Google Unveils Real Time Search, Translation, Image Searching, Goggles...Awkwardly

BY Kit EatonMon Dec 7, 2009 at 1:55 PM

Google called a high-profile press conference today, and used it to unveil not one big feature, but a number of current and future tweaks to its service. The list was impressive, so we've rounded up some of the cleverest tech for you.READ»

IPHONE MEDICAL APPS | 5 comments

8 Medical iPhone Apps You Should Prescribe to Your Health-Care Professional

BY Lydia DishmanMon Dec 7, 2009 at 1:10 PM

It's a safe bet that one of your doctors has an iPhone. But what you may not realize is that he or she is using it as part of your overall treatment. From reading APGAR scores to x-rays, there is a fascinating array of health-care ...READ»

CYBERNETIC HAND | 1 comment

Amputee Gets Real-Feeling, Thought-Powered Cybernetic Fingers

BY Kit EatonThu Dec 3, 2009 at 12:08 PM

What if you could wire up your nervous system to a robotic hand so well that it actually felt like your own? Would you be a real-life cyborg or Six Million Dollar Man? Yup. It's not only the future of prosthetic limbs. It's the ...READ»

HEALTH CARE | 4 comments

The Future of Health Care Is Social [slideshow]

BY Jennifer Kilian and Barbara PantusoThu Oct 8, 2009 at 9:17 AM

Read the feature article: The Future of Health Care is Social Join in the conversation this Thursday October 8 at noon eastern, when frog design holds a discussion about the future of health care on Twitter (follow @frogdesign ...READ»

HEALTH CARE | 25 comments

The Future of Health Care Is Social

BY Jennifer Kilian and Barbara PantusoTue Oct 6, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Too many of us are too busy to be healthy--not because we lack awareness. It's finding the time to do it that's the problem. In an age of 24/7 connectivity, time feels more pressed than ever. Yet, it may be that the very technology allowing us this around-the-clock connection can transform how we manage our health.READ»

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Augmented Reality Gets New Dimension: Layar Adds 3-D

BY Kit EatonTue Sep 22, 2009 at 10:49 AM

Layar is going into the third dimension, using clever positional and graphical coding to create three-dimensional metatags that appear to be embedded in the real three-dimensional physical world imaged by a smartphone.READ»

BUSINESS | Comment

Soon Your Phone Network Will Be a Vanilla Data Channel

BY Kit EatonThu Sep 10, 2009 at 7:26 AM

Nokia just revealed it won't let phone networks apply any proprietary customization to its hot little MID/smartphone the N900. It's another sign that in the future your cell-phone network will be way less important than it thinks it ...READ»

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Twitter and Facebook Come to FiOS TV, but Verizon's Still Just a Widget Wannabe

BY Kit EatonWed Jul 15, 2009 at 9:23 AM

Verizon's just added something to FiOS that's either a blessing or a curse for Twitter addicts--a live feed of your Twitter account that'll appear on your TV over the show you're watching, part of a new Widget Bazaar that also ...READ»

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