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Microsoft to give out development tools to students | Markets | Markets News | Reuters
19 February 08 07:02 AM | john.mullinax | 1 Comments   

Historically, Microsoft's free development tool software program for students has been controlled by computer science departments.  This has probably been one of multiple reasons that comp sci students have disproportionately taken advantage of Microsoft's Read More...

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Share the Robot Love! Toyota's violin playing bot and the GM FIRST Robot Challenge
11 December 07 02:46 AM | john.mullinax | 3 Comments   

I'm a fan of robots. As such, two things caught my attention recently -- one far from home and one very near. First, on Thursday Toyota unveiled a white, 5 foot tall, violin playing robot that bowed with its right arm and pressed strings with its left. Read More...

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