Google Search Results Made More Relevant

Google has launched a major project to improve how its search works. It now has a “more human” understanding of particular searches to get more relevant results. For example, if you search for “Taj Mahal”, Google will ask whether you mean the monument, the musician or a local restaurant. Called the knowledge graph, this new way of ordering results sets out to understand the nuances in your searches.

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The Evolution of Computer Monitors

Computer monitors are a crucial component of the modern world. For many people, a solid computer monitor is their connection to much of their work and social life. But what a lot of people never stop to consider is that the computer monitor is an invention that has evolved considerably since its inception.

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Sectors That are Playing Offenders of Student Loan Crisis

The country may still be grappling with the aftermath of the housing bubble burst, but one recent report suggests a different bubble may be looming on the horizon: student loans. Indeed, tuition costs have increased at a far greater rate than housing, energy and health care costs, as well as the overall rate of inflation. To make matters worse, student enrollment in for-profit schools has increased steadily as well, even though these are typically more expensive. (more…)

Top 10 Technology Stories of the Week – April 28th to May 05th, 2012

Mozilla slams CISPA…, An IP-Address Doesn’t Identify a Person…, Pirate Bay Enjoys 12 Million Traffic Boost…, Everywhere on Earth…,  CISPA is Unconstitutional…, Feds Seized Hip-Hop Site for a Year…, Patents and copyright have ceased to promote scientific innovation …, Microsoft Kind Of Drops Support For CISPA Citing…, Religious websites riskier than p*rn for online viruses…

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