微软首席执行官史蒂夫鲍尔默(Steve Ballmer)在D: All Things Digital大会上发布了其新一代搜索引擎Bing,以方便网络信息搜索。微软这么做是为了提高在搜索引擎市场的竞争力,希望借此撼动Google的霸主地位。 不过截止发稿前,Bing的网站并不能正常登陆,也有传闻说被

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Moths Inspire Better Smartphone Screens 飞蛾帮你改进智能手机屏 One of the things that makes your smartphone so smart is that if you pull it out in the sun, it senses thatand dials up the screen brightness to compensate. But it's not a perf

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在我们的日常生活中,经常会用到一次性筷子,一次性杯子,一次性拖鞋等等一次性物品.然而,英国每日邮报今天的一篇报道提出了一个新的概念一次性爸爸. 一次性 爸爸? The Daily Mail: Disposable d

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AZUZ: Nomophobia is a term we came across when preparing our next story. It's a mash up no-mobile-phobia. The fear of not having your smartphone or being connected with others through it. Though the devices are a relatively recent invention, an incre

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Technology Report - Scientists Develop Smartphone App for Eye Exams This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. More than two hundred eighty million people around the world have vision problems or are blind. The World Health Organization says

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GeographyMeetsSocialMediaonGeosocialSites Theres a well-worn phrase in real estate: location, location, location, meaning that where a property is located, alone, means more than anything else when it comes to assessing its value. But location is get

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Random numbers are hugely important for modern computing. They're used to encrypt credit card numbers and emails. To inject randomness into online gaming. And to simulate super complex phenomena, like protein folding or nuclear fission. But here's th

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Hitomi: What are you unboxing? Jason: This is my new smartphone. It has every feature under the sun! Hitomi: Every feature? Jason: It has a high quality camera and video camera, and its a videophone. It has a great GPS program, too. The touch- screen

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Topic 1-Internet Trends Report Highlight Chinas Development A report reveals that China is spearheading in many areas in the realm of the internet. And what are the fastest growing engines of the internet economy for China? Topic 2-Teen pedestrian st

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Topic1-The Smartphone Market in China Slows down The Chinese smartphone market slowed down significantly in 2015. As the growth rate plummeted from 20 percent to just 2.5 percent last year. As vendors struggled to find more first-time buyers and the

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