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Remember Big Dog ? Well there is a new walking robot king in town. Cornell’s Ranger Robot has just broken the record for distance for a bipedal robot. It took over 65 thousand steps before the battery died! Thanks for the tip Paul. “It took 65,185 steps for Cornell’s 4-legged bipedal robot to walk 108.5 laps on Barton Hall’s 1/8-mile indoor track, setting a new world record for non-stop distance walked by an untethered legged robot – more than a half a marathon.

Section: Web , Websites The Boston Globe is reporting that federal investigators have discovered over two dozen federal employees who downloaded and viewed child pornography on their taxpayer funded computers. The individuals worked for the National Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and other Pentagon related agencies. Some were convicted but sadly many more have never faced any punishment due to bungled handling of evidence or lack of resources.

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TriVascular, a subsidiary of the TV2 Holding Company, has raised $45 million in  a third round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC . Based in Santa Rosa, Calif., TriVascular makes endovascular medical devices for aortic repair. TriVascular was acquired by Boston Scientific in 2005 and then sold to the TV2 Holding Company in 2008 . The company last raised $30.5M  in equity in 2009. The company plans to use its latest round to launch an abdominal stent graft system in Europe, according to peHUB

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Curt Schilling’s Maynard, MA-based 38 Studios will meet with Rhode Island’s Economic Development Corporation to discuss a possible $75 million loan, should the studio move its headquarters to Rhode Island. Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher, is personally impressed with Rhode Island and is considering the move as a way to finance the company’s massively multiplayer online games. Curt Schilling’s extensive baseball career afforded him the opportunity to start up a development studio back in 2006. 38 Studios has been primarily funded on Shilling’s earnings , estimated at over $114 million dollars. Canada’s provincial governments have long used financial incentives to lure game companies, but U.S. states are only beginning to do so. See Industry Gamers for more.

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Section: Communications , Cellular Providers , Mobile AT&T claims to have the fastest 3G network nationwide, despite all the issues it might have with all the iPhone users out there using the network.? With it’s newer HSUPA network, the carrier should have 3G upload speeds up to about 1 Mbps.? It looks like in some markets that number dropped this past weekend. It seems in some markets, AT&T’s 3G upload speeds may be capped at just about 100 kbps, only 10 percent of what the network should be capable of.? The caps seem to have started this past weekend, with no warning or statement about what was happening.? The areas affected are: NYC, Central Jersey, Boston, Orlando, Seattle, South Jersey/Philly, Columbus, Cleveland, West Houston, Phoenix, Northern Colorado, St. Paul/Minesota, Suffolk County/Long Island, Quad Cities, South Jersey, Denver, Detroit Metro, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Fairfax, Minneapolis Living in one of the affected areas, I’ve been able to confirm that the upload speeds are, in fact clocked at lower than 100 kbps (see image above).? The download speeds are typical, ranging between 1 and 2 Mbps, but upload speeds drop dramatically to somewhere between 82 and 98 kbps

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Stran Smith 1.0 Category: Lifestyle Price: $2.99 -> Free, Version: 1.0 ( iTunes ) Description: Welcome to the OFFICIAL Stran Smith iPhone application! In April of 2003, Stran Smith was told that he would never be able to rope again. Doesn’t seem like a big deal unless roping is how you make a living and support a family. In the midst of an outstanding season, this professional athlete suffered a stroke. And having had one stroke, Stran almost certainly would have another unless he took a very strong blood thinner that would not allow him to ever rope again or even lead a normal active lifestyle. Doctors determined the cause of the stroke to be a congenital heart defect

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Chris Yeh is the vice president of marketing at collaboration company PBworks . This column was originally published on his blog .

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Mobile Phones There is an official photo of upcoming smartphone, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 , which was previously known under the code name Sony Ericsson Shakira . Apparently, the announcement of this device will be held in the coming days. Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 is destined to occupy a niche between the large-sized communicator of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 and tiny smartphone of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini . It has innovation design with very reminiscent of the past. Reportedly, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 aka Sony Ericsson SHAKIRA is running on Android OS (probably, Android 1.6) with TimeScape and MediaScape add-ons. The handset has brings a display with resolution of 320×480 pixels (HVGA). Source Sony Ericsson Shakira to be called X8 Photos of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 aka Shakira LG Etna, QWERTY slider phone with Android [IFA 2009] Camangi WebStation Android Tablet, available for pre-order Skytone Alpha 680 netbook, review LG-GW620 the LG’s first Android Smartphone, officially Orange Boston Smartphone for One Euro Tags: Android , Phone , photo , Sony Ericsson , Sony Ericsson Shakira , Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8

Sproxil , a startup that helps pharmaceutical companies and other businesses guard against counterfeit versions of their products, was chosen this week as the winner of IBM’s Boston SmartCamp.

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Sproxil wins Boston SmartCamp by spotting counterfeit medicine (video)