The USPTO planned to have a new computer program up and running by March 2 to calculate subsequent patent term adjustments.

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Tablet computers have proven themselves to be a new computer category, as opposed to just oversized smartphones.

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The union alleges that problems with the introduction of a new computer system have helped exacerbate the water shortage.

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In what appears to be an early proof-of-concept for DNA computing, scientists at Columbia University and the University of New Mexico have created a basic computer, called the MAYA-II, which has a molecular array of YES and AND logic gates made up of 100 DNA circuits.

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Before you can sign into your Google account from a new computer or device, you have to enter a verification code that Google sends to your phone.

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"There have been programs that have been around for decades that will get a computer to generate new material that crosses that line into the significant new, " such as a drawing program created by artist Harold Cohen.

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Another key to a healthy computer is making sure you have enough memory before installing new applications.

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The new software will need ever more powerful hardware to work well, and both HP and Dell Computer have been working with Microsoft for over a year to tweak their boxes for the new operating systems.

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Unlike their predecessors, these new devices don't require downloading data to a computer, as long as you have a compatible smartphone.

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Apple disciples -- and, yes, some await each new product announcement from the company with near cult-like devotion -- have been anticipating a tablet computer for several years.

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And if you have lots of Java on a legacy network, you want to preserve that code while getting the benefits of those new computer architectures.

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But behind the scenes, many companies have quietly been enhancing and reimagining the Web browser, as new technologies have made it possible to do numerous activities in the browser instead of through software downloaded to a computer or mobile device.

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