Clock articles

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  Twitter UK shows off #Flock, a cuckoo clock powered by tweets

  By Casey Newton on April 18, 2013 02:10 pm + 13 comments

  One lucky advertiser will walk away from an event at the Tate Modern in London today with a novel Continue reading…

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  iOS Do Not Disturb mode fails to turn off for some on New Year's Day

  By Tom Warren on January 1, 2013 06:05 am + 129 comments

  Like clockwork, Apple's iOS devices are experiencing another time-related bug on New Year's Day. A Continue reading…

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  How Google keeps its global Spanner database running with atomic clocks and GPS

  By T.C. Sottek on November 26, 2012 08:40 am + 20 comments

  Google's Spanner database is designed to operate seamlessly between data centers around the world, Continue reading…

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  Apple agrees on licensing terms for use of iconic Swiss clock design

  By Aaron Souppouris on October 12, 2012 08:50 am + 271 comments

  Apple has agreed to pay the Swiss national railway (SBB) for use of its iconic clock design in iOS Continue reading…

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  Apple accused of plagiarizing iconic Swiss clock design

  By Aaron Souppouris on September 21, 2012 06:24 am + 234 comments

  The new Clock app for iPad may not seem like a contender for the most controversial new feature of Continue reading…

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  Adafruit's Time Circuit Clock takes you back to the future, sans the DeLorean

  By Adi Robertson on July 2, 2012 07:09 pm + 10 comments

  The DeLorean may have been the most iconic part of Back to the Future's time machine, but it Continue reading…

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  The Mechanical CPU Clock ingeniously tells time while teaching computer concepts

  By Dieter Bohn on April 16, 2012 09:10 pm + 6 comments

  Lior Elazary was hoping to teach his children how the CPU inside a computer actually functions. Continue reading…

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  AlarmTalk for iOS wakes you with the weather and your appointments for $1.99

  By Andrew Webster on March 30, 2012 01:22 pm + 17 comments

  Your iPhone already comes with a built-in alarm clock, but if you like to be notified about Continue reading…

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  Chirp Clock tells the time, tweet by tweet

  By Chris Ziegler on March 19, 2012 07:26 pm + 6 comments

  Twitter — specifically Twitter's effect on the way we communicate and interact — is amazing. The Continue reading…

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  Nuclear clocks could use neutrons to beat atomic accuracy by 100 times

  By Jamie Keene on March 9, 2012 09:27 am + 19 comments

  A nuclear clock proposed by researchers from the University of New South Wales could be accurate to Continue reading…