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...wide screen split into two frames, one for each side of the court. I tossed the ball in the air with a tap of a button, then swung my arm. A perfect serve. Chris returned the serve with a flick of his wrist, then I swung again. Early clumsiness fast became aggressive, aerobic, precise gesticulation. You develop a forehand, a backhand, even an overhead smash, just like on the real courts, and you work up a sweat doing it. Each time the virtual racquet hits the ball, it delivers an unbelievably satisfying "thok...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Instant Wii Play | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

...from weather and road conditions to fuel levels and competitors' probable actions--and how they may interact to affect a car's performance, before and during a race. The program spits out possible options and assesses the chances of success. Now that racetrack technology is coming to the equally fast-paced world of business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Very Rapid Response | 11/12/2006 | See Source »

Fearful of bird flu, Singapore's government has been shooting the nation's fast-breeding and noisy crows. The population--once as high as 150,000--is down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does This Look Like The Face Of A Killer? | 11/12/2006 | See Source »

...leading candidate to replace Ricke is Rene Obermann, the boyish CEO of T-Mobile, Telekom's fast-growing international mobile phone unit and the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. Obermann is the candidate preferred by the German government and labor representatives on the supervisory board. But there is some opposition to Obermann's appointment by investors and supervisory board members, who would rather see an outside executive with international experience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deutsche Telekom to Oust Its CEO | 11/10/2006 | See Source »

...period of time, women have slowly increased their representation,” Tsapogas said. “Some of the racial, ethnic groups have not done as well as women have done. There’s been gradual progress there, too, but it hasn’t been as fast as it has been for women...

Author: By Victoria B. Kabak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pay Gap Seen in Science | 11/9/2006 | See Source »

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