 Meet Robo habilis July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project has brought the dream of human-like robots closer to reality by creating a human-like arm and hand controlled by an electronic ‘brain’ modelled on the human cerebellum. | |
 Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Since the idea of using DNA to create faster, smaller, and more powerful computers originated in 1994, scientists have been scrambling to develop successful ways to use genetic code for computation. Now, new ... | |
 How Secure Is Your Network? NIST Model Knows July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(PhysOrg.com) -- Data breaches are a recurring nightmare for IT managers responsible for securing not only their company’s confidential data, but possibly also sensitive information belonging to their clients, ... | |
 China's mobile users top 600 million: govt 15 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The number of mobile users in China, the world's biggest cellphone market, now tops 600 million, the government said, as subscribers increasingly abandon fixed lines. | |
Microsoft to let developers sell Xbox games online July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- Microsoft will let independent developers sell video games for the Xbox 360 console — and keep most of the profits — beginning this holiday season, the company said Tuesday. | |
Breaking up not so hard to do with Slydial July 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The old song had it right: Breaking up is hard to do. But a free new phone service called Slydial might make it easier to get through that and other awkward moments - without actually having to talk to anyone. | |
Embarq provides more details on Web tracking test 15 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Embarq Corp. has revealed more details about its exploration of a program that tracked Internet subscribers' Web-surfing habits for advertising purposes, telling Congress that it performed the test on 26,000 customers ... | |
Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Camera flashcubes of the 1960s, high-definition TVs and the Nicoderm quit-smoking patch have at least one thing in common: Each found a place over the years on R&D Magazine's annual list of the 100 most technologically ... | |
Qualcomm earns outlook falls short of expectations 15 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of chips that run cell phones, issued fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance Thursday that fell short of Wall Street targets, but the stock soared on a broad-ranging legal ... | |
Court affirms online content law unconstitutional July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- A federal appeals court agreed Tuesday with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet. | |
Scholars plan to reunite ancient Bible -- online July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, a 4th century version that had its Gospels and epistles spread across the world, is being made whole again - online. | |
Building a better telecom system July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Hurricane Katrina helped University of Texas professor, Alexis Kwasinski, formulate a new plan for the U.S. telecom system: a de-centralized power architecture that would have kept the lights and phones on in New Orleans. ... | |
 Unlike McCain, many seniors depend on the Web July 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help. Robinson is now 106 - that's 35 years older than McCain - and she began using the Internet ... | |
Major shareholder advisory firm backs Yahoo board 13 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- An influential shareholder advisory firm endorsed the re-election of Yahoo Inc.'s entire board Thursday, reducing the chances that the Internet company's directors will be ousted for spurning Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 ... | |
South Korea's Hynix to close US chip plant July 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest memory chip manufacturer, said Thursday it will close its only U.S. factory amid changes in production standards and steep price declines buffeting the industry. | |
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