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Making sure the internet delivers

July 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

European researchers have developed affordable test suites that businesses can use to check whether their software will work with the next-generation internet.


Fujitsu Develops New Technology that Ensures Authenticity of Digital Video Clips

July 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Fujitsu Laboratories announced today the development of the world's first technology that makes it possible to ensure that digital video data recorded over long time periods and then stored and managed in ...


Man versus machine poker re-match

July 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, is heading to Las Vegas for a re-match against humans.


To sing like Shakira, press '1' now

June 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Vibrato -- the pulsating change of pitch in a singer's voice -- is an important aspect of a singer's expression, used extensively by both classical opera singers and pop stars like Shakira. Usually, the quality of a vibrato ...


Computer Science Professor’s Breakthrough Maps the Cool Quest

June 20, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Like a Doppler weather map with red blotches tracking the paths of major storms, a new tracking software service co-developed by Columbia University computer science professor Tony Jebara instantly shows people ...


New system estimates geographic location of photos

June 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 2

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised the first computerized method that can analyze a single photograph and determine where in the world the image likely was taken. It's a feat made possible ...


Efficiency experts seek to save precious minutes in deploying ambulances

June 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Every extra second it takes an ambulance to get to its destination can mean life or death. But how, besides driving faster, can ambulances get emergency services to people in need as efficiently as possible, ...


New intrusion tolerance software fortifies server secrurity

June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 2

In spite of increased focus and large investments in computer security, critical infrastructure systems remain vulnerable to attacks, says Arun Sood, professor of computer science at George Mason University. The increasing ...


Microchip sets low-power record with extreme sleep mode

June 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s) | User comments: 1

A low-power microchip developed at the University of Michigan uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 times less in active mode than comparable chips now on the market.


'N-variant' microchips could protect intellectual property, enable new services

June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

Rice University computer engineers have created a way to design integrated circuits that can contain many multiple selves. The chips can assume one identify or a subset of identities at a time, depending on the user's needs. ...


Simulations means 'smarter traffic decisions'

June 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Kyoto University and IBM's Tokyo Research Laboratory have developed a system that can simulate urban transport situations encompassing millions of individual vehicles in complex traffic interactions. A simulation can predict, ...


'Saucy' software update finds symmetries dramatically faster

June 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | No comments yet

Computer scientists at the University of Michigan developed open-source software that cuts the time to find symmetries in complicated equations from days to seconds in some cases.


A new way to protect computer networks from Internet worms

June 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

Scientists may have found a new way to combat the most dangerous form of computer virus. The method automatically detects within minutes when an Internet worm has infected a computer network. Network administrators can then ...


Groundbreaking research study to measure 'how much information?' is in the world

June 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, today announced a new study to quantify the amounts and kinds of information being produced worldwide by businesses and consumers alike. The "How Much Information?" ...


Videogaming goes audio: New game lets visually impaired share the fun

June 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

A new computer game developed by MIT and Singaporean students has taken the video out of videogames, making it possible for visually impaired people to play the game on a level field with their sighted friends.


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