Humanity and technology fuse in global Pangea Day film event 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Humanity and digital technology broke down walls between cultures on Saturday during a first-ever Pangea Day film event aimed at replacing conflict with understanding. | |
 Professor studies what cars can learn from drivers' words May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Years ago, Stanford communication and sociology researcher Clifford Nass wondered why some people treated their computers as humans, instead of machines, a question that led him down a path of interesting ... | |
 In US, electronic repo device stalls cars of late payers May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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The credit squeeze that has helped put the brakes on the US economy is now stalling cars, as loan companies and automobile sellers install electronic repossession devices that kick in if a buyer misses a payment. ... | |
 Pope to give new meaning to religious text May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Pope Benedict XVI will give a new meaning to the term religious text by sending "inspirational messages" to mobile phones during Catholic World Youth day in Australia, organisers said Wednesday. | |
 Powering up IT for professional learning May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The study and implementation of technology-enhanced professional learning has been fragmented. Now European researchers have linked such ‘islands’ of knowledge into a thriving, collaborative community. | |
HP labs director seeks more help from academia May 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Trying to boost the output of its research labs, Hewlett-Packard Co. wants to get more help from scientists in universities. | |
Calif. judge apologizes, pays $100,000 to software mogul May 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- In an unusual act of contrition, a state court judge has publicly apologized and agreed to pay $100,000 to Silicon Valley billionaire Tom Siebel for besmirching him in a lawsuit she filed as an attorney more than ... | |
 Neil Young to release archive on Blu-ray discs May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Rocker Neil Young plans to release his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, a sign that the discs' capabilities are building appeal among musicians as well as movie studios. | |
Criminals try to 'copyright' malware April 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Even criminal hackers want to protect their intellectual property, and they've come up with a method akin to copyrighting - with an appropriate dash of Internet thuggery thrown in. | |
Holy calling: Christians offered mobile 'prayer alerts' May 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
British Christians will be able to pray together wherever they are in future, by subscribing to a new mobile phone text alert service unveiled Thursday. | |
Electronics makers to create home networking standard April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Several electronics manufacturers said Tuesday they are working to create a worldwide standard for how their devices will talk with each other in people's homes. | |
 US cites China, Russia for failing to protect intellectual property April 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 9
The United States on Friday named China and Russia as among the worst protectors of intellectual property rights, flooding global trade with counterfeit items such as DVDs, designer bags, medicines and software. ... | |
 Microsoft's Bill Gates talks tech, Web in South Korea May 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, traveling through Asia, met Tuesday with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and championed his vision of the future of high tech and the Internet. | |
 Cuba puts first computers on sale to the public (Update) May 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Cubans are getting wired. The island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales as another despised restriction on daily ... | |
 Honda system to warn motorists of crime hotspots April 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. will start a new system this week warning motorists when they are driving close to crime hotspots. | |
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