Not enough space: The dicey game of storing, backing up files September 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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About five years ago, a technical disaster struck Fernando Santos: His computer hard drive failed. The San Francisco resident lost everything on it and had to reformat his drive. "I lost a lot of nice pictures," said Santos, ... | |
Does the next president have to be tech-savvy? 11 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 2
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promises to appoint the nation's first chief technology officer if elected. | |
Keeping an eye on intruders September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Electronic fingerprinting, iris scans, and signature recognition software are all becoming commonplace biometrics for user authentication and security. However, they all suffer from one major drawback - they can be spoofed ... | |
 High-tech tools to fight fine wine fraud September 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
One of Britain's top rare wine merchants and nuclear scientists in France on Tuesday jointly unveiled a 21st-century tool for unmasking counterfeit vintage wines. | |
Home IQ: Winning technologies will make people smarter -- not their houses September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Someday, we may be getting fashion advice from our mirrors. Instead of digging through our closets to find the perfect complement for a new shirt, we may hold it up to our bedroom mirror for a computer to scan. Using radio-frequency ... | |
Digitized student: Accelerated research using a digital camera September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A researcher on a short trip to a foreign country, with little money, but a digital camera in hand has devised a novel approach to digitizing foreign archives that could speed up research. | |
Toting a laptop? Relief's in store at airport checkpoints September 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Travelers heading through airport security soon may be spending less time in line, thanks to new rules that allow laptop computers in "checkpoint-friendly" bags to pass through X-ray machines without being pulled out for ... | |
 Eyes turn to dawn of 'visual computing' August 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Lifelike graphics are breaking free of elite computer games and spreading throughout society in what industry insiders proclaim is the dawning of a "visual computing era." | |
IBM Moves Real-Time Communication and Collaboration Into 3-D September 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
IBM Research announced a new project, dubbed "Sametime 3-D," demonstrating the integration of Lotus Sametime with several virtual environments. The project showcases the business value virtual environments can bring to the ... | |
 Drivers rely on OnStar to evade Hurricane Gustav September 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- For the most part, the callers were calm, patiently asking for the fastest path out of New Orleans or some other Gulf Coast city as Hurricane Gustav twisted its way to the northwest. They started ... | |
 FAA outage reveals odd computing practices August 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- When a computer glitch at a Federal Aviation Administration center caused widespread airline delays this week, it served as a reminder that the U.S. flight system is waiting for a modernizing overhaul. ... | |
 Computer virus goes into orbit August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station only to be tossed into quarantine on July 25 by security software. | |
One small hitch for FAA, one giant mess for fliers August 27, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just ... | |
Intel CTO Says Gap between Humans, Machines will Close by 2050 August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Intel Corporation's chief technology officer took a fascinating look at how technology will bring man and machine much closer together by 2050. | |
 Eco-architecture could produce 'grow your own' homes August 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 55 vote(s)
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A bus stop that grows its own foliage as shade? A children's playground, made entirely from trees? A shelter made from living tree roots that could provide natural protection against earthquakes in California? | |
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