 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. | |
 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." | |
 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. | |
 Olympic fever being fuelled by high-tech in SKorea August 13, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Cutting-edge technology is fuelling Olympic fever in South Korea, with employees using hand-held TVs or mobile phones to follow the Games live during work or off-duty hours. | |
 Hackers hacked at infamous DefCon gathering August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 91 vote(s)
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In the end, it was hackers at DefCon that got hacked. After three days of software cracking duels and hacking seminars, self-described computer ninjas at the infamous gathering in Las Vegas found out Sunday ... | |
US judge gags subway card hackers August 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A US judge on Saturday gagged hackers from telling peers at a notorious DefCon conference how to get free rides by cracking commonly used subway "smart cards." | |
 'Cloud computing' trend heightens privacy risks August 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A US military computer science professor has warned that a trend to push software into the "clouds" exacerbates privacy risks as people trust information to the Internet. | |
 US intelligence alerts travelers to cyber spies August 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A US intelligence office Friday warned Americans traveling to the Beijing Olympics or elsewhere to expect cyber spies to surreptitiously compromise their laptops, cellphones, and other electronic devices. | |
 Dutch town tests 'air-purifying' concrete (Update) August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 91 vote(s)
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A road in the small Dutch town of Hengelo is to be paved with air-purifying concrete in a trial that could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against rising pollution, scientists said Wednesday. | |
 Scientist says feathers are future of Asia construction August 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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A Filipino scientist says he has created a new composite building board made of chicken feathers that could be a major breakthrough for the construction industry in Asia. | |
 Grow your mobile in a pot? Maybe someday, say Nokia researchers July 22, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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With a mobile phone you can make calls on the go, shoot photos and pinpoint your position on a map. And who knows, maybe one day you'll be able to grow your phone in a pot, if the futuristic ideas of technology ... | |
 Advertisers' dream as Japanese display identifies customers July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A new high-tech Japanese electronic display can instantly identify people's sex or age range and target them with advertisements to suit them, maker NEC Corp. said Friday. | |
 Videogame console giants jockey for throne July 16, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are waging battle at the Electronics Entertainment Expo, each claiming to be the true king of videogame consoles in a booming multi-billion dollar industry. | |
 With newest technology, US police turn table on car thieves July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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In some US cities, police have turned the thieves' greed and nifty new technology around on them, letting the car catch the crook. | |
Treadmill workstation brings exercise to office, slowly July 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Can sedentary office workers multi-task their way to a healthier lifestyle? The maker of a new product that combines a treadmill and computer workstation is banking on the notion that companies will invest in products like ... | |
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