 Research puts finger on virtual iPhone button July 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A virtual tactile keyboard could hold the key to making the iPhone easier to use. | |
 Software Helps Developers Get Started with PIV Cards July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed two demonstration software packages that show how Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards can be used with Windows and Linux systems to perform ... | |
New Technology Paves Way for Visually Impaired Internet Users to Improve Website Accessibility July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
IBM today previewed a unique Social Accessibility collaboration software, developed by IBM Research, which allows Internet users to improve Web accessibility, particularly for those who are visually impaired. | |
New Quantum Strategy Keeps Web Searches Private June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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When an Internet user types a word or phrase into a search engine, the Web server has the ability to find out that inquiry. As more people and businesses are becoming concerned about privacy, researchers are developing new ... | |
Online service lets blind surf the Internet from any computer, anywhere June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Visions of future technology don't involve being chained to a desktop machine. People move from home computers to work computers to mobile devices; public kiosks pop up in libraries, schools and hotels; and people increasingly ... | |
Designing semantic software by numbers June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A system for creating semantic software could transform application development from a cottage industry to an industrial-style production line. Semantic applications are the next frontier for information science, but creating ... | |
Software that permits tourists to customize their visits according to their preferences June 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Luis Castillo Vidal, computer engineer of the University of Granada and one of the authors of the study, points out that, in order to design the customized visit plans, they have used Artificial Intelligence techniques, “a ... | |
 MSU researcher creates system helping police to match tattoos to suspects June 19, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A Michigan State University researcher has created an automatic image retrieval system, whereby law enforcement agencies will be able to match scars, marks and tattoos to identify suspects and victims. | |
First digital music made in Manchester June 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Computer scientists and engineers at The University of Manchester took part in the first ever recording of digital music in the early 1950s, it has been revealed. | |
Apple Previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Developers June 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Apple today previewed Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which builds on success of OS X Leopard and is the next major version of the world’s most advanced operating system. | |
Instant messaging proves useful in reducing workplace interruption June 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Employers seeking to decrease interruptions may want to have their workers use instant messaging software, a new study suggests. A recent study by researchers at Ohio State University and University of California, Irvine ... | |
US games developer makes quitting smoking child's play May 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Smokers are about to get help in kicking the tobacco habit: an interactive computer game that aims to "coach" cigarette users away from their addition. | |
 Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness ... | |
Bringing down the language barrier... automatically May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Progress being made by European researchers on automatic speech-to-speech translation technology could help the EU tackle one of the biggest remaining boundaries to internal trade, mobility and the free exchange of information ... | |
 Simulating surgery to reduce implant complications April 23, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A computer simulation breakthrough could mean fewer medical complications and better surgical outcomes for patients undergoing hip, knee or spinal implant surgery. | |
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