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Disabling Disability Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:41PMTechnology has come to the aid of people with disabilities, thanks to the ingenuity of university students whose gadgets, soon to go on view at i-CREATe 2011, could help bridge gaps in their communication with other people and enable them to do their daily chores on their own.
Geek Bucket List No. 79 -- Build Your Own Arcade Cabinet With Project Arcade Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:20AMQuite a few years back I was shopping at Costco. As I was walking down an otherwise ordinary aisle, I stopped dead in my tracks. I could swear I heard the sounds of an arcade game.
Feature: How digital detectives deciphered Stuxnet, the most menacing malware in history Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:52AMIt was January 2010, and investigators with the International Atomic Energy Agency had just completed an inspection at the uranium enrichment plant outside Natanz in central Iran, when they realized that something was off within the cascade rooms where thousands of centrifuges were enriching uranium. Natanz technicians in white lab coats, gloves, and blue booties were scurrying in and out of the ...
Arts agenda: Galway Arts Festival and TED Global Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:06PMDuring this year's Galway Arts Festival, temporary galleries will pop up all over the city. The full program of arts events will include a museum-scale exhibition by one of Ireland's leading artists, Hughie O'Donoghue, as well as a 3D dance installation, two exhibitions in association with the Crafts Council of Ireland, live art and new technology works.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's SkillsTutor Partners With Intel To Provide Schools A Total Learning Technology Solution Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:14AMAt the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in Philadelphia, SkillsTutor, a division of global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), announced an innovative partnership with Intel and Equus Computer
European Exclusive PlayStation Vita Technical Talk For Develop Conference Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:19PMThe Develop in Brighton Conference (19-21 July) will host an exclusive PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) technical talk the first since its announcement in the US earlier this month. The Coding Track Keynote will take place on Wednesday 20 July by Sony Computer Entertainment...
Mac 911: Last word on Lion and application compatibility Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:03PMIn which I wrap up the few remaining questions about what will and won't run under OS X Lion.
Desktop PCs: Dead As a Doornail, Or Maybe Just a Fax Machine Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:04AMThe corporate desktop has looked the same for decades: computer, keyboard, mouse, desk phone, maybe a printer. But do these tools dominate because they're the perfect combination of technology needed for work today, or is the enterprise workplace due for an extreme makeover?
USB 3.0: Great Technology, But Hard to Find Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:31PMUSB 3.0 offers data transfer speeds that are five times faster than USB 2.0, so why hasn't it caught on?
Litchfield County Comprehensive: Local mayor seeking 5th term in office Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 11:35PMBARKHAMSTED
NACHO 2011 at Neoseeker - Chance to Compete and Win Prizes Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:57PMOverclocking competitions always seem to bring out the best and brightest, and when one of our sister sites sponsors a contest, you know it is going to be good. Neoseeker will be holding an overclocking competition throughout the month of July and the sign up deadline is fast approaching. The Neoseeker Annual Computer Hardware Overclocking Contest , or NACHO for short, is about to get under way ...
The Stomach-Churning Prospect of Installing Linux Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 7:38AMNinety percent of today's Linux distributions "can be easily used by just about anyone when properly configured and presented with a couple minutes of explanation to the new user," wrote Thoughts on Technology blogger Jeff Hoogland in a post on LXer provocatively titled, "Anyone can use the Linux operating system."
NACHA Joins IFX Forum Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 2:28PMThe Interactive Financial eXchange IFX; http://www.ifxforum.org Forum announced today that NACHA The Electronic Payments Association http://www.nacha.org/ has become a Forum member. NACHA representatives will be active in the Forum's Liaison and Interoperability Working Group LIWG, which was launched this spring as a center of expertise ...
* Haiku Alpha 3 Released * Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 12:25PMHaiku Alpha 3 has been in development for more than 14 months. In that time more than 800 bugs have been identified and fixed, major sections have been updated, applications have been added and updated, and great progress has been made in supporting additional hardware. Here is a summary of updates, more details can be found here. Also inside, interviews with some core Haiku developers. Read ...
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Schools and community organizations join forces to fight childhood obesity Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 1:33PMMathew Sierra is fit and trim, which one might expect from a 4-year-old.
Citi, IMF Hacks Help Attract Venture Capital to Silicon Valley Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 11:08AMSilicon Valley venture capitalists are betting big on new technologies to protect computer networks, hoping they will profit from a spate of high-profile cyber attacks on corporate and government bodies.
Manufacturing Your Way to Modernization Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 11:04AMThe past 20 years have seen a rethinking of many assumptions that were considered indisputable in the early 1990s. Francis Fukuyama's "end of history" never came, and democratic regimes did not spread throughout the world. Global disarmament has not become a reality, while there are more military interventions around the world today than ever before.
Exclusive: Google's Web mapping can track your phone Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 8:11AMGoogle and Skyhook Wireless may have records of the physical location of your computers or mobile devices, CNET has learned.
Ericsson to Acquire Telcordia for $1.15 Billion Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 11:49AMDue to a reporting error, the third paragraph of the story, "Ericsson to acquire Telcordia for $1.15 billion," posted Tuesday, incorrectly explained how Telcordia will fit with the rest of Ericsson. That paragraph has been corrected on the wire and now reads:
Experts advised U.S. how to cyber attack Libya Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 10:27AMStudy called "Project Cyber Dawn" outlines ways to damage Libya's oil infrastructure and rob Qaddafi regime of revenue
APNewsBreak: Leaked study shows companies advised Pentagon on cyber-sabotage against Libya Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 10:22AMLONDON - Private computer experts advised U.S. officials on how cyberattacks could damage Libya's oil and gas infrastructure and rob Moammar Gadhafi's regime of crucial oil revenue, according to a study obtained by hackers. It remains unclear who commissioned "Project Cyber Dawn" and how much of a r
How Simple Photos Could Be Used as a Test for a Conscious Machine [Contest] Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 9:02AMThe mystery of human consciousness appears routinely as one of the greatest science problems of all time. One way to get a grip on this seemingly ineffable property would be to build a conscious machine. It may be many years before that happens. But the overriding question, when someone does try, will be: how will we know whether that machine is really conscious--and not merely faking it? [More]
Ricoh Presents Sustainable Development Award to Outstanding High School Students at Intel ISEF 2011 Special Awards ... Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 9:30AMRicoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions, presented two high school students with the Ricoh Sustainable Development Award.
Dual screen TV promises end to sofa warfare Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 4:06AMSony has unveiled a new screen that could let viewers watch two TV programmes at the same time. Alternatively, one person could follow a soap opera while the other plays a computer game.
Boston-Power Unveils Latest EV Battery Offering Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 1:00AMBoston-Power, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells, modules and systems, today announced its new Swing Key™ blocks. The company is showcasing the new products this week at AABC Europe in Germany, June 6-10, in Booth #39.
IFX Forum and BIAN Collaborate on Interoperability Proof-of-Concept Project Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 11:28PMThe Interactive Financial eXchange IFX; http://www.ifxforum.org Forum today announced a collaborative effort with BIAN the Banking Industry Architecture Network; http://www.bian.org/content/ . The locus for the effort within the IFX Forum is its recently launched Liaison and Interoperability Working Group LIWG, which...
Cadence Accelerates Development of Multiprocessor Mobile Devices With New ARM ACE Verification IP Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 10:00AMExtends VIP Catalog With ARM(R) AMBA(R) 4 AXI Coherency Extensions (ACE(TM)) Protocol Support
Cadence Accelerates Development of Multiprocessor Mobile Devices With New ARM ACE Verification IP Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 10:00AMExtends VIP Catalog With ARM(R) AMBA(R) 4 AXI Coherency Extensions (ACE(TM)) Protocol Support
How She Leads: Kathryn Willson of Microsoft Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 8:25AMAn intrapreneur at the world's largest software company, Willson is responsible for creating and implementing a global partner strategy for Microsoft's environmental efforts.
How She Leads: Kathryn Willson of Microsoft Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 8:25AMAn intrapreneur at the world's largest software company, Willson is responsible for creating and implementing a global partner strategy for Microsoft's environmental efforts.
Hackers breach Sony security accessing info on over 1m customers, again Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 3:50AMHackers broke into Sony's computer networks accessing the information of more than 1 million customers to show the electronic giant's vulnerability in the latest of several security breaches undermining confidence in the company.
HP sets sights on rivals Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 12:04PMHewlett-Packard will soon include its webOS system for smartphones on all its PCs, upcoming tablet computers and higher-end printers, putting it in competition with operating software from Apple, Google and Microsoft.
Part 1 of 7: Rising to the Challenge: History of Great Plains Software before merger Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 11:02AMNearly three decades ago, before the rise of Great Plains Software as a powerhouse, before the billion-dollar deal that brought Microsoft to Fargo, a 26-year-old Doug Burgum got a glimpse of the future.
HP sets sights on rivals with webOS software Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:47AMHewlett-Packard Co. will soon include its webOS system for smartphones on all its PCs, upcoming tablet computers and higher-end printers, putting it in competition with operating software from Apple, Google and Microsoft.
Morrison School Board Holds May Meeting Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 7:20PMMORRISON - Members of the Morrison School Board met for a regular meeting in the High School Media Center on Tuesday May 24th 2011.
Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsHP sets sights on rivals with webOS software Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 6:36PMRANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. will soon include its webOS system for smartphones on all its PCs, upcoming tablet computer and higher-end printers, putting it in competition with operating software from Apple, Google and Microsoft.
Faulty email fixes and useful quirks in Word Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 2:03PMPatrick Marshall answers questions about emailing through Outlook and Gmail, and the useful margin minimizer tool in Microsoft Word.
Forrester calls Google's Chromebook 'corporate idiocy' Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 11:07AMGoogle's new Chromebook computers could prove costly to the company's business as users move away from the Web to a dependence on mobile apps.
Google's Chromebook is 'corporate idiocy' - Forrester Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 11:04AMLet's begin this story the same way a murder mystery starts -- with a few bare facts. The victim is Google's Chromebook . The crime scene is Forrester's IT Forum here, and the alleged suspect is George Colony, chairman and CEO of the research firm.
On Computers: XP’s funeral right around the corner Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 11:31AMI get a kick out of stubborn computer users, especially since I’m one myself. My home system is purebred Year 2000. My network is cabled, not wireless, and my operating system is XP, not Windows 7. I feel like I’m in a museum for computers.
Zuckerberg talks kids, gadgets and his legacy Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 9:18PMFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday he's not actively working to allow kids under 13 on the social networking site, that Facebook isn't developing any gadgets and he's too young to worry about his legacy.
QNAP TS-212 TurboNAS Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 4:31PMThe TS-212 addresses a segment of the market that does not have a lot of NAS offerings: consumer/SOHO. It offers speedier performance and beefier features than many consumer NAS devices, but there are still some issues here and there.
ThreatMetrix Selected as Finalist for the 2011 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 3:10PMLeading SaaS Fraud Prevention Company is Recognized as One of the Year’s Most Promising Private Technology Ventures from the North American Region
Google NFC to be unveiled May 26, say reports Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:39AMOn May 26, Google will introduce a widely anticipated near field communication (NFC) mobile payment system for Android 2.3x phones with Sprint, Mastercard, Citibank, and VeriFone Systems, say multiple reports.
Thieves 'skimming' card users' identities Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 11:01PMLocal law enforcement get training on growing scam FARGO - It's a scam that could easily play out at a restaurant, gas station or ATM, and Paige Hanson makes it look easy. Talk about this topic
Surviving a PC meltdown; SugarSync, Mozy notes Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 9:40PMI seem to be living in a technology Bermuda Triangle. Two weeks ago my media-center PC died suddenly, and two days ago my primary desktop went belly up. Sure, I was able to switch over to my laptop and get back to work, but for the time being my data was trapped inside the defunct desktop. At least, it would have been trapped, if not for my secret weapon: SugarSync. read more
Surviving a PC Meltdown: Syncing With SugarSync, Restoring From Mozy Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 6:40PMLearn how to secure your data in the cloud, restore it after a crash--and get YouTube to run on your new PC.
CA Technologies to Showcase Service Provider Solutions at TM Forum Management World Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 3:27AMDUBLIN, Ireland - CA Technologies NASADQ: CA will showcase its deep expertise and strong focus on service providers during TM Forum Management World, 23-26 May, 2011. Using the theme Can You Be Competitive in the Cloud You Can, the company will demonstrate in booth 44 how its cloud computing, service assurance, service level management and security solutions provide exceptional visibility...