IBM Designed Power-based Chip for Microsoft Xbox 360
Oct 25, 2005 |
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At Fall Processor Forum in San Jose, California today, IBM announced the custom designed microprocessor built for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console is in production at the company's East Fishkill, N.Y. fab and at Chartered Semiconductor ...
Automated analysis of security-sensitive protocols
Oct 25, 2005 |
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The sheer number and variety of security protocols for Internet applications under development makes it difficult to be sure that any one protocol is 100 per cent secure from attack. Now an automated tool can systematically ...
Quova adds online banking security layer
Oct 25, 2005 |
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A Silicon Valley firm says it has added a geographical locator feature to online banking security capabilities.
British girl to undergo rare operation
Oct 25, 2005 |
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A 3-year-old British girl suffering from a rare genetic disorder will reportedly undergo a groundbreaking operation in an effort to save her life.
Wind farm to be built off Galveston Island
Oct 25, 2005 |
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One of the first offshore wind energy operations in the nation is to be built in an area seven miles off Galveston Island in the Gulf of Mexico.
Even 'failed stars' form planets
Oct 25, 2005 |
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An international team of astronomers says the process of building planets is more universal and robust than had previously been assumed. Brown dwarfs, like more massive normal stars, are formed when interstellar gas and dus ...
Study: Viagra reduces heart stress
Oct 25, 2005 |
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Johns Hopkins University scientists say they've found Viagra is effective in reducing stress on one's heart by half.
Cornell chief rejects intelligent design
Oct 25, 2005 |
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Hunter Rawlings III, Cornell University's interim president, says teaching intelligent design as science is a dangerous move.
Nanoblinds: Helical polymer with side groups that synchronously flip 'on command'
Oct 25, 2005 |
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Some molecules occur in two versions related to each other like mirror images; this property is called chirality. For example, helical polymers are chiral - they can be either left- or right-handed helices. The left and right ...
Survey: No clear Euro broadband favorites
Oct 25, 2005 |
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A survey indicates that large numbers of European broadband customers are switching providers and could prompt changes in the way the services are marketed.
Nokia eyes rural China wireless market
Oct 25, 2005 |
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Nokia is reportedly moving into rural China to cash in on what the company sees as a promising market for low-cost mobile phones.
Cingular, Sierra ink 3G wireless-card deal
Oct 25, 2005 |
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Sierra Wireless announced an agreement to supply laptop wireless cards for Cingular's 3G network in the United States.
VoIP threats outlined
Oct 25, 2005 |
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The Voice over IP Security Alliance released Monday the first comprehensive description of security and threats in the field of Voice over Internet Protocol.
Fire safety training uses virtual reality
Oct 25, 2005 |
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The 12-year-olds have heard it many times -- "Don't play with matches." -- so now firefighters are getting their attention using virtual reality fires.
NASA celebrates five years on the ISS
Oct 25, 2005 |
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is celebrating five years of space flight on the international space station with two weeks of events
