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Personalization without interrogation: Shop easier, faster and better, without telling your life story

Personalization without interrogation: Shop easier, faster and better, without telling your life story

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether people are buying headache medication or cars, technology needs to help buyers wade through a staggering number of choices, says a new University of Alberta study.


The global economic recession is expected to lead to more widespread software piracy

Software piracy worsens in Asia: study

Technology / Software

created May 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region continued to worsen last year, a study said Tuesday, driven by the rapid growth in computer sales and the availability of bootleg programmes online.


China SME tech purchases surging

Technology /

created Oct 03, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A report by a government-run technology consultancy says IT spending by small and medium enterprises in China will top $28 billion dollars in five years.


Program automatically shuts down office PCs when not in use

Technology / Software

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NEC Corp. says it has developed the country's first software that automatically controls power consumption by personal computers in accordance with the patterns of its user's PC activity.


The new face of identity protection: You

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 31, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (33) | comments 0

Trying to remember dozens of personal identification numbers (PIN), passwords and credit card numbers may not be necessary for much longer, thanks to a University of Houston professor and his team.


Google PowerMeter

Google forms PowerMeter partnership

Technology / Energy

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (9) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google has announced it has secured its first official device partner for Google PowerMeter, which means you can now use the software without having a smart meter installed by your utility ...


Fujitsu Laptop4Life

Fujitsu's 'Laptop4Life' program gives you a new laptop every 3 years

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (54) | comments 13

(PhysOrg.com) -- Buy any LifeBook laptop from Fujitsu Siemens, and the company will provide you with a new laptop every three years until you die. The only requirements are that you need to buy a three-year ...


IBM software safeguards consumer identity on the Web

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 26, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

IBM today announced software that allows people to hide or anonymize their personal information on the Web, ensuring protection from identity theft and other misuse. Developed by researchers at IBM's laboratory in Zurich, ...


Symantec Cracks Down on Piracy

Technology / Software

created May 22, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Symantec's decision to file lawsuits against eight companies it accuses of selling pirated software was the latest move in the industry's continuing struggle against counterfeit products. That it was a top-tier security software ...


Report: Microsoft purchases Whale

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Software giant Microsoft has purchased data-security company Whale Communications, according to a report on the Hebrew news Web site Ynet.


Microsoft releases Windows 7 to the world on Thursday

Windows 7 to salvage Vista 'train wreck'

Technology / Software

created Oct 18, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (18) | comments 11

Microsoft releases Windows 7 to the world on Thursday as the US software giant tries to regain its stride after an embarrassing stumble with the previous generation operating system Vista.


Sony belatedly to join `netbook' market in August (AP)

Sony belatedly to join 'netbook' market in August

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will launch a tiny new laptop starting in August, the company's belated entry into the growing but cutthroat "netbook" PC market.


Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court (AP)

Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court

Technology / Business

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(AP) -- With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections ...


PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China (AP)

PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China

Technology / Software

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.


The Apple iPhone

Latest upgrades underwhelm, but iPhone still holds lead

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

For a company whose iPhone products have set the agenda for the mobile phone industry for the past two years, Apple's announcements this week at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco were underwhelming.