News tagged with code of conduct
Schools crack down on teen 'sexting'
Sep 01, 2009 |
1 / 5 (2) |
1
At 19, Melanie Young knows firsthand about the devastating consequences of sexting.
Alcohol advertising self-regulation not working, as ads target younger drinkers
Jun 09, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Addiction scientists are calling for tighter regulation of alcohol advertising, as new research shows that self-regulation by the alcohol industry does not protect impressionable children and youth from exposure.
New Zealand withdraws controversial Internet law
Mar 23, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
1
New Zealand Monday withdrew a controversial law which could have forced firms to disconnect Internet users accused of illegal use of material such as music or films.
Search results for code of conduct
Microsoft suspends Juku, admits code copying by vendor
Dec 15, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
Microsoft on Tuesday indefinitely suspended MSN Juku, its new microblogging service in China, after its Chinese vendor was caught lifting code from a rival Canadian startup, Plurk.
Google QR codes to appear in a store window near you (w/ Video)
Dec 08, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
2
(PhysOrg.com) -- Google recently sent out 100,000 stickers to selected US businesses for use on their storefront windows. The stickers have the Google Maps logo and a QR code that can be scanned by smart phone ...
Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 25, 2009 |
5 / 5 (4) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.
New Internet ID Card Prevents Online Fraud
Mar 31, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (14) |
0
Times are getting hard for anyone trying to get away with online fraud. That’s because Siemens, in cooperation with a partner company, has developed an Internet ID card the size of an ATM card that enables ...
Doing More with Your Cell Phone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 10, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
4
(PhysOrg.com) -- As technology shrinks, and as it becomes possible to unplug and still conduct all of your business from a hand-held device, we demand more convenience. And there are two entities leading the ...
GSM system about to be compromised
Dec 08, 2009 |
3.8 / 5 (21) |
12
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists in California and elsewhere are deliberately setting out to compromise the mobile phone system used by around three billion people. The system uses Global System for Mobile ...
Psychology Researchers Recommend Ethical Ban on Torture by Psychologists
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 08, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arkansas psychology professor Jeffrey Lohr and colleague David Tolin have documented the history and criticisms of the ethics policy of the American Psychological Association and recommended ...
Court bans sale of Word; Microsoft promises fix
Dec 22, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (8) |
7
(AP) -- A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling its Word program in January and pay a Canadian software company $290 million for violating a patent, upholding the judgment of a lower ...
Researchers using parallel processing computing could save thousands by using an Xbox
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 11, 2009 |
3.4 / 5 (23) |
21
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by a University of Warwick researcher has demonstrated that researchers trying to model a range of processes could use the power and capabilities of a particular XBox chip as a ...
Donate your text messages to science: Texto4Science project
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A Université de Montréal researcher has a special request for Canadian texters: "Everyone young and old, students and workers, artists and business people, no matter who you are, send me your text messages," ...
List of search results for code of conduct
