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Playing RFID tag with sheets of paper

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are an essential component of modern shopping, logistics, warehouse, and stock control for toll roads, casino chips and much more. They provide a simple way to track the item to ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gadget Watch: HP Envy 14 PC has smart-tag sensor

(AP) -- Thin, light laptops -known as "ultrabooks"- are a much-hyped category at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show, an annual showcase for the latest smartphones, tablet computers and other ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Technology tracks birds visiting feeders

To study bird feeding and breeding behavior, ornithologists used to tag birds with colored bands and then painstakingly track the birds' activity. But now, an existing technology repurposed for tracking birds ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chinese maker defends Steve Jobs action doll

The company behind a made-in-China Steve Jobs action figure insisted Wednesday it was not a toy, but a realistic depiction of the Apple founder designed for fans of his iconic products.

Technology / Other

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5

New study provides comprehensive view of the status of Atlantic bluefin tuna

A new model built around biological data from electronic tags, ear bone microchemistry and fisheries catch data for Atlantic bluefin tuna indicates fishing on one side of the Atlantic influences the other side. Bluefin populations ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lightweight GPS tags help research track animals of all sizes

GPS tracking has shown its utility for wildlife studies, and now, development of light-weight GPS tags will allow researchers access to information about a broader range of small- to medium-sized animals than was previously ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Suspect pleads not guilty to celebrity hacking

A Florida man pleaded not guilty to hacking into the emails of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and other celebrities, following his arrest last month.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India's Tata to launch Nano car in Bangladesh

India's Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, will go on sale in Bangladesh on Saturday -- but with a price tag nearly triple what it is at home.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A buyer's guide to the new iPhone 4S

(AP) -- Apple is trotting out a new iPhone on Oct. 14, but it's not the iPhone 5 some were expecting. Instead, it's a more modest upgrade, the iPhone 4S. Here are some facts to help you decide if it's time ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

RIM says committed to PlayBook amid price cuts

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) dismissed a report on Thursday that it was pulling the plug on its PlayBook tablet computer.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

France pockets 936 mn euros in 4G frequency auction

France took in 936 million euros ($1.3 billion) from the auction of frequencies to build fourth-generation mobile telephone networks, telecommunications regulator Arcep said on Thursday.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony to release tablet computer this month

Sony's first tablet computer will hit the Japanese market on September 17 as the company looks to take on Apple's popular iPad, the electronics giant said Thursday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

British court hears cases of two suspected teenage hackers

A British court on Tuesday heard the cases of two teenagers accused of being key players in the LulzSec computer hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for a wave of high-profile cyber-attacks.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hackers attack site of Catholic youth celebrations

Hackers temporarily blocked the official World Youth Day site Thursday just as Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Madrid to preside over the festivities, a spokeswoman for the event said.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Julian Assange back in court to fight extradition

(AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was due back in court Tuesday for the latest installation of his fight against extradition to Sweden, where the 40-year-old Australian is accused of rape and molestation.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0