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Searching for the soul in the machine
May 18, 2006 |
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If computers could create a society, what kind of world would they make? Thanks to the work of an ambitious project that adds a whole new meaning to the phrase, ‘computer society’, in which millions of software ...
Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine
May 08, 2008 |
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Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness ...
Microsoft: Silverlight More than a Flash
Apr 16, 2007 |
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Microsoft gives a name to its Flash-killer technology. The technology formerly known as WPF/E is now known as Silverlight.
New virus identified on Yahoo! Messenger
May 22, 2006 |
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Users of Yahoo! Messenger beware, a new worm is on the loose.
What's The Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 All About
Dec 14, 2007 |
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Microsoft has announced an upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 3. There is a test version available. The Windows XP SP3 is primarily a package of previously released updates, security updates and hotfixes. However, ...
Jump into the screen with 360-degree immersive video
Feb 27, 2008 |
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As you watch a video, have you ever wondered what's happening beyond the camera frame? If you could jump inside the video and look around, you would have a 360-degree view of the world in your TV screen or ...
Cracking the secret codes of Europe's Galileo satellite
Jul 08, 2006 |
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Members of Cornell's Global Positioning System (GPS) Laboratory have cracked the so-called pseudo random number (PRN) codes of Europe's first global navigation satellite, despite efforts to keep the codes secret. ...
Music file compressed 1,000 times smaller than mp3
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Rochester have digitally reproduced music in a file nearly 1,000 times smaller than a regular MP3 file. The music, a 20-second clarinet solo, is encoded in less than a single kilobyte, and ...
Software Circumvents Internet Censorship
Nov 28, 2006 |
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With the Dec. 1 release of psiphon software, developed by University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, people around the world will have access to a free tool enabling them to circumvent Internet censorship.
Security loophole found in Windows operating system
Nov 12, 2007 |
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A group of researchers headed by Dr. Benny Pinkas from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Haifa succeeded in finding a security vulnerability in Microsoft's "Windows 2000" operating system.
The Web: Mobsters extinguish firewalls
May 03, 2006 |
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Firewall? Forgetaboutit. Cyber-criminals, including the mafia, are now so savvy they can penetrate past these supposedly sturdy security measures and hack your computer network, whether you work at a university, Fortune 500 ...
Tech File: NXT plc makes audio waves
May 31, 2006 |
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UPI recently caught up with Graham Ryan, chief commercial officer of NXT plc, a publicly listed company on the London stock exchange. For those who don't know, NXT is a provider of unique sound solutions, best known for its ...
Researchers teach computers to perceive three dimensions in 2-D images
Jun 13, 2006 |
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We live in a three-dimensional world but, for the most part, we see it in two dimensions. Discerning how objects and surfaces are juxtaposed in an image is second nature for people, but it's something that ...
New Quantum Strategy Keeps Web Searches Private
Jun 27, 2008 |
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When an Internet user types a word or phrase into a search engine, the Web server has the ability to find out that inquiry. As more people and businesses are becoming concerned about privacy, researchers are developing new ...
Microsoft: Why Not Use Your Phone as a Cheap PC?
May 16, 2007 |
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While the PDA has existed as a sort of mini-PC for years, Microsoft said it would encourage phone manufacturers to formalize the transition of the phone to a mobile PC through a research initiative called "Fone+".
