Archive for 'Infotech'
Low-Power Liquid Lens
Published on September 30th, 2008.
An adjustable-focus lens made of two drops of water could be used in small cameras.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Tracking Laptop Thieves Safely
Published on September 29th, 2008.
New software tracks a stolen laptop without tracking its owner.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Teaching Robots New Tricks
Published on September 28th, 2008.
Robotic helicopters learn complex tricks by analyzing demos.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Counting Every Vote
Published on September 25th, 2008.
California's secretary of state says open-source software is needed to safeguard electronic voting systems.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Craig Mundie’s Cloud Vision
Published on September 24th, 2008.
Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer discusses ways to transform personal computing.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Android Has Arrived
Published on September 23rd, 2008.
Google's phone has plenty of potential, but some say its mechanism for delivering applications could lead to problems.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Building a Self-Assembling Stomach-Bot
Published on September 21st, 2008.
Modules that self-assemble inside the stomach could perform more-sophisticated diagnosis and treatment.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
A Face-Finding Search Engine
Published on September 16th, 2008.
A new approach to face recognition is better at handling low-resolution video.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Turning Social Networks Against Users
Published on September 14th, 2008.
Applications built on social networks may be the ideal way to distribute malicious code.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
A Model for Hurricane Evacuation
Published on September 9th, 2008.
Software developed at MIT could save lives and money by improving hurricane planning.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Self Surveillance
Published on September 9th, 2008.
A new device tracks activity and sleep patterns 24-7.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Opening Search to Semantic Upstarts
Published on September 7th, 2008.
Yahoo's new open-search platform is giving semantic search a helping hand.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
A Way to Find Hidden Fingerprints
Published on September 3rd, 2008.
Scientists have developed a better way to identify fingerprints on bullets and fragments of explosives.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
A Network That Builds Itself
Published on September 2nd, 2008.
Ad-hoc wireless networks may soon tell emergency workers how to deploy transmitters.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Google Browser Chrome
Published on September 2nd, 2008.
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A Chinese Challenge to Intel
Published on September 1st, 2008.
Researchers have revealed details of China's latest homegrown microprocessor.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Turning Visitors into Customers
Published on September 1st, 2008.
Visiting a company's website could result in a cold call.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Moving Security to the Cloud
Published on August 25th, 2008.
Combining scanning approaches could keep PCs safe from viruses.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Road Tolls Hacked
Published on August 24th, 2008.
A researcher claims that toll transponders can be cloned, allowing drivers to pass for free.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.
Less Hungry Chips
Published on August 20th, 2008.
Intel has announced details for a chip design that will make computers faster without draining more power.Filled under Infotech, latest news. No Comments.