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Computer animation treks across the "uncanny valley"
If it weren't for the introductory warning on this video of "Emily" which assures you that "Emily is not real" you might not think something was amiss. But sure enough, Emily is a computer animation , created by a company called Image Metrics. According to a profile in the Times Online, Image Metrics is pioneering a new way of approaching the complex task of recreating the way that human ...
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Federal judge lifts gag order on MIT students who hacked into Boston's automated fare system
BOSTON - A federal judge has lifted a gag order on three MIT students who were barred from talking publicly about security flaws they discovered in the Boston transit system's automated fare network.
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Intel Offers $100,000 Prizes For Innovative Ideas
In his Intel Developer Forum keynote, Intel chairman Craig Barrett stressed the importance of investing in technology to improve lives of people in developing nations.
InformationWeek |
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AMD stock slips as Intel shows off latest design
(AP:SUNNYVALE, Calif.) Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. slipped nearly 4 percent Tuesday, reflecting concerns that its much larger rival Intel Corp. is poised to grab an even bigger piece of the computer chip market with a new product design.
INO News |
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Intel's Barrett Has Harsh Words For US On Education, Innovation At IDF
Chairman and former CEO Craig Barrett kicks off Intel Developer Forum with strident keynote claiming current government not willing to 'work as hard as we should on incentivizing innovation.'
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Editorial:
If the government accepts the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) recommendations on allowing internet service providers (ISPs) to offer full-blown telephone services, it won’t be a day too soon.
Business Standard India |
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FDA warns General Electric over lax record keeping
Federal regulators have warned General Electric Co. over lax quality control standards at a plant that makes computer software for medical imaging.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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enerGXpert Releases GX Desktop Interval and Billing Data Energy Management Solution Helping Businesses Manage Energy ...
enerGXpert (www.enerGXpert.com) announced today the release of their enerGXpert GX suite of Internet-based energy management solutions, the first software solution that enables energy management professionals to monitor their energy use data, billing data and identify energy reduction and cost saving opportunities in one integrated system.
Centre Daily Times |
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One Voice Announces Voice Control for Intel-based Mobile Internet Devices
One Voice Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ONEV), developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the Telecom and Interactive Multimedia markets, announced it will be demonstrating One Voice's MobileVoice(TM) for MID at today's Intel Developer Forum (IDF) held August 19 - 21, 2008 in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. One Voice's MobileVoice for MID is a suite of applications offering ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Cistera Networks Filing Updates
Cistera Networks(R) (OTCBB: CNWTE) a leading provider of enterprise application platforms and engines for Internet Protocol (IP) Communications, filed its 10-KSB for fiscal year 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2008.
Centre Daily Times |
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CSAM Becomes CSC Subsidiary
CSC has acquired Computer Systems Advisers (M) Sdn Bhd (CSAM), a Malayasian IT service provider.
Insurance and Technology |
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Shattered Suns Now Available on Direct2Drive
The real-time strategy title is available for immediate download in conjunction with its retail release.
IGN PC |
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Tegal and CIMAC Enter Partnership to Bring Greater Efficiency and Throughput to Semiconductor Processing Equipment
Semiconductor equipment supplier Tegal Corporation (NASDAQ:TGAL) and CIMAC, a leading software service solutions provider, announced today that they have entered into a partnership to create enhanced operating systems and user interfaces for Tegal AMS PVD thin film deposition systems.
Centre Daily Times |
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Japan reports 2 iPods overheating, suspects defect
(AP) -- Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby paper and a woven straw mat, a government official said Tuesday.
PhysOrg |
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Column: How to ensure online shopping is safe
Q: With so much talk about Internet security problems and credit card fraud, how do I protect myself while shopping online?
The Washington Times |
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Column: How to ensure online shopping is safe
Q: With so much talk about Internet security problems and credit card fraud, how do I protect myself while shopping online?
Miami Herald |
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Android security team appeals to bug hunters
Security team for Google's nascent open-source mobile platform has attempted to raise its profile with the security community.
CNET |
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SQL Server 2008: The Launch Video
News Brief. I was on vacation when SQL Server 2008 released to manufacturing. You and I can relive the moment, thanks to Microsoft.
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CSAM Becomes CSC Subsidiary CSC has acquired Computer Systems Advisers (M) Sdn Bhd (CSAM), a Malayasian IT service ...
Austin, Texas-based CSC announced last week that it has acquired Computer Systems Advisers (M) Sdn Bhd (CSAM), a Malayasian information technology service provider.
Finance Technology Network |
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Column: How to ensure online shopping is safe
Q: With so much talk about Internet security problems and credit card fraud, how do I protect myself while shopping online?
Merced Sun-Star |
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Bigfoot claim a fake, ex-enthusiast says
The Bigfoot in the freezer is made of rubber, a Web posting asserted Tuesday.
CNN.com |
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Man Sentenced To Jail For Child Porn
HOUSTON -- A Houston man has been sentenced for possessing child pornography, KPRC Local 2 reported Tuesday. Olen Allen Curry, 43, pleaded guilty in February to searching for child porn images on the Internet and downloading images and movies to his hard drive.
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Independent Living Aids LLC Achieves Gold Certification from NFB for Website Accessibility
Honorable nonvisual web accessibility certification granted to www.IndependentLiving.com . (PRWeb Aug 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1215904.htm
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Google, Apple See Satisfaction Gains
The American Consumer Satisfaction Index shows consumers are happier with the likes of Google and Apple...and not so keen on Whirlpool and U.S. automakers.
DesignTechnica |
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Proton launcher returns to commercial service
Commercial flights of Russia's Proton rocket successfully resumed Monday night, putting into orbit a sophisticated mobile communications satellite that joins two other spacecraft to offer global broadband coverage.
Spaceflight Now |
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