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How about playing the Wii without the Wii? As intriguing as it may sound, we have the technology and it has already been put to good use for those that want an alternative to Nintendo's Wii console. The cheaper alternative to the wireless gaming console is named CamSpace, and comes under the form of an executabl... |
22 July 2008
09:55 GMT |
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A research conducted by the Business Software Alliance revealed that Armenia has the highest piracy rate of all the countries in the world with no less than 93 points in 2007 and 95 in 2006. Armenia is followed by Bangladesh and Azerbaijan, with 92 points each. According to findings published by BSA, the global pirac... |
29 May 2008
04:28 GMT |
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Although software piracy loses ground and is declining in most countries of the world, due to the fast growing computer industry in the countries with high piracy rate, the worldwide piracy rate reached the 38 percent milestone, the Business Software Alliance revealed in a new report. According to the findings, the l... |
15 May 2008
03:57 GMT |
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A former engineer at the Palo Verde nuclear plant in Arizona faces serious charges for using a a piece of software he illegally took from the plant in Iran. The trial in which the former employee is involved has started this Tuesday and comes one year after the man's arrest, and two after he took the training so... |
14 May 2008
11:08 GMT |
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Ready to further expand, improve or make productive use of your Mac? Good. Glad you stopped by this time around to have a look at three pieces of software we've chosen to let you in on. These are WeFi, iconXprit (Finder plugin) and JDarkRoom. If you want to be a part of the first open global WiFi network, make j... |
19 April 2008
13:47 GMT |
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The fact that computers ease human work is a technological advance. But how can we define the fact that they are able now to differentiate between a beautiful woman and one that is not so attractive, based on school-like marks? Perhaps one day they will even have sex in our place...A new research made at the Tel Aviv... |
7 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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In the era of the informatics, computers will tell us who's beautiful and who is not. Biostatisticians at the University of Nebraska, at Lincoln, have developed a computer program that predicts how attractive a face will be considered. The research is published in "Pattern Recognition." The software employs an a... |
11 March 2008
14:06 GMT |
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According to American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu, Apple may just introduce better support for business e-mail solutions on its iPhone quite soon. Client-server, collaborative applications such as Lotus Notes and Exchange were mentioned in his Thursday report.Analyst Shaw Wu wrote the prediction in his latest... |
3 March 2008
11:10 GMT |
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The world's biggest online auction site has been asked by The Software & Information Industry Association to do something about the disturbing percentage of software being sold using the site's services. When I wrote alarming I wasn't kidding, the numbers provided by the SIIA point to something around ... |
29 February 2008
06:28 GMT |
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Ok, Ice Armor, Frost Warding, Mana Shield and on to battle! A Frostbolt to begin with and… and nothing. Lag. Before you get to cast the Damage over Time spell, the computer starts stuttering because the antivirus has just decided to update or thought there was something suspicious. Before you know it, you've got... |
27 February 2008
15:41 GMT |
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An AppleInsider post dating February 18 provides information on three hot topics such as a UK iTunes Store price drop, BBC on iTunes and iPhone software 2.0. Yesterday, we covered the second topic in question, particularly the BBC and Apple deal, which leaves the iTunes Store price drop and Apple's skipping 1.1.... |
20 February 2008
04:24 GMT |
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How an online auction site could get implicated in the fight against piracy is a pretty delicate thing, reputation wise, except for the eventuality of it using the software in question. However, the Software & Information Industry Association brought the idea home after suing several eBay auctioneers. The largest act... |
18 February 2008
16:56 GMT |
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Being an iPhone owner just about now makes you one lucky fellow. Not only is Apple prepping to release a SDK for programmers to juggle with and deliver nifty apps to your phone, but more and more tech-based companies are presenting Apple with web-based apps to make even more use of the device's features. This ti... |
18 February 2008
13:46 GMT |
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When you get caught red-handed - in this case, red-computer-handed, you are only left with one option, and that is to pay the fine. You don't want to be in jail and be somebody's pretty face because you had unlicensed software installed on your computer. If there was anything not worth it, this is, there�... |
12 February 2008
16:51 GMT |
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Learning the dog "speech" can seem impossible, but a new research published in the journal Animal Cognition could help us: a software that translates dog "language" to us. The software has been developed by Csaba Molnar from Eoetvoes Lorand University in Hungary. The program can assign dog barks to different situatio... |
17 January 2008
04:54 GMT |
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And again, we got some fresh copies of fake security software attempting to replace legitimate applications and steal people's private information. The folks at security company Trend Micro have noticed that a URK link redirecting the users to a download of RootkitBuster is distributed on the web. Although we�... |
14 January 2008
04:38 GMT |
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In case you have been the one of the numerous victims out there who have bought pirated application from famous auction website, you now have the chance to take your money back. 'How?' it's the first question that may come in your mind. Well, the Software & Information Industry Association launched the... |
21 December 2007
10:03 GMT |
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Digital video recorders have become extremely popular over the past few years, as they allow users to watch their favorite shows even if they're not in front of the TV exactly when aforesaid programs are aired. And although DVRs are traditionally standalone devices, it seems that things are about to change, sinc... |
29 November 2007
01:35 GMT |
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Everybody knows that it's illegal to install pirated or unlicensed content on your system especially if you're a company based on computer activities. That's why it's always recommended to buy licenses and pay for the software you install or else you may get caught and forced to pay a huge fine. B... |
26 November 2007
06:20 GMT |
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For those having a hard time with keeping money in their pockets and not blowing away the entire salary in just a few days, a mobile application called Spendometer comes to the rescue. Moneybasics will make this software available for download starting with the end of this month.The Spendometer takes care of the dail... |
23 November 2007
10:30 GMT |
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The BlackBerry Connect software v4.0 will be available on Sony Ericsson's P1i mobile phone on several markets. The software will come pre-loaded with the handset and bring the same advantages that it had to offer until now on RIM's (Research in Motion) smartphones.BlackBerry Connect software v4.0 will allow... |
23 November 2007
09:39 GMT |
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Logitech, the official webcam partner for the YouTube Video Toolbox announced today that it is offering the easiest way to upload video clips to YouTube by launching its new Logitech® QuickCam® software (version 11.5) that includes one-touch YouTube™ uploading."YouTube is recognized around the world as the premier on... |
14 November 2007
06:56 GMT |
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The speculations spread by the Israeli news service Debkafile saying that terrorists plan to attack the financial websites on November 11 appear to be fake as the application used for the assault is not so well-developed. It was said that the Islamic extremists intend to attack the western pages using a software tool... |
8 November 2007
04:14 GMT |
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BlackBerry Professional Software will be available from now on, according to Reaserch in Motion's announcement. This is a new wireless communications and collaboration solution that works with the industry leading email servers and in order to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.The BlackBerry Pr... |
6 November 2007
02:06 GMT |
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Computer Associates announced today they're donating the huge number of 225,000 licenses of their brand new 2008 anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Anti-Spam software to the Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA). This is a great initiative! It's not every day you hear about a cyber-security company doing such a th... |
11 October 2007
10:59 GMT |
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This is really good news, and I'm happy to write about this, since security-related good news has been so rare as of late. You've noticed the fact that evil hackers could use computers to cause a lot of damage, but hey, security experts aren't just sitting around either. They've started using powe... |
28 September 2007
04:37 GMT |
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Symantec, a giant amongst security software companies, which most people know for Norton AntiVirus and Norton Utilities, now globally ships its latest product. It's Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.0. The first program I mentioned also integrates Symantec AntiVirus, which ... |
28 September 2007
02:56 GMT |
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Now, you have to look at things from multiple perspectives - you deploy some software to keep you secure, to take down threats, or to keep intruders away, but you probably won't consider the fact that software will make you vulnerable. Yeah, that's right - program flaws could help hackers take advantage of ... |
27 September 2007
06:15 GMT |
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Trend Micro, Inc. has released today the 2008 versions of its consumer intended security products. Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2008 as well as Trend Micro Internet security 2008 are just updates of the 2007 versions of the programs. But wait, that's not all - they also came up with Trend Micro Interne... |
26 September 2007
13:26 GMT |
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There are a lot of Nokia Nseries users worldwide and, no doubt, their number is increasing. Which is perfectly normal, because the Nseries phones are great multimedia devices. Mobile Weaver ApS, a Danish mobile software access provider, thought about all the Nseries fans and launched a website for them. More exactly,... |
2 September 2007
15:48 GMT |
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All you enterprise representatives out there, get a load of this! Trend Micro just released InterScan Web Security Appliance that will extend protection from insidious Web attacks! Well, what is it? What does it do? To answer briefly, this software offers threat protection to business customers, being a great soluti... |
29 August 2007
03:58 GMT |
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Surely you have downloaded some software from the Net, I know I sure did, in fact, I think that most of the programs on my computer are coming form the Internet, I rarely go and buy them from the shop. Well, when I download some program (may it be either shareware or freeware) I look at how it's rated on that si... |
21 August 2007
03:13 GMT |
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Geeks can be now proud of their robotic jokes: they won't laugh alone now! An American team has created a computer that can 'become aware' of a joke and laugh at it. The software could be useful for offering the robot companions or helpers of the future an artificial sense of humor.The human sense of h... |
4 August 2007
05:06 GMT |
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Where the heck is the angel you loved so much? The sweetheart turned in time into a f**king monster. And the most genuine love became the strongest hate. Lucky him/her you don't have a gun license. Yes, there is no sweet divorce, but a new software is developed to make it less bitter. The computer program mixes ... |
1 August 2007
05:45 GMT |
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Language differences are the most important obstacle for an efficient communication, and especially crucial for soldiers fighting in foreign countries. That's why one of the US Army' newest projects is currently searching for real-time, two-way translation systems.Unlike the sci-fi series Star Trek, where ... |
24 July 2007
08:16 GMT |
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We, humans, live in a visual world. 90 % of our information concerning the environment comes through our eyes. But if we refer to cetaceans (dolphins and whales), their world is mainly auditive. These animals practically "see" with their ears, employing the ultrasound ecolocation, as vision in the water is greatly im... |
24 July 2007
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HP just announced that it will acquire the software development firm Opsware Inc, having today signed the definitive agreement of purchase. Opsware is a data center automation company that will enhance HP's portfolio of Business Technology Optimization (or BTO for short) for $1.6 billion in cash. Opsware, co fou... |
23 July 2007
09:21 GMT |
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Not many people know that Microsoft is not all about licenses, operating systems and games. They recently created a robotics group to develop new software for private and industrial robots, which they are giving away for free.If you have a robot and need a software to run it, Microsoft could be the answer to your pr... |
19 July 2007
05:50 GMT |
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The "dream phone" that everyone jumped to buy just couldn't be all that perfect and many people struggled to find its flaws in security, applications and even performances. Finding almost 70 bugs on iPhone's application hasn't been an easy job for AppleHound, but this high number of problems brings out... |
16 July 2007
05:34 GMT |
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Today's robots need to be pre-programmed in order to handle themselves around the house, but this kind of software has its limitations, combined with the physical limitations of the robots themselves. Unfortunately the technology is not so advanced, yet, to allow them to go by themselves and really perform all ... |
11 July 2007
02:47 GMT |
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A new robot using a brain similar to that of a rat, with artificial neurons, actually behaves like the real thing. This behavior is partly induced by the control software, also inspired by the actions of the real animal.The robot was built by Alfredo Weitzenfeld, a roboticist at the ITAM technical institute in Mexic... |
5 July 2007
04:17 GMT |
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Losing the mobile phone, damaging or just having it replaced is a common thing. Actually, that happens quite often and asks for solutions to safely transfer the content that users store on these devices.Mobile phones can store a large number of personal information. From applications, ringtones, images and down to th... |
25 June 2007
04:42 GMT |
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Robots have been part of human imagination for longer than you think. Though modern science-fiction literary genre has made them so famous, that they've become universal brands, like "Robocop", "Terminator", "Data", "R2-D2" or "iRobot", they have been present in mythology long before.When it comes to robots, so... |
19 June 2007
12:11 GMT |
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The main control computers on board the International Space Station that suffered a general malfunction and shutdown last week have not yet been fully repaired, but officials announced some relief, since they found that the four of the six computers were successfully restarted and remained stable overnight.A malfunc... |
18 June 2007
02:48 GMT |
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The Business Software Alliance conducted a new market research that revealed that no more than 35 percent of the computers are running at least one pirated software application. According to the research, the biggest piracy rate was discovered in the Central and Eastern Europe with 68 percent, followed by the Latin A... |
17 May 2007
02:19 GMT |
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The electronics industry is confronted with an increasing number of thefts and is continuously developing new technologies to prevent this. Theft accounts for as much as $400 million in annual losses for the manufacturers.A new technology is hoped to do just that with the help of a small chip installed on each DVD.... |
10 May 2007
08:41 GMT |
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Today's robots need to be pre-programmed in order to handle themselves in the field. Unfortunately the technology is not so advanced, yet, to allow them to go by themselves and not get lost or damaged. That's why most robots are guided by humans through cameras and GPS maps.The next generation of robots c... |
9 May 2007
08:10 GMT |
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Every mobile phone needs a software just as any PC requires a working platform. Still, it is considerably more difficult for the mobile software to be successful.There are several reasons why mobile technology software often proves to be less profitable than that created for any other devices. Most important, it is o... |
5 May 2007
03:06 GMT |
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The word robot can refer to both physical robots and virtual software agents, but the latter are often referred to as bots.Robots have been part of human imagination for longer than you think. Though modern science-fiction literary genre has made them so famous, that they've become universal brands, like "Roboc... |
23 April 2007
04:15 GMT |
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In the latest news, Microsoft isn't doing so well (what a surprise), and it makes more and more sense why Bill Gates stepped down from the company's throne. Windows Vista didn't sell as much as they expected it would, people are suing over the Windows Vista Capable Logo, and all in all, there is rising... |
11 April 2007
06:06 GMT |
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