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Smart cars with black boxes

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:52:16 +0000

London: Computer scientists in the U.S. are developing technology that will transform cars into intelligent vehicles fitted with aircraft-style black boxes that can record information about driving behavior during accidents. The car, which is being developed by researchers at computer chip giant Intel, will record information about the vehicle speed, steering and braking along with video footage from inside and outside the vehicle, The Telegraph reported.

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4G wireless technology

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:29:59 +0000

4G Technology | Image Source : dzoneonline.com The first cellphone in the U.S. to use fourth-generation wireless technology — better known as 4G — debuted this month with the promise of super-fast download speeds, smooth video streams and even video chat.

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Robots and Rockets: A Tour of Maker Faire

Mon, 24 May 2010 13:30:22 +0000

Robots and Rockets Maker Faire | Image Source : Makerfaire.com Maker Faire is the stuff of legends: Robots, rocket ships, pyrotechnics, dragons, vehicles for land and sea, and ever so much more. Even if your interests aren’t roughly aligned with those of a four-year-old boy, Maker Faire is still pretty cool

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‘Use Communication Technology for Better Health Services’

Sat, 01 May 2010 03:59:55 +0000

Health Technology | Image Source : zunia.org NEW DELHI – Use of communication technologies like mobile phone, toll-free helpline numbers and internet portals can help in providing better health care services, recent research on the information needs of health care professionals suggests. The study titled “Understanding health information needs at the state, district, block and village levels” was conducted by Knowledge for Health (K4H) and John Hopkins School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs in Uttar Pradesh, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It focused on the information needs of “ASHA” nurses who number 130,000 in Uttar Pradesh alone.

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HP buys Palm, Acquires Key Smartphone Technology

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:54:42 +0000

HP buys Palm | Image : www.ubergizmo.com HP has announced that it will purchase Palm for about $1.2B in cash, which is about a 30% premium on the company’s market value when it was announced. For Palm, it simply means “survival”, but for HP, this could mean having a shot at controlling its own destiny in a very competitive market. In some sense, this acquisition might provide what Palm has always lacked: cash

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Evolution of technology in marathoning

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:30:37 +0000

Image Source : www.scienceline.org Timing chips revolutionized road racing in much the same way e-mail changed communication. Exaggeration? Not if you remember the days when official finish times were less than accurate for the masses

3D Internet will come in 5 years says tech guru

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:30:44 +0000

Five years from now there will be realistic-looking three-dimensional online applications, says Sean Koehl, a technology evangelist with Intel Labs. Sean Koehl, a technology evangelist with Intel Labs, said technology is emerging that will one day change the way we interact with electronic devices and with each other

PIKOM PC Fair 2010

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:19:40 +0000

Image Source : www.pikom.org.my PIKOM , THE NATIONAL ICT ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA is the association representing the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Malaysia. Its membership currently stands at over 1000 comprising companies involved in a whole spectrum of ICT products and services which commands 80 per cent of the total ICT trade in Malaysia.

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Irate parents in Pa. say schools use ‘peeping tom technology’

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:56:20 +0000

MacBook Spying Case | Image Source : Appleinsider.com FBI investigates, federal prosecutors subpoena documents in MacBook spying case, say reports. The parents of a Pennsylvania high school student have asked a federal judge to bar school district personnel from switching on cameras in school-issued MacBook laptops, calling the security feature “peeping tom technology.” In their motion Friday, Michael and Holly Robbins of Penn Valley, Pa., asked U.S. District Court Judge Jan DuBois to issue a restraining order preventing the district from remotely activating the webcams on student notebooks.

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Using Technology to Battle Pandemics in a Digital World

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:40:39 +0000

Battle Pandemics in a Digital World | Image Source : Superstock.com People concerned about contracting the H1N1 virus, or any other potential illness now have some new tools to help them keep tracking of pandemics and stay healthy. In the age when digital devices rule, consumers and health organizations can now stay up to date on the latest flu-related information with a few taps of a button, thanks to the increasing number of iPhone apps, social networks and informative Web sites dedicated to the cause. Users can now share information and track other health threats instantaneously.

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