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From TechRepublic: In an age when most cameras are digital and small enough to fit in a pocket, one couple is crisscrossing the country with a custom camera that needs its own van and uses film reels the size of shoeboxes. That might seem like an awfully cumbersome load, but the results of the innovative …
From Reuters: A paralyzed man using a new brain sensor has been able to move a computer cursor, open e-mail and control a robotic device simply by thinking about doing it, a team of scientists said on Wednesday. They believe the BrainGate sensor, which involves implanting electrodes in the brain, could offer new hope to …
From TechWeb: More than one-third of employers have eliminated a candidate after digging up “digital dirt,” according to ExecuNet. In a recent survey of 100 executive recruiters, 35 percent said they dropped a job candidate because of information uncovered online. That is up from 26 percent just one year ago, according to ExecuNet, an executive …
From CNet News: European regulators hit Microsoft with a $357.3 million fine Wednesday, citing the software giant’s continued noncompliance with its landmark 2004 antitrust ruling. The European Commission issued the 280.5 million euro fine for the period between Dec. 16 and June 20. That figure amounts to a daily fine of 1.5 million euros, which …
From TechRepublic: From Tuesday, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which are still being used by more than 50 million people. Eight years after launching Windows 98, Microsoft is finally washing its hands of updating and plugging security gaps in the aging operating system. The …
From CNet News: Stop Gina Hughes in the street on any given day and you’ll find the following in her bag: a Treo, a Bluetooth headset, a digital camera, an iPod–and, quite possibly, a few more gadgets for good measure. Swing by her house and you’ll see a couple of TiVos and flat-panel televisions, a …
From CNet News: Advances such as telemedicine and the use of wireless devices in hospitals have become an accepted part of medical technology, but the notion of replacing limbs with computer-powered devices seems more like something out of “RoboCop” or “The $6 Million Man.” Since as far back as the Civil War, prosthetic limbs have …
I received the following press release today: Microsoft Releases Student With Encarta Premium 2007; Teachers, Parents and Students Give Software an A+ New homework software helps eighth-grader earn best report card ever. Mississauga , ON — July 6, 2006 — Nine out of 10 teachers agree that students who turn to technology for homework help …
From Reuters: The world’s biggest record company is not ready to give the compact disc up for dead just yet, and is giving the venerable music format a revamp. Universal Music Group, home to artists such as U2 and Mariah Carey, is rolling out three new tiers of CD packaging in Europe, ranging from lush …
From CNN: Thomas Jefferson isn’t about to start listening to an iPod, with telltale earbud wires dangling from beneath his three-cornered hat as he walks the streets of Colonial Williamsburg. But people far from the restored 18th-century capital of Virginia can use their portable audio players to hear costumed interpreter Bill Barker talk about portraying …