New ways in which people can use their voices, hand gestures and head-and-eye movements to operate computers are being developed by software engineers using Intel tools, it was reported last week. In coming years, their research is ...
The Reserve Bank has denied reports that its computer systems or networks have been compromised by hackers, saying that at no point has any data or information been lost or its systems corrupted. Responding to a report in yesterday's ...
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After multiple years of double-digit drops, prices for DRAM could stabilize as demand exceeds supply and the number of memory makers dwindles, a research analyst for IC Insights said this week. The average selling price for DRAM in ...
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Software engineers are using Intel tools to explore new ways people can use their voices, hand gestures and head-and-eye movements to operate computers. In coming years, their research is expected to yield tools that could help developers ...
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The Reserve Bank of Australia's computer systems have fallen victim to cyber hacking in at least two highly sophisticated online attacks. Documents released by the RBA show that the central bank was the victim of a "highly targeted" email ...
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Apple's new parental security offering includes finger painting - you roll your finger over areas of an iPhone display to stop your kids accessing content. It's an intriguing feature implemented with little fanfare but one of many options ...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Stanford University have partnered to save for posterity over 15,000 software programs created in the early days of microcomputing. The 18-month project aims to make these ...
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Craig Mundie, Microsoft's senior adviser, recently said in a media interview, the Kinect somatosensory kit has brought completely new entertainment experience to game players since it was launched. We hope to see a smaller, thinner, cheaper ...
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Although scientists have been aware that magnetism and electricity are two sides of the same proverbial coin for almost 150 years, researchers are still trying to find new ways to use a material's electric behavior to influence its magnetic ...
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The growing use of handheld devices and social media among students is creating a technology tipping point for schools that could completely break down the barriers between teaching platforms within five to 10 years, Bill Gates said ...
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IT administrators now have more control over the usage of Chrome OS devices in their organizations, with new settings covering areas like Web browsing, cookie acceptance and plug-in management. IT staffers will find the new controls in ...
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Kaspersky Lab's Internet Security 2013 product contains a bug that can be exploited remotely, especially on local networks, to completely freeze the OS on computers running the software. The bug can be attacked by sending a specifically ...
Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group said it was still negotiating a deal for greater cooperation with Sharp, despite the Japanese display-maker's securing a $110 million investment to supply LCD panels to rival Samsung Electronics. Sharp's ...
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Google has updated the IT controls for its Chrome operating system, meaning that IT administrators now have more control over the usage of Chrome OS devices in their organisations. New settings covering areas like Web browsing, cookie ...
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As electronic technology has moved towards miniaturization, new manufacturing technologies have needed to be developed. Smaller components cannot always be connected or soldered by older conventional methods, such as flow soldering. At the ...
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