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Mobile Phone Allows Boss to Snoop
KDDI Corp. has developed mobile phone technology that detects even the tiniest actions of the user by analyzing the movement of accelerometers embedded in the devices...
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It Adds 25,000-Plus Jobs in 2010
A new survey from the TechServe Alliance says IT employment grew by 14,000 jobs from January to February 2010, representing one of the strongest month-to-month...
From ICT Results
Software's Take on the Light Bulb Joke
How many men does it take to change a light bulb? Putting the punchline aside a moment, consider that it takes even more to pack a shipping crate. Now a European...
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Trademark Issues Could Derail New gTLDs at ICANN Meeting
The introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) could be hindered by a variety of factors, including trademark protection, costs, and cybersecurity threats...
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Domain Name Czar Seeks .online nity
ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom continues to work toward net neutrality, but ICANN now faces new challenges as countries such as China seek more control over what Internet...
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IT Spending Will Rise - But Not Rebound - in 2010
Global IT expenditure is expected to rise slightly this year for the first time since the onset of the global economic downturn, according to industry analyst Ovum...
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Aerial Surveillance Technology Could Keep Soldiers Safer
Cranfield University researchers have developed an autonomous computer framework that enables one operator to control multiple unmanned aerial vehicles from a...
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Berners-Lee to Share Reins at World Wide Web Consortium
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), has a new co-captain. It's Jeffrey Jaffe, a technology...
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Egi.eu to Coordinate European Scientific Computing Grids
A new organization named the European Grid Initiative (EGI.eu) will coordinate a European-wide grid computing infrastructure that will enable scientists to share...
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Guide For Applying Risk Management Framework to Information Systems Released
The final publication of the 93-page Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life Cycle Approach (NIST Special...
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New Energy Harvesting Network Means Batteries Not Included
The new Energy Harvesting Network will offer U.K. researchers a resource for energy harvesting (EH) technology. The network will give academics, industry, and...
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To Create Jobs, Streamline Technology Transfer, Report Says
Job creation in the U.S. will largely depend on start-up companies and entrepreneurs who populate university research parks, laboratories and incubators across...
From Communications of the ACM
Tracking Garbage
Researchers are focusing on the so-called "removal chain" in an attempt to save landfill space, improve recycling rates, and trim the flow of toxic materials into...
From Communications of the ACM
Engineering the Web's Third Decade
As Web technologies move beyond two-way interactive capabilities to facilitate more dynamic and pervasive experiences, the Web is quickly advancing toward its third...
From Communications of the ACM
CS and Biology's Growing Pains
Biologists can benefit from learning and using the tools of computer science, but several real-world obstacles remain.
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Putting Data Centers on a Low-Energy Diet
A holistic approach to data centers could result in millions of dollars of savings and a smaller carbon footprint for the ever-expanding universe of information...
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Computer Waste in India to Grow 500 Percent By 2020
Waste from discarded electronics will rise dramatically in the developing world within a decade, with computer waste in India alone to grow by 500 percent from...
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Start-p Opens Offshoring Alternative in Distressed Michigan
A start-up IT services firm—headed by veteran offshoring executives—as opened up an offshoring alternative in Michigan, a state with a 17.5 percent unemployment...
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The Painful Truth About Age Discrimination in Tech
There are bold programmers but no old programmers. That fear-tinged saying echoes even more today among software developers, who fear the recession provides a handy...
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