'Intelligent' Computers Put to the Test
Can machines think? That was the question posed by the great mathematician Alan Turing. Half a century later six computers are about to converse with human interrogators in an experiment that will attempt to prove that the answer is yes. In the Turing test a machine seeks to fool judges... Read on »
Foldable Computers In Our Future?
Researchers have demonstrated a flexible television screen which could result in people folding up their computer and putting it in their pocket. The design could be used for television and posters, as well as computers, while it could also pave the way for the development of newspaper display technology which... Read on »
Students Share Cheating Methods on YouTube
"Hi, YouTube, it’s me, Kiki," the teenager said to the camera as she swiveled in her chair to jazzy background music. "And today I’m going to show you how to cheat on a test - the effective way." She demonstrates her technique, slipping a small piece of paper with the... Read on »
MySpace To Launch Online Music Service
News Corp’s MySpace launches a new online music service on Thursday, aiming to loosen Apple’s grip on the US music industry and... Read on »
Labels Releasing Music On 1GB MicroSD
Forget buying an album on a USB stick, SanDisk just convinced the big labels to release (DRM free, thankfully) music on a... Read on »
Google Considers Sea Based Solution
Google may take its battle for global domination to the high seas with the launch of its own “computer navy”. The company is considering deploying the supercomputers necessary to operate its internet search engines on barges anchored up to seven miles (11km) offshore. The “water-based data centres” would use wave... Read on »
Google's Street View Captures Drunken Moment
A man who fell asleep in a drunken stupor on the grass outside his home was horrified to find his embarrassment posted on the internet. He had been drowning his sorrows over the death of a friend and collapsed after climbing out of a taxi. As he slept off his... Read on »
IOC Agrees To Internet Blocking At Olympics
The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday what journalists arriving at the lavishly outfitted media center at Beijing had suspected: contrary to previous assurances by Olympic and government officials, the Internet will be censored during the upcoming games. Since the Olympic Village press center opened Friday, reporters have been unable to access... Read on »
FCC Commissioners Set To Approve XM-Sirius Deal
A majority of commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission have reached a deal to approve Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s long-pending purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. The final hold-out, Republican commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate, agreed to vote to approve the deal after winning several concessions from the companies involving... Read on »
FCC Chief Says Comcast Violated Internet Rules
The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday he will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet. The potentially precedent-setting move stems from a complaint against Comcast Corp. that the company had blocked Internet traffic... Read on »
Police Say GTA IV Inspired Crime Spree
Author's Note: Here we go again! Teenagers who police say went on a video-game-inspired late-night crime spree were arraigned Thursday after they mugged a man outside a New Hyde Park supermarket and menaced motorists in Garden City with a baseball bat, a crowbar and a broomstick, Nassau police said. The... Read on »
Google Seals Deal For New Offices At NASA Center
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - In the latest sign of its ambitious growth plans, Google Inc. has signed a 40-year lease to secure space for a huge office complex that will be built on a federal government research center near the Internet search leader's Silicon Valley headquarters. The 1.2 million-square-foot campus... Read on »
Jack Thompson Walks Out On Disbarment Hearing
Apparently Jack had heard enough. The Florida Bar asked for an "enhanced disbarment" in the disciplinary hearing of Jack Thompson, held earlier this afternoon. The recommendation means Thompson would be disbarred and prohibited from applying to practice law again for ten years, according to 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida spokesperson... Read on »
Teen Arrested For Posting Nude Pictures Of Ex On Myspace
MAY 21--Meet Alex Phillips. The Wisconsin teenager is facing felony child pornography charges for allegedly posting naked photos of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend on his MySpace page. When contacted by police about the two images, Phillips, 17, balked at removing the pictures of the girl. Warned that he could face jail... Read on »
3G iPhone To Launch June 9
We all suspected it, but now it is confirmed: someone very, very close to the 3G iPhone launch has told me that Apple will announce their new model at the WWDC Keynote on June 9th. The second-generation iPhone will be available worldwide right after the launch, and not at year's... Read on »
Price of 3G iPhone May Be Cut to $200
AT&T is planning to put some extra shine on the even sleeker new Apple iPhone. When the 3G iPhone is introduced this summer, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone sales partner with Apple, will cut the price by as much as $200, according to a person familiar with the strategy. AT&T... Read on »
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