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Translating Images out of Brain Waves 2008-03-07 05:59:00 .S. scientists said researchers may soon be able to use brain-scanning instruments to read someone's mind.
Dr. Jack Gallant, a neuroscientist at the University of California in Berkeley, said his team has figured out how to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to tell what someone is looking at based on brain activity.
A report, published online in the journal Nature, said it is
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, Images
, Waves
Sad news : Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons’ Co-Creator, Died 2008-03-07 05:49:00 One of the creators of the role-playing game Dungeons
& Dragons
, Gary Gygax, has died. While the game's heyday has passed, its cultural influence bestrides gaming and how the media views young people.
Dungeons & Dragons’ fans will surely be saddened by the fact that Gary Gygax, the popular game’s first edition’s co-creator, died today.
Without Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) it is hard to imagine
Sony seeks Microsoft for Blu-ray Xbox 2008-03-07 05:43:00 Following its brief campaign to support the doomed HD DVD format, Microsoft
has now apparently entered into talks with Sony
to bring Blu-ray disc technology to the Xbox
360. That once-unthinkable scenario was outlined today in a report in the British economic daily the Financial Times, two months after Xbox group marketing manager Albert Penello reopened the door to the possibility.
"It should
Japan's Pioneer to stop making plasma panels 2008-03-07 05:35:00 Japan's Pioneer
Corp said Friday it will stop making
plasma panels amid intense competition and will instead outsource the production of plasma panels for its television sets.
The Japanese maker of car navigation systems and audio equipment said it will start buying plasma panels from Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd (NYSE:MC) , the world's largest consumer electronics maker, but did not
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Apple is Encouraging iPhone Programmers 2008-03-07 02:03:00 Apple’s chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, left, and the venture capitalist John Doerr at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.
High-flying venture capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers placed a $100 million bet on Apple's iPhone
on Thursday by creating the iFund.
KPCB partner Matt Murphy will manage that gamble, by heading up a team that will invest in game-changing applications
Read more:Apple
, Programmers
Swiss bank drops suit against Wikileaks site 2008-03-06 08:56:00 Swiss Bank Julius Baer Holding AG has announced that they have dropped their lawsuit against
the web site Wikileaks. This comes less than a week after a federal judge ruled in favor of Wikileaks.org, stating it would be unconstitutional to take the site offline.
Swiss bank Julius Baer Holding AG (BAER.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday dropped its lawsuit against a whistle-blower Web
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Brain Scans Let Computer 'Read' Visual Activity 2008-03-06 08:23:00 computer image mapping parts of the brain
"Brain
Reading" Device Can Predict What People See
What's on your mind? Neuroscientists may one day find out
Venturing into the preserve of science fiction and stage magicians, scientists in the United States claim to have made extraordinary progress towards reading the brain.
The researchers said they had been able to decode signals in a key part
Read more:Activity
, Computer
, Visual
Jobs Says Flash Video Not Suitable for iPhone 2008-03-06 07:50:00 On the day we finally get the iPhone
SDK comes news that may put something of a dampener on it (unless Steve has a "One more thing" tucked up his sleeve): Adobe Flash
isn't good enough for the iPhone.
In comments made at Apple's recent shareholder meeting, CEO Steve Jobs said that the iPhone doesn't support Flash because it runs too slowly on the device to be useful. The iPhone's lack of Flash
Read more:Flash Video
CeBIT: AMD launches its 780 chipset 2008-03-05 12:39:00 In a move to push its hardware standing when it comes to powerhouse mainstream computing, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD
) has used this week’s CeBIT
fair in Hanover to unveil its new 780 chipset
.
Designed to deliver “the ultimate mainstream computing experience,” AMD offers that its 780 chipset will enable leading OEMs and system builders to create PCs capable of providing full HD,
Over 30,000 Prizes Awarded To Office Live Workspace Beta 2008-03-05 12:30:00 You would think that Microsoft’s initiative on Monday to open up the beta testing to the wide public, absolutely free of charge, is enough to raise interest in its latest creation: Microsoft Live Workspace
, an online service combining the Office experience with flexible, intuitive service offerings.
They didn’t seem to think so, and doubled the announcement with a $100,000 sweepstakes for the
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yahoo board to resist takeover : Yahoo seeks more time to weigh alternatives 2008-03-05 12:24:00 Yahoo delays board election to resist
Microsoft takeover
Yahoo has extended a deadline for nominating candidates to its board to give it more time to fight off a Microsoft takeover.
Yahoo is reportedly considering other deals and talking with Time Warner about a joint venture with AOL.
Yahoo rejected Microsoft's $45 billion offer of Feb. 1 as too low. Microsoft still hopes to complete the deal,
Read more:Yahoo
Adobe is in odd after iPhone Flash jab 2008-03-05 12:15:00 ""Flash
and Flash Lite are a huge success. All major handset manufacturers worldwide license Flash today delivering a broad range of mobile devices ranging from feature phones to smartphones and consumer electronic devices. With more than 450 million Flash-enabled mobile devices shipped worldwide and 150 percent year-over-year growth we are on track to see 1 billion Flash enabled devices by 2010.
Read more:Adobe
, iPhone
MIT student invents knock-out punch for antibiotic resistance 2008-03-05 08:14:00 MIT graduate student and synthetic biologist Timothy Lu has won the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for inventing processes to combat bacterial infections by enhancing the effectiveness of antibiotics.
Timothy Lu awarded $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for inventiveness
MIT graduate student and synthetic biologist Timothy Lu is passionate about tackling problems that pose threats to
Shedding a bright light on village needs 2008-03-05 05:57:00 Villagers in Ha Teboho, in the southern African nation of Lesotho, gather to learn about a new concentrating solar generator and hot water system installed by MIT students.Bethel High School is a rural school in the tiny landlocked nation of Lesotho, which is entirely surrounded by South Africa. The school draws students from many surrounding villages, and they live in dormitories during the
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Expert says big energy picture must balance security, sustainability, and supply 2008-03-05 05:49:00 Expert says big energy picture must balance security
, sustainability, and supply
The world has no choice but to build more energy-producing plants--and find new sources of energy--but the build out process will not happen overnight, a government expert recently told an MIT audience.
A worldwide boost in demand for energy, coupled with environmental concerns, will force a huge U.S. increase inthe
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Team probes mysteries of oceanic bacteria 2008-03-05 05:44:00 Wee creatures are key to Earth's environment
Microbes living in the oceans play a critical role in regulating Earth's environment, but very little is known about their activities and how they work together to help control natural cycles of water, carbon and energy.
A team of MIT researchers led by Professors Edward DeLong and Penny Chisholm is trying to change that.
Borrowing gene sequencing
Universe Loaded With Natural Magnifying Glasses 2008-03-04 08:19:00 One of the best tools astronomers have to glimpse the distant universe is a technology that nature invented. Cosmic magnifying glasses called gravitational lenses help scientists zoom in on far-away scenes they could never spot otherwise.
In a recent survey of a section of the universe, researchers counted 67 new gravitational lenses, leading them to believe there are nearly half a million
Read more:Glasses
, Loaded
, Natural
, Universe
Team probes mysteries of oceanic bacteria 2008-03-04 00:02:00 Wee creatures are key to Earth's environment
Microbes living in the oceans play a critical role in regulating Earth's environment, but very little is known about their activities and how they work together to help control natural cycles of water, carbon and energy.
A team of MIT researchers led by Professors Edward DeLong and Penny Chisholm is trying to change that.
Borrowing gene sequencing
Science journalism: bright future ahead 2008-03-03 23:49:00 "There's never been a better time to become a journalist," declared Dianne Lynch, dean of the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, in her talk at a two-day MIT Knight Science
Journalism Fellowships symposium last week on the future of science journalism
.
Some people might have thought otherwise, given the spate of reports recently about the falling circulation and revenues of
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PANTHER sensor from MIT Lincoln Laboratory quickly detects pathogens 2008-03-03 23:38:00 This prototype of the PANTHER device is about one cubic foot and weighs 37 pounds.
Researchers at MIT LincolnLaboratory
have developed a powerful sensor that can detect airborne pathogens such as anthrax and smallpox in less than three minutes.
The new device, called PANTHER (for PAthogen Notification for THreatening Environmental Releases), represents a "significant advance" over any other
Read more:quickly
Intel chooses 'Atom' name for new chips 2008-03-03 05:39:00 Intel Introduces ‘Atom’ Brand For Its Innovative Microprocessors.
Intel Corp couldn’t have chosen a better name for the latest family of low power microprocessors - “Atom”, with two versions coming up sometime this quarter, namely what was previously known as Silverthorne and Diamondville.
Intel’s smallest microprocessors are especially designed for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) –
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swimsuit is now being hailed as the fastest in the world 2008-03-03 05:17:00 A highly specialised computer modelling technique championed at The University of Nottingham has been instrumental in the design of a revolutionary new swimsuit
which is now being hailed as the fastest in the world.
Dr Herve Morvan, a lecturer in fluid mechanics in the School of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering is working as an advisor to the AQUALAB, Speedo's competition
How Google and eBay Act Like Nations 2008-03-02 10:11:00 Silicon Insider: How Google
and eBay Act Like Nations
These Companies Have Such Immense Power That They Now Take on Governmental Roles.
Great truths can sometimes be found in unlikely juxtapositions.
For example, take two very different news stories that came out of Silicon Valley this week. One is of considerable public interest, the other: one of those infrastructure announcements that most
Gates calls on Congress to fund education, research 2008-03-12 10:37:00 US high-tech companies are being forced to outsource more jobs overseas because of outdated restrictions on immigration, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates
.
US high-tech companies are being forced to outsource more jobs overseas because of outdated restrictions on immigration, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told Congress
Wednesday.
Gates, echoing a longstanding complaint from the technology sector,
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Google has aquired Doubleclick 2008-03-12 09:19:00 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., (24hoursnews) – Google
Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of DoubleClick, a company that offers online ad serving and management technology to advertisers, web publishers and ad agencies.
Eric Schmidt, Google's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are thrilled that our acquisition of DoubleClick has closed. With
Microsoft Focuses On Office With Security Patches 2008-03-12 08:30:00 Microsoft has released another, albeit small, batch of patches for the monthly update. All of the patches released center on Microsoft Office and backend products.
Microsoft has released another, albeit small, batch of patches for the monthly update. All of the patches released center on Microsoft Office and backend products.
MS08-014:
Addresses a flaw in Microsoft Excel that can lead to
Read more:Microsoft
Rare night time shuttle launch 2008-03-12 08:03:00 U.S. space shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven are beginning a 16-day mission to the International Space Station.
Endeavour blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The 16-day voyage to deliver equipment to the ISS will be the longest shuttle-mission to the space station.
The seven-man crew of the shuttle Endeavour maneuvered toward the international
Trojan attack may exploit one of Office Excel's known vulnerabilities 2008-03-12 04:54:00 Microsoft (24hoursnews)'s Patch Tuesday came a day late after a U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team advisory warned that a targeted Trojanattack
may exploit
one of Office Excel
's known vulnerabilities
.
Altogether, the vulnerabilities can be found in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003, Office Excel 2002, Office Excel 2000 and Excel 2004 for Mac.
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