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Researchers warn of Orwellian technology

Researchers warn of Orwellian technology

The combination of ICT and pervasive computing could enable individual activity to be monitored even more closely than George Orwell imagined in his novel 1984, social scientists warn.
Liz Tay Sep 5 2008, 3:34PM Security
Ultra-fast, next-gen RAM could yield PCs that boot instantly

Ultra-fast, next-gen RAM could yield PCs that boot instantly

Scientists in Germany have developed next-generation Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) that is said to operate as fast as fundamental speed limits allow.
Liz Tay Aug 26 2008, 10:07AM Hardware
Flexible computer displays expected within a year

Flexible computer displays expected within a year

Researchers are developing flexible computer displays that will change shape, respond to touch and physics, and fold to fit users’ pockets.
Liz Tay Jun 5 2008, 11:11PM Hardware
Three-dimensional PDFs for Adobe Acrobat 8.0 and above

Three-dimensional PDFs for Adobe Acrobat 8.0 and above

A new software technique has been developed to allow interactive, three-dimensional visualisations to be embedded into Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Liz Tay Apr 30 2008, 6:10AM Software
Researchers hack into pacemakers

Researchers hack into pacemakers

Researchers have successfully launched attacks against common heart pacemakers.

A group from the Medical Device Security Center was able to use a specially-crafted radio transmitter to link to and launch attacks against pacemaker and defibrillator devices used to regulate heart activity.
Shaun Nichols Mar 17 2008, 7:36AM Security
Researchers blast Vista Service Pack 1

Researchers blast Vista Service Pack 1

A group of researchers has described Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as a "performance dud".
Shaun Nichols Nov 21 2007, 10:05PM Software
Researchers spot first mobile spyware

Researchers spot first mobile spyware

Researchers at McAfee claim to have found the first spyware application that targets the Symbian operating system for mobile phones.
Tom Sanders Dec 8 2006, 9:44AM Mobility
Researchers issue unofficial IE security patch

Researchers issue unofficial IE security patch

The Zeroday Emergency Response Team (Zert) has released an unofficial patch for a security vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
Tom Sanders Sep 26 2006, 9:51AM Software

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