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Archive for February, 2008
Automated Killer Robots ‘Threat to Humanity’: Expert
Posted in Technology News, tagged arm, artificial, hmanity, intelligence, race, robot, Technology, threat, war, warfare, weapons on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Published on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 by Agence France Presse
Increasingly autonomous, gun-totting robots developed for warfare could easily fall into the hands of terrorists and may one day unleash a robot arms race, a top expert on artificial intelligence told AFP.
“They pose a threat to humanity,” said University of Sheffield professor Noel Sharkey ahead [...]
Adobe fuses on and offline worlds
Posted in Technology News, tagged adobe, application, computer, ebay, hot, internet, net, offline, Online, software, Technology on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Air was code-named “apollo” during its development
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Microsoft warns on Vista update
Posted in Windows XP, tagged microsoft, pack, problem, service, sp1, Technology, update, vista, warning on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Vista was released to consumers on 30 January, 2007
Microsoft is warning Windows Vista users that a forthcoming service pack for the operating system may stop some third-party programs working. The software giant has released a list of programs that may be broken by the SP1 update for Vista.
Most [...]
Mobile phone radiation wrecks your sleep
Posted in Technology News, tagged communication, confusion, headache, health, ill, illness technology, medicine, Mobile, phone, radiation, sleep, study on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Phone makers’ own scientists discover that bedtime use can lead to headaches, confusion and depression
By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor
Radiation from mobile phones delays and reduces sleep, and [...]
Hot skills: Ruby on Rails 2.0
Posted in Ruby on Rails, tagged Future, hot, internet, pay, Rails, Ruby, skill, skills, software, Technology, training, Web 2.0 on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Author: Nick Langley What is it?
Rails is not the only framework for Ruby, and Ruby is not the only language which uses Rails. Rails has also been ported to Javascript by a team at Google (Rhino on Rails), to PHP (Akelos) and most recently, by the BBC, to Perl (Perl on Rails).
But Ruby on Rails [...]
Debating ethics of DNA database
Posted in Technology News, tagged database, dna, ethics, innocent, police, privacy, right, science. personal, Technology on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Iain Haddow
BBC NewsThe scientist who pioneered genetic fingerprinting says he’s concerned that the personal data of innocent people is being wrongly held by police.
Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys told the BBC the retention of thousands of innocent people’s DNA raised “significant ethical and social issues”.
He was speaking [...]
Google Ads to Appear in Videos
Posted in Technology News, tagged ads, advertisement, Google, internet, onlibe, Technology, video on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Microsoft Opens Xbox Live to User-Made Games
Posted in Technology News, tagged games, made, microsoft, own, play, Technology, user on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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