Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Lucie father sets up safety texts

Posted by admin on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 01:41 AM

	The father of murdered Briton Lucie Blackman is launching a safety service using mobile phone text messages. Read full article: 'Lucie father sets up safety texts'

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Articles: 'Magic ink' that makes metal grow

Posted by admin on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 01:38 AM

	An eco-friendly way of growing metal for circuitry or antennas has been developed by UK research firm QinetiQ. Read full article: ''Magic ink' that makes metal grow'

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Articles: Military on alert for Coke's chip contest

Posted by admin on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 01:03 AM

	There's a new security threat at some of the nation's military bases -- and it looks uncannily like a can of Coke. Read full article: 'Military on alert for Coke's chip contest'

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Articles: Renewed calls for alternative browsers

Posted by admin on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 01:00 AM

	It's been a bad week for many users of Microsoft Corp.'s nearly ubiquitous Internet Explorer browser. Read full article: 'Renewed calls for alternative browsers'

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Articles: IBM begins testing supercharged barcodes

Posted by admin on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 12:58 AM

	International Business Machines Corp opened a test center for radio tags in Nice, France on Thursday to keep up with fast growing interest from retailers, manufacturers and transport firms. Read full article: 'IBM begins testing supercharged barcodes'

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Articles: Evaman worm attacks mail servers

Posted by admin on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 12:22 AM

	Symantec is reporting the mail servers of various popular email services such as Hotmail and Yahoo to be bogged down with a new worn, code-named Evaman. Read full article: 'Evaman worm attacks mail servers'

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Articles: Evaluating Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC2

Posted by admin on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 12:20 AM

Remember when Microsoft said service packs wouldn't deliver any new functionality? That lasted for about six months back in 1997. Windows XP Service Pack 2 is jammed-packed with both invisible and visible improvements to Windows XP. The biggest boon is that the free update, which will probably ship some time in September, does in fact make Windows XP far more secure. Many of the other user interface bits are aimed more at protecting Microsoft, you, me, and everyone from what consumers don't know about securing their computers. As a result, they just don't matter that much to IT shops.

Read full article: 'Evaluating Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC2'

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Articles: Long lead time, big payoff for Cassini spacecraft

Posted by admin on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 12:17 AM

	After two decades of work and billions of dollars, the Cassini spacecraft has entered orbit around Saturn. The first pictures it has sent back after passing through Saturn's rings indicate this mission's scientific bounty will be priceless. Read full article: 'Long lead time, big payoff for Cassini spacecraft'

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Articles: Military research 'to save lives'

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 03:16 AM

	Sensors to seek out mines and submarines have been adapted in a detection system to save lives during Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans. Read full article: 'Military research 'to save lives''

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Articles: China to censor text messages

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 03:14 AM

	China is expanding its censorship controls to cover text messages sent using mobile phones. Read full article: 'China to censor text messages'

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