Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Sun's JDIC and JDNC: A Cross-Platform ActiveX?

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:14 AM

	Sun Microsystems has focused a lot of attention on its newly open-sourced Looking Glass three-dimensional user interface here at the JavaOne Conference. But a pair of technologies that Sun quietly released as open source last week will have a much more immediate effect on the success of Java on the desktop. Read full article: 'Sun's JDIC and JDNC: A Cross-Platform ActiveX?'

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Articles: Apple reveals improved Mac OS X "Tiger"

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:10 AM

	Apple Computer Inc.'s CEO Steve Jobs made the visit worthwhile for Mac fans when he revealed the features of the company's upcoming operating system, code-named Tiger. This will be the 10.4 version. Read full article: 'Apple reveals improved Mac OS X "Tiger"'

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Articles: NASA's Cassini Probe Poised to Sling Around Saturn

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:08 AM

	NASA (news - web sites)'s Cassini probe neared its rendezvous with Saturn on Wednesday morning to become the first spacecraft to orbit the ringed planet and its 31 icy moons. Read full article: 'NASA's Cassini Probe Poised to Sling Around Saturn'

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Articles: Microsoft sets sights on spam

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 04:28 AM

	So says George Webb, Microsoft's man in charge of the software giant's anti-spam strategy. Read full article: 'Microsoft sets sights on spam'

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Articles: Iraqis seek self-rule on the net

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 04:24 AM

	It wants to administer and control the internet domain name .iq, taking it back from a firm in Texas which currently owns it. Read full article: 'Iraqis seek self-rule on the net'

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Articles: Microsoft settles Ariz. antitrust suit, announces server alliance

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 12:57 AM

	Microsoft has agreed to offer more than $104 million in product vouchers to settle an Arizona class-action antitrust lawsuit, attorneys for the plaintiffs said Monday. Read full article: 'Microsoft settles Ariz. antitrust suit, announces server alliance'

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Articles: Cassini quietly awaits ride in Saturn's orbit

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 12:54 AM

	Cassini isn't snapping pictures. It isn't chatting idly. Instead, the NASA spacecraft is focused on one thing: entering Saturn's orbit. Read full article: 'Cassini quietly awaits ride in Saturn's orbit'

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Articles: Web browser flaw prompts warning

Posted by admin on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 02:00 AM

	Users are being told to avoid using Internet Explorer until Microsoft patches a serious security hole in it. Read full article: 'Web browser flaw prompts warning'

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Articles: Budding DJs get mixing on mobiles

Posted by admin on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 01:56 AM

	Festival-goers at Glastonbury 2004 have been getting a taste of making their own music with a new service launched by Orange. Read full article: 'Budding DJs get mixing on mobiles'

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Articles: Boy inspires cancer video game

Posted by admin on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 01:51 AM

	A nine-year-old boy with leukaemia has inspired a video game to help children understand and deal with cancer. Read full article: 'Boy inspires cancer video game'

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