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Monthly Archives: July 2009

UK's national ID card unveiled

UK's national ID card unveiled

Home Secretary Alan Johnson has unveiled the final design of the controversial national identity card.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8175139.stm

Anti-theft software could create security hole

A piece of anti-theft software built into many laptops at the factory opens a serious security hole, according to research.

Reality check: What’s next for space station?

NASA has no budget for the international space station beyond 2015.No one really believes the U.S. will dump the international space station into the ocean five years after the project is finished, but the reality is NASA has no budget for it beyond 2015.

U r pwned! Texting paves way for hacking

The fact that text messages appear on mobile phones without any interaction from the user can give criminals an opening to break into those devices, researchers demonstrated.

Cosmic Log: When comets attack

What gave Jupiter a black eye? Astronomers explain why the prime suspect is a long-period comet, and why Earth is relatively safe from such an attack.Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: What gave Jupiter a black eye? Astronomers explain why the prime suspect is a long-period comet, and why Earth is relatively safe from such an attack.

Friday is last day to apply for digital TV coupon

The government program that provides $40 coupons for digital TV converter boxes is winding down. Friday will be the last day it accepts requests.

Astronaut bringing test undies back to Earth

The space shuttle Endeavour is backdropped by a blue and white Earth, as seen from the international space station soon after the shuttle and station separated on Tuesday.In what might embarrass less adventurous souls, astronaut Koichi Wakata is returning to Earth with the underwear he kept on for a solid month during his space station stay.

Ancient rocky structures built by microbes

This is a rare paleosurface view of what conical stromatolites would have looked like if you snorkeled in the shallows of Strelley Pool. Ancient microbes left quite an impression on Earth. Scientists have found evidence that microbial communities built 3.45-billion-year-old stromatolites, which are layered, rock-like structures of sediment that grow in shallow water.

IBM Take-Over of SPSS Highlights Value of Data Mining and Analytics Says KXEN CE

IBM Take-Over of SPSS Highlights Value of Data Mining and Analytics Says KXEN CEO and Founder Roger Haddad

The $1.2 billion acquisition of analytics and data mining vendor SPSS by IBM is a move with positive repercussions for the rest of the industry, …

United Planet launches OEM Partnership Program for ERP vendors

London, 30 July 2009 - United Planet (www.unitedplanet.com), one of the leading developers of Enterprise Portal software for mid-sized companies in Europe, has announced a new OEM Partnership Program for ERP vendors. The partnership will enable ERP ven…