Google is preparing brand new hosted-storage services dubbed Google GDrive, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The service will allow users to store data such as Office docs, digital music, video clips, and images from their PC hard drives onto the online storage space to be offered by Google.

Here are a few advantages of online storage:
- access to growing storage needs without relying on hard drives
- safe backup for important documents
- freedom to access personal storage files from any computer or mobile phone
- quickly upload, share or see their files (which will reside on Google's servers) via a high-speed Internet connection.

This service will include a limited amount of free storage with extra space available for a monthly or annual fee.

Despite its vast resources, Google is a late entrant into the hosted-storage arena, observers noted. Microsoft Corp. in August announced its free 500MB online storage service dubbed Windows Live Skydrive. Another Google rival, Amazon.com, last month guaranteed 99.9% uptime for its year-old S3 online storage offering, while Facebook in September unveiled its open Data Store API program.

Even EMC Corp. has driven a stake into the hosted-storage landscape with its October agreement to buy start-up Berkeley Data Systems Inc. and its popular Mozy online backup business for $76 million.

Google has already started adding extra storage for users of its Gmail Web-based e-mail service, which has been burning up capacity because of large digital files being stored such as photos and attachments.

The online storage subscription-based service is no news but may be ready for release early next year, according to the report.

According to Google though, data privacy have been put in place to protect user data.

"Gdrive" is just a few months away from release.

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Batteries that can be recharged rather than tossed when the juice runs out are supposed to be more convenient for consumers. But for Wren Wright, they lose their power too quickly and unpredictably, sometimes leaving the shutterbug with a lifeless digital camera.

"There is a lot of behind-the-scenes science to have the most efficient charge rate and complete this in the most efficient time period," said Tony Mazzola ...

http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=173820

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B.Tech. course for hearing impaired
In Virudhunagar district will start an integrated B.Tech programme for ... The courses offered included Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering ... read more

Don`t neglect science and tech: Mukesh
To emerge as a global player, it should not just rely on its economy, industry and polity, but also focus on exploring new frontiers in science and technology ... read more

Chinese Farmers to get Science and Tech Training
The government in China has earmarked a significant boost in the funding devoted to providing science training for their millions of small farmers ... read more

Year of the Threats
As I read this what my favorite article was that I put up over the year and I don't really have one because I like several areas of science and tech more or ... read more

Sci-Tech 2006
In 2006 the world witnessed a whole lot of developments in the field of Science and Technology. Space was prominent ... read more

Microsoft Boise can't find enough local engineers
... Enrollment in high-tech degrees is declining. Enrollment in science and math is declining. Kids are afraid of math and science ... read more

Brain Drain Version 2006
It is an open secret that despite its enormous reserves of hi-tech manpower, India ... abominable work ethics on to the system has virtually enervated Indian science ... read more

Breakthrough Science And Tech Inventions
Belgian-born Julius Nieuwland (1878-1936) was a man of the cloth--and a man of artificial fabric. In 1929, the Notre Dame and Catholic ... read more

Labels: around-the-world, science, technology

GT Duo Writes Companion to Top Bioinformatics Text
Georgia Tech Professor Mark Borodovsky and Research Scientist Svetlana Ekisheva have ... top books in the field of bioinformatics, the science combining biology ... read more



Socialism and the Knowledge Economy: Cuban Biotechnology
... of biotechnology firms; and the dependence of the US high-tech sector on ... investment will spontaneously result in a fruitful interaction between science and the ... read more

Tech-science center plan floated
A local nonprofit group hopes to bring a world-class science and technology center to San Luis Obispo County that it says would become a must-see tourist ... read more

Animal lover descends on SHSU
In 1997, McMillan received his Bachelor of Science degree in animal science from Texas Tech University. He earned his Master of ... read more

Tech-savvy 'hacks' invent good ideas for Yahoo sites
Events like Hack Day used to occur mostly in Silicon Valley, with its concentration of tech companies and schools with strong computer science programs ... read more

Want to know the real smell of money?
In a recent study, a team of Virginia Tech environmental engineers explained ... studying odors associated with metals under a National Science Foundation grant ... read more

Tech Industry Has Ulterior Motive Regarding H-1B Visas
If there were a shortage, salaries would be going up, but starting salaries for bachelor's degree graduates in computer science and electrical engineering ... read more

'Molecular Condom' May One Day Offer High-Tech Protection
It sounds like science fiction, but researchers at the University of Utah are working to bring this new type of "molecular condom" into reality ... read more

Labels: around-the-world, science, technology

Hi-tech jerseys will make it tough to hide goose eggs
"We have the technology" can be a frightening phrase when scientists start poking around in the world of sports. Researchers in ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0612110142dec11,1,2127929.story?coll=chi-technology-hed

The perfect present for science lovers
... The state's strategy is to lure away the high tech/science culture, for they see this as an opening to an opportunity both intellectual and economic.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/healthscience/columns/article_1379284.php

Biotech, Med Tech Business Models: Investors, Patients Deserve
... venture capital also referenced a significant new book called "Science Business" by ... when we talk about advanced business models for biotech and med tech.
http://www.midwestbusiness.com/news/viewnews.asp?newsletterID=16167

Declining level of IT grads could hurt high-tech sector
... While SHRC cites declining enrolment in science and engineering as one of the key factors that will hurt Canada's high-tech sector in the future, a couple of ...
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=41472

Singapore Science Centre, IDA Launch iFuture
... futuristic high-tech gadgets from iFuture, both exhibitions will come together to showcase mankind's intelligence, inventiveness and ingenuity in science and ...
http://www.sda-asia.com/sda/news/psecom,id,12595,srn,4,nodeid,4,_language,Singapore.html

Emory/Georgia Tech Predictive Health Symposium
... the Predictive Health Initiative, said, "Existing and emerging science and technology ... H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory ...
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-12/euhs-etp121106.php

Reshaping how elementary schools teach science
... Improving science education is seen as critical to success in the global ... revolves around technology, biomedicine, pharmaceuticals and other high-tech industries ...
http://www.projo.com/news/content/Science_teachers11_12-11-06_DU37QPA.28debd7.html

What's Up In Life Science Investments? Find Out At CED Forum
Life science entrepreneurs seeking venture capital can gain insight into what kinds of technology and companies venture firms are seeking at a ...
http://www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=15737

Tech, science school spells hard work for kids
... DSST opened in fall 2004 with a goal of reaching out to students typically underrepresented in science and tech programs - girls, minorities and those from ...
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/education/article/0,1299,DRMN_957_5192969,00.html

New globe screen puts high-tech spin on theater in the round
NASA and science museums nationwide are putting a new high-tech spin on theater in the round.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2006-12-05-science-sphere-film_x.htm

Nature, read in tooth and claw
... video, SOS (Sounds of Science), is part of a larger work, Saved by Science, on display ... in 2001, it was to source DNA sequences for one of her hi-tech artworks.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,20910172%255E16947,00.html

Labels: around-the-world, science, technology

The World Economic Forum today announced 47 Technology Pioneers for 2007.

Mozilla has been selected as one of these Technology Pioneers. The Technology Pioneers were nominated by the world’s leading venture capital and technology companies. The final selection from 225 nominees was made by a panel of leading technology experts appointed by the World Economic Forum ... read more

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Samsung Electronics joined Microsoft on Monday in launching the first mobile phone in Asia and Europe to use high-speed HSDPA wireless technology.

The new Samsung Ultra Messaging i600 was the world's thinnest 3G smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard. It is also the first smartphone that supports Web applications like podcasts and RSS Feeder, which scans websites for updates, the companies said.

The companies said the phone, which can connect with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0, was designed for work and play. It has two digital cameras and can be used for 3G video calls.

"The mobile population is increasingly looking to use one device that easily plugs into their life, both in and out of the office," said Pieter Knook, a senior vice president at Microsoft.

The device, powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, uses the new mobile protocol called HSDPA, or high-speed downlink packet access, that provides faster downloads of video and streaming music.

Labels: gadget, technology

Ibero-Am Science and Tech Forum Begins
With the participation of outstanding authorities and notables from 21 countries, the first forum on Science, Technology, Enterprise and ...
http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B5D5606EA-0449-408C-BE3A-107869553375%7D)&language=EN

Isotope Linked to Death Available Online
... to eliminate static electricity. No luck shopping for that hard-to-buy-for science hobbyist in the family? The rare isotope suspected ...
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=010000KCLJY4

Hi-tech teaching lesson
... They toured the IBM facility. It was a good science lesson, as they saw the manufacture of hi-tech chips that power video games.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=our_schools&id=4822251

New Horizons: Outbound for Jupiter flyby
... to high-tech instruments onboard the craft, new looks at the gas giant are slated, as are views of several moons circling the planet. But while science at ...
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2006-11-30-new-horizons-jupiter_x.htm

In expansion mode, DU eyes 2 new colleges
... "The Indian National Science Academy in Delhi ... This includes two year B Tech courses after B Sc in sciences, at least in some frontier areas like nanomaterials ...
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=211998

Army adds protesters to $20 billion tech services contract
... (EDS), CACI International Inc. (CAI), IBM Corp. (IBM), General Dynamics Corp. (GD), Science Applications International Corp. (SAI ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/army-adds-protesters-20-billion/story.aspx?guid=%7BF4971FF3-E5AA-40BA-A607-D36C1F0FCF11%7D

Chinese operating system approved
... developed by China's University of Science and Technology for National Defense, was approved by a panel of experts from the state 863 Hi-tech Research and ...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061204-051842-9577r

Segway inventor scoots to bigger matters
... like FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) science tournaments he ... Clean tech is the third-largest area of investment for venture ...
http://news.com.com/Segway+inventor+scoots+to+bigger+matters/2008-11395_3-6140227.html

Grant to help diversify science, tech faculty
... universities in the state -- New Mexico Tech and the University of New Mexico. The universities will also work with the environmental science division of Los ...
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_4767240

New globe screen puts high-tech spin on theater in the round
NASA and science museums nationwide are putting a new high-tech spin on theater in the round.
http://www.examiner.com/a-435639~New_globe_screen_puts_high_tech_spin_on_theater_in_the_round.html

High-Tech High School
Skanska USA Building Inc. of Milford has completed construction of the $22 million Science & Technology Magnet High School in New London.
http://www.conntact.com/article_page.lasso?id=40507

CBS Names Science and Tech Correspondent
News named Daniel Sieberg as science and technology correspondent. Sieberg, who starts Dec.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6395114.html

HI-TECH FIRM TO CREATE 58 JOBS
... Structural Science, presently in Grange, is the latest in a long line of hi-tech firms wanting to move to or set up in the area.
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=439680

High-Tech Convention Showcases New Tools For Officers
... At the Alion Science and Technology booth, which is part of the simulation training show at the Orange County Convention Center, Alion officials showed off a ...
http://www.wesh.com/news/10462090/detail.html

Red Storm Game Designer To Deliver Lecture At Wake Tech
Wake Tech offers a variety of courses to students wanting to enter the gaming industry. The lecture is free and sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
http://www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=15639

NSF Computer Science and Engineering Chief Takes Post in Private ...
... and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF ... NSF CISE directorate since 2002, having come from Georgia Tech, where he ...
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=108202&org=NSF&from=news

Nintendo Wii wins Best of What's New tech award
Nintendo's new Wii console has just been awarded a grand prize in US science and technology magazine Popular Science's annual Best of What's New award event.
http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=6680

Doswell's case hurts unjustly convicted
... But here comes that high-tech science known as DNA testing, and the next thing you know, rapes we've been accused of and murders that placed some of us on ...
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/seate/s_481651.html

Full Text: Unabomber's Manifesto
... depends on progress in chemistry, physics, biology, computer science and other fields. Advanced medical treatments require expensive, high-tech equipment that ...
http://cbs5.com/investigates/local_story_332145319.html

Can you tell the difference between high tech performers?
Buy and sell-side analysts at presentations by seven high-growth companies at the Gordon Institute of Business Science Monday were hard pressed to distinguish ...
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/shares/ict_sector/479271.htm

Labels: around-the-world, science, technology

The New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology awarded 19 companies with nearly $2.5 million dollars.

About $250,000 was awarded to five companies through Incubator Seed Funding to accelerate the companies' business-development process. Three of those companies were Channel Logics LLC and Treadstone Technologies Inc., both in Camden, and WorldScape Inc. in Burlington Township.

This program provides awards of $20,000 to $50,000 for companies located in one of the commission's 12 technology business incubators.

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Quizam is a new way for study that might come in handy for students.
It's a computer-based tool that utilizes time-tested quizzing methods that makes it easy for students to learn in an environment where their learning curve is accelerated. Learning is accelerated because the mechanism for recall, repetition and feedback reinforce memory.

It's versatile and can be accessed any time, by anyone! It prepares students for standardized tests, focuses on skills improvement and real-time assessment. It's the perfect tool for review, remediation and advanced work, K-12 through adult.

The program is freely downloadable (until 31 Dec. 2006) on the Internet, or available on a CD ROM, which is a benefit to schools in remote areas around the world. A six-month pilot study of seventy-one schools world-wide is underway, and results from the study will be available in early 2007.

What are the benefits ?

• Supports technology in the classroom initiatives, enabling an innovative way of teaching and learning.
• Helps teachers use assessment data to inform real world lesson planning.
• Increases parent-teacher communication.
• Encourages student participation and 'peer-to-peer' learning.

Quizzes include everything from English grammar, French verbs, math, science and social studies - to trivia quizzes, a boat license quiz, even a Cessna 172 Aircraft Checkout quiz. Quizam(R) is unique in that every time a person repeats a quiz, a different set of multiple choice questions appear. The program randomly chooses the possible answers and challenges the user each time.

The program was developed by Russ Rossi, a computer programmer for twenty-five years and father of five children, the program began out of the need for helping his kids with homework.

Labels: education, free, technology

Edmonton recently became focus of international attention in the growing field of nanotechnology, with the University of Alberta at the forefront since the new National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT), a partnership between the National Research Council and the U of A, officially opened their new facility in June 2006.

Pointing to the increased investment in this type of research at the U of A, Dr. Jillian Buriak, the Chairman of Inorganic and Nanoscale Materials at NINT said “Canada has at least on a national level put its eggs into one basket, and that basket is here” ... read more

Labels: education, short-news, technology

China has over 140,000 private technology companies, according to Shang Yong, vice president of China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). The private companies combine to employ over 12 million workers and has 6 trillion Yuan in total assets and over 6.1 trillion Yuan in sales revenue in 2005. These companies invested 123 billion Yuan in technical research in 2005.

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AAAS and Georgia Tech Announce 2006 Fellows
Atlanta (November 27, 2006) — Four Georgia Tech faculty members have ... and Biochemistry; Nancy Nersessian, professor of cognitive science appointed jointly in ...
http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=1198

Army Science Conference 2006
"Transformational Army Science & Technology: Charting the future of science & technology ... It's the first tech conference I've ever been to that started ...
http://blogs.forbes.com/digitaldownload/2006/11/army_science_co.html

Kaloyeros to deliver keynote at Tech Valley education conference
Tech Valley's impact on education will be the subject of a conference Tuesday ... The event will be held at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's ...
http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2006/11/27/daily8.html?jst=b_ln_hl

UA student group opposes doubling $65 tech fee
... The conflict spawned the student coalition, Students Against a Tech Fee Increase. ... for the needs of the institutions," Hertzog, a political science major, said ...
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/33864.php

TCS unveils 'science-to-software' transformation program
... TCS plans to scale up and make offers to 2,000 science graduates during this academic year ... barrier to growth, the program is designed to be a hi-tech, hi-touch ...
http://www.crn-india.com/breakingnews/stories/68640.html

Brushing up on Neanderthal tooth fossils
... one a baby tooth and one an adult's, using a high-tech computed tomography ... USA TODAY's Dan Vergano combs scholarly journals to present the Science Snapshot, a ...
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2006-11-26-neanderthal-teeth_x.htm

Attack Scientific, Engineering Erosion
... that US advantages in the marketplace and specifically in science, engineering and ... low-cost labor available elsewhere," Heneghan told WRAL Local Tech Wire. ...
http://www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=15628

Wii Wins Popular Science "Grand Award"
US science and technology magazine Popular Science has given the new Wii console a ... went to the Bostitch Hurriquake nail, winner in the home tech grand award ...
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11849

High-Tech Rehabilitation
... aspects of the organization. Jacob attends the University High School of Science and Engineering in Hartford. He also takes classes ... http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctprisoncompute1127.artnov27,0,847668.story?coll=hc-headlines-local

Labels: around-the-world, science, technology

A new science building totaling nearly 130,000 square feet in size at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be named after businessman .

Max Carrol Chapman, Jr., a UNC graduate, donated $5 million toward the new Carolina Physical Science Complex being built at UNC. The new science building, totaling nearly 130,000 square feet in size at the University of North Carolina will be named after businessman, Chapman Hall.

The total complex will cost $205 million and is the largest construction project in UNC’s history. It will include high-technology laboratories, classrooms, lecture halls and libraries. Five buildings will be constructed.

The first phase of the complex, including the Chapman building, opened this semester.

Chapman Hall includes a rooftop observatory deck for astronomy students and faculty and a remote observing control room for telescopes UNC uses in partnership with the countries of Chile and South Africa. It also has vibration-free space for electron microscopes; laser labs; teleconference rooms with shielding to avoid electronic interference; Institute for Advanced Materials, Nanoscience and Technology.

Labels: education, technology

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on promoting investment in the Hoa Lac High-tech Zone was jointly signed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Mitsui Corporation, the Sumitomo Mitsui Bank and the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of Japan in the capital yesterday ... read more

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has collaborated with Google Earth, to show viewers, what volcanic eruptions, dust storms and ice glaciers and other natural disasters look like, from space.
All 130 satellite images in the collection are provided by ESA's Envisat, which is the largest environmental satellite ever built.

Users will now be able to explore detailed images of landmarks and find out about important changes to the environment. The ESA also provides additional information, bubbles of facts and figures, scientific explanations and theories referring to the images being browsed.

Here is a picture of Katrina from Google Earth:

Labels: google, science, technology

Science, tech hold key to economic balance
... being said a lot these days and it's worth restating: The metro area must increasingly include economic activities based on innovation in science and technology ...
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/1126biz-bizaz-mytakemelnick1126.html

High-tech watch aims to save lives
Steve Sutphen, a faculty service officer in the U of A's computing science department, recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with a team of people to test the ...
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=7863f553-631d-4deb-bbb7-80303cc69185&k=46399

Science and High Tech Park for Be'er Sheva
The city of Be'er Sheva and Ben Gurion University have announced a joint science and technology park at the university campus, with the Ministry ...
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=116303

DIU holds first science olympiad
... The topics of the competition were fundamentals of Computer Science and Engineer-ing, Communications Engineering and Tech-nology, Mathematics, Electrical and ...
http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/index3.asp?cnd=11/27/2006&section_id=3&newsid=44959&spcl=no

Engineers encouraged to have fun
... lifestyle technology'' is part of Taiwan's effort to reposition its tech industry. ITRI, said Po-Young Chu, a professor of management science at the National ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16101771.htm

High-tech tug of war
... destination for businesses by creating clusters of high-tech companies in ... funds, $650,000, will be used to create an Information Science Technology Institute ...
http://www.businessrecord.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=3165

State losing its innovative edge
... publication. With such demand for well-paying tech jobs, why aren't more students interested in studying math and science?
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/16101746.htm

Labels: around-the-world, science, technology

Grants to support innovation would tax public credulity
... including within public services, and not just in traditional science and technology ... provide a disproportionate amount of support for the hi-tech sector which ...
http://business.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1750882006

Edible cottonseed as food idea just doesn't seem right
... To read more on how cottonseeds are being proposed as a food source, an article from Sci-Tech Today and another from Science News Online give you their ...
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7458/52/

Midland Academy students win Sweepstakes in math
... Charter School students a sweepstakes award in the South Plains Math and Science Competition. The event was held earlier this month at Texas Tech University in ...
http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17511984&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475591&rfi=6

3-D technology puts UNT institute on map
... funding, said Dr. Michael Kaufman, chairman of the materials science department, so ... machine is used in conjunction with two other high-tech microscopes, UNT ...
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-engineering_25met.ART0.West.Edition1.3e431ba.html

Tech center under wraps
... But it's meant to evoke the excitement of science, the architect said. ... "We wanted the building to represent innovation and high tech.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191863701&path=!business&s=1045855934855

Incentives soon for bio-tech
A Slew of incentives for young scientists will soon be announced to encourage innovation in biotechnology, Union Minister for Science & Technology Kapil Sibal ...
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1852960,0004.htm

Science-tech barrier set to fall in DU
... Delhi University is also hoping to start a new M Tech in Nuclear Science course. "This will be to address the energy deficit in the country. ...
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=210861

TCS' new hiring policy for techies
New Delhi: From science to software in seven months - that is TCS' new mission. The tech big boy has found a new hunting ground for software developers and ...
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tcs-new-hiring-policy-for-techies/26996-7.html

Labels: around-the-world, science, technology

Word up! Explore the lexicon of tech
... And when it comes to minting new words, nothing gets lexicographers scribbling into their notebooks as quickly as science and technology.
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39164309,00.htm

B-Tech Academy Students Get to View College Life On Tour of South
... school to go on any tour at all," said B-Tech principal Victor ... ain't no game," said Ashandra Singleton, who plans to major in Computer Science at Alabama ...
http://www.berkeleydaily.org/text/article.cfm?issue=11-24-06&storyID=25698

TCS on a talent pool drive
... to be a hi-tech, hi-touch learning module that aims to transform B.Sc./BCA degree holders into best-in-class IT professionals. Around 500 science graduates are ...
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=265934&leftnm=8&subLeft=0&chkFlg=

DeSimone, Two Other UNC Faculty Members Fellow Honors From Science ...
... lead to the finding of tech ventures Micell Technologies and Liquidia, has been named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
http://www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=15623

Computer science: what it takes to succeed
... Hall of Fellows--essentially the all-star list for computer science pioneers ... As the tech bubble burst, NeoPhotonic snapped up another technology-centric company ...
http://www.vnunet.com/forbes/news/2169509/takes-succeed

vnunet.com Tech News Radar
Database Administrator Didcot, Oxfordshire £24,638 to £35,543 per annum The Database Services Group of the CCLRC e-Science Centre is currently ...
http://www.whatpc.co.uk/vnunet/news/2169517/vnunet-com-tech-news-radar

Saddam footage shows low-tech weapons planning
... Iraqi dictator beaming as military officers display and demonstrate low-tech arms spread ... said Louay Bahry, an Iraqi scholar who taught political science at the ...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/24/news/saddam.php

Cool Science, Hot Careers
... "If you look at the direction of the world economy, it's all high tech. We need as many science and engineering people as possible," said Rick Beal, assistant ...
http://www.syracuse.com/business/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/business-6/1164276317208220.xml&coll=1

Taiwan, Russia put R&D heads together at high-tech forum
... used its R&D resources to help set up 101 high-tech companies islandwide. ... forum, Tung Lian-shen, deputy director-general of Taiwan's Science Park Administration ...
http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?CtNode=122&xItem=23527

CHS' engineering tech program honored
... In addition to providing a strong foundation in mathematics, science and English, Tech Prep gives students opportunities to develop real-life professional ...
http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=260&ArticleID=142366&TM=24697.92

Labels: around-the-world, science, technology

Building a philanthrophy brand Retired tech entrepreneur strives
... He might be the most active philanthropist you have never heard of: a retired technology entrepreneur putting his stamp on science research centers at the ...
http://www.eagletribune.com/business/local_story_327094532?keyword=topstory

Government okays regional sci-tech program
The government of Belarus has okayed regional sci-tech program "Promoting new technologies, science-intensive competitive products, measures to improve the ...
http://law.by/work/EnglPortal.nsf/0/723879D18A2D7908C225722F00531AEE?OpenDocument

Han speaks at the 8th Congress of SAST
... ceremony of the 8th Congress of Shanghai Association for Science and Technology (SAST ... implement scientific developments and set up a Sci-Tech Innovation System. ...
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/metro/userobject1ai2464646.html

Tech Chronicles
... the technological skills of Eastern Europeans can be traced to the emphasis that the Soviet bloc's one-time Communist rulers put on math and science education. ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/23/BUG5RMIHVM1.DTL

Historical experience could win prizes
Jacob Grohs, a junior in engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Tech, was awarded a William C. McAllister Leadership Scholarship. ...
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-79749sy0nov23,0,5699158.story?coll=dp-features-yorkpoq

SNIST (Hyderabad) selects Informatica as part of curriculum
... based Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology (SNIST) has selected Informatica PowerCenter data integration software to be part of the B.Tech and M.Tech ...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/pressnews/informaticacorporationdataintegrationsoftware/snisthyderabadselectsinformaticaaspartcurriculum/market/stocks/article/252453

Labels: around-the-world, science, technology

Dolby is still blinding them with science
"We have converted the back of the tour bus to a high-tech computer music lounge. ... The science of technology now has allowed it. ...
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/11/22/entertainment/music/10_59_3411_22_06.txt

Nearly $50 million sought to boost Idaho tech industry
At a meeting yesterday, the Governor's Science and Technology Advisory Council advised lawmakers in the 2007 Legislature to approve a nearly 50 (M) million ...
http://www.localnews8.com/news/regional/4723981.html

Nanotech to lead next IT wave: Welland
... director at SN Bose National Centre for Basic Science: said "While exact investment numbers are not available, the Department of Science & Tech-nology (DST ...
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/514306.cms

Tech expert Xeni Jardin offers a peek into the state of edge
You've covered a lot of fascinating tech/science stories, which one changed forever how you look at/live in this world? Why? Every single one of them. ...
http://www.nypress.com/19/47/news&columns/feature3.cfm

Low-tech crafts for DIYers New publication touts making things by pieces
Like cooking, crafting isn't an exact science. You can modify here and then, adding this and that, to suit your taste. While ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/22/HOGC7MFHAQ1.DTL

Sun Lakes Charity Golf Tournament to sponsor Math Science Day
Annual Math Science Day for eighth grade girls attending middle school in the Pass Area. They will also sponsor scholarships for the Summer Tech-Trek camps. ...
http://www.recordgazette.net/articles/2006/11/22/sports/01sports.txt

Cooper, Remsen attend Young Women in Science conference
The purpose of the conference was to inspire young women to pursue careers in science and technology fields. The number of women in high-tech jobs remains a ...
http://www.lincolnjournalonline.com/news/2006/1123/News/023.html

Labels: around-the-world, science, technology

The 2006 grand award winners of the Popular Science "Best of What's New" awards
are:
- AUTO TECH: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 - The Fastest Production Car Ever;


- COMPUTING: One Laptop Per Child XO - Better Screen, Better World;


- GADGETS: Sony Reader PRS-500 - Goodbye Paper;


- HOME ENTERTAINMENT: Nintendo Wii - The Console That Gets You In The Game;


- HEALTH: Custom-Grown Bladders - Creating Human Organs In The Lab;

- AVIATION & SPACE: Surrey Satellite and QinetiQ TopSat - Small Sat With a Big Future;

- ENGINEERING: Water Cube National Swimming Center in Beijing - A Building Made Of Bubbles;


- HOME TECH: Bostitch Hurriquake Nail - The Alpha Nail That Makes Your Home Twice As Tough;

- RECREATION: Celestron SkyScout - Your Tour Guide To Outer Space;


- GENERAL INNOVATION: HP Memory Spot - Stick Digital Data On Anything.

Labels: gadget, science, short-news, technology

E-tech invasion of farmlands
Science in the farm sector getting a new avatar as 'Farmology' is not far because of convergence of IT in agriculture. Consider this anecdote ... read more

US could lose its tech edge to China and India, execs fear
In the late 1950s, when the Eisenhower administration authorized $1 billion toward science research and ... Those kids might also be the founders of tomorrow's tech giants ... read more

More than 100 Students Compete in Robotic Lego Event
Michigan State University hosted a very colorful competition Saturday. More than 100 area students came out to "nanoquest" to use their science skills to make their robot come alive. Organizers say the programmable Lego projects are a great way to get students interested in high-tech ... read more

Philanthropist uses fortune for next-generation science
FRED KAVLI: The retired tech entrepreneur, called a "visionary": a retired technology entrepreneur putting his stamp on science-research centers ... read more

Labels: education, short-news, technology

Virginia Tech's System X, a cluster of 1,100 Apple Xserve computers, has surpassed the 15 million CPU-hour mark. The Apple/Infiniband cluster has been serving the high-end computing needs of campus faculty and students for several years ... read more

Labels: short-news, technology

Arizona City Council is set to approve an annexation with the University of Arizona to bring a resort hotel, a golf course and commercial development at the UA's Science and Technology park into the city. As part of the deal, the plans are to build about 600 homes at the Tech Park, which will be included in the annexation ... read more

Labels: education, short-news, technology

Science Foundation Arizona revealed plans Wednesday to disburse $35 million in grants and fellowships next year to stimulate high-tech development in Arizona ... read more

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"There's a long history of science fiction literature influencing technology
projects" wrote author Neal Stephenson in a rare e-mail interview. "It's nice
when it happens, because it suggests that the vision described in the book made ... read more

Labels: short-news, technology

Laurence Field, who works at CERN for the Enabling Grids for E-science project, has been leading work on the map. He explains, "Today there are a number of production Grids being used for science, several of which have a strong regional ... read more

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A posting to the iRows blog on Tuesday announced that Israeli service iRows will shut down on Dec. 31 and that the company's founders will join Google.

Google confirmed that it has hired iRows founders Yoah Bar-David and Itai Raz and that they will work in Google's Tel Aviv and Haifa research and development centers. The company may be planning to beef up its online spreadsheet offering by hiring the founders of iRows, a browser-based spreadsheet service.


Google introduced Google Spreadsheets, a Web-based offering that lets users create and share spreadsheets and documents online, without using a software program like Microsoft's Excel.

IRows details how customers can transport their spreadsheets to Google Spreadsheets. Customers won't be able to transfer charts, however, because they aren't supported by Google Spreadsheets. Some iRows users complained in postings on the blog about having to sign up to a Google account in order to use Google Spreadsheets.

Labels: google, technology

Google CEO Eric Schmidt agreed to make a donation in Google name of $2 million to the Virginia Tech College of Engineering.

Paul Torgersen, former president of Virginia Tech, said that he approached Schmidt with the idea last spring. The contribution will be used to create the "Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean's Chair in Engineering" at Schmidt's request.

Labels: education, google, technology

Two months ago, Microsoft's research results said its phishing filter in Internet Explorer 7 is superior to the one included in Mozilla's Firefox2.

But, Mozilla selected a testing company SmartWare to do a similar comparison. Not surprisingly, the results were different: Firefox2 offers more effective phishing protection than IE7. Testers ran several known phishing Web sites through both IE7 and Firefox2. They found that, with the basic phishing protection enabled, Firefox caught 78.85 percent of the scam sites, while IE 7 flagged 66.35 percent.

Here is the complete Mozilla phishing filter study.

Labels: mozilla, technology

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Internet surfing from a mobile device become more and more popular, so why not talk about Mobile Web2.0. The seemingly simple idea of extending Web 2.0 to Mobile Web 2.0 has many "tricks", for instance:

a) What is a restricted device?
b) What are the implications of extending the web to restricted devices?
c) As devices become creators and not mere consumers of information – what categories of intelligence can be captured/harnessed from restricted devices?
d) What is the impact for services as devices start using the web as a massive information repository and the PC as a local cache where services can be configured?

Read all here: http://au.sys-con.com/read/251673.htm

Labels: mobile, technology

In a new development that will significantly broaden its product offering, ApplianceWare has announced that it will now offer the ApplianceWare Server Appliance Edition software operating environment for network appliances based on Freescale's PowerQUICC processors containing a PowerPC core.

The offering will be offered with a selection of Freescale processor-based customer reference boards (CRBs) and development kits from selected OEM manufacturers. ApplianceWare Server Appliance Edition includes both the ApplianceWare J2ME platform and the ApplianceWare Server Linux based operating system. The ApplianceWare Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is based on the Sun Microsystems J2ME Connected Device Configuration (CDC) and enables value added software features that require a Java Virtual Machine.

The ApplianceWare J2ME JVM is bundled with the ApplianceWare Server and is available to server appliance OEMs and manufacturers that are making use of the low power and high performance of Freescale processor-based platforms in their product development. The ApplianceWare Server is a version of the Linux operating system optimized for PowerPC instruction set architecture. It offers manufacturers a complete operating environment for rapid product development on proven technologies.

ApplianceWare also offers application development, customization, and application integration services for platforms based on Freescale processors. These activities are focused on accelerating the implementation of Java enabled server software solutions for Freescale processor-based information appliances and devices.

The Server Appliance Edition is an implementation of ApplianceWare's Java virtual machine (JVM) environment that is tailored for the limited memory resources and device management requirements of network attached server appliance devices. The ApplianceWare JVM environment enables Java applications to run on network connected Freescale technology based devices. Java technology is key to bringing ApplianceWare's Common Information Model (CIM) and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) compliant, policy-based management to the server appliance market.

Source: http://be.sys-con.com/
Link: ApplianceWare

Labels: java, linux, technology

EdenTree Technologies has announced Lab Manager 5.0, a re-engineered version of its award-winning network-lab-automation software. The Lab Manager open-lab operating system works with any kind of network equipment, managing the physical-layer infrastructure to which test equipment and devices under test connect.

The result is a software-controlled lab environment with a drag-and-drop user interface that allows engineers to easily and remotely design and implement topologies. The software schedules topologies, configurations, and test scripts; searches for available devices; and reports on device usage. Because it supports a wide range of switches, Lab Manager works in any lab with any devices and any interface types, including POTS (plain-old telephone service)/analog, any rate of Ethernet, optical, Fibre Channel, and RF/coaxial interfaces.

A key reason that labs use the package is to share expensive test equipment among multiple users and multiple test beds. The queue-based scheduler enhances this capability by queuing tests to run as soon as equipment becomes available. Administrators can adjust the priorities or insert higher-priority projects into the queue. Another new feature is integration with power controllers, allowing test engineers to control power cycling and system rebooting directly from the GUI. In addition, test engineers can write scripts to control test topologies. Flexible user and group-level access permissions permit customers and partners to participate in testing and enable the lab to control its test beds.

Users typically implement Lab Manager 5.0 with their switching infrastructure; list price is $100 per managed port.

Source: http://www.edentreetech.com/

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