A university in Devon is preparing to find out if a baby robot can be taught to talk. Staff at the University of Plymouth will work with a 1m-high (3ft) humanoid baby robot called iCub.
Via Technology [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 14:32
Pakistan has rejected claims that it was responsible for blocking global access to the YouTube video clip site. YouTube was hard to reach this week following action by Pakistan to block access inside its borders for its hosting of a "blasphemous" video clip.
Via Technology [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 14:32
Nokia has launched navigation tools designed to make the paper street map obsolete for pedestrians. The firm's next generation of digital maps gives real-time walking directions on the mobile phone screen, just like sat-nav systems which guide drivers.
Via Technology [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 14:31
The European Commission has fined US computer giant Microsoft for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour. Microsoft must now pay a record 899m euros ($1.
Via Technology [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 14:22
The Apple iPhone, which brought touch screens to the masses, demonstrated how much consumers want better user interfaces. The Texas Instruments Developer Conference, which opened Tuesday at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, demonstrated some amazing possibilities. The annual event also provided a launch pad for new chips from the Dallas-based company and a showcase for innovative TI customers.
Via Technewsworld | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 14:10
NASA's flagship mission to land a nuclear-powered, next-generation rover on Mars is facing development problems and ballooning costs that could threaten its scheduled launch next year. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told a congressional hearing this month that engineers had to redesign the heat shield on the Mars Science Laboratory.
Via Technewsworld | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 14:09
Fears a slowing US economy may be hitting Google have led analysts to cut the share price target for the firm. The move came after research firm Comscore reported a sluggish January in the viewing of paid-for-advertisements on the Google site.
Via Technology [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:59
A new free Web-based product, SyncWizard, aims to change the way people store and access their own personal data and files. SyncWizard scans PCs or Macs for the most valuable data and uploads it to a variety of Web-based storage sites, then makes it accessible via live, customized Web page. It's a product of Ajax13, a company helmed by MP3.com founder Michael Robertson.
Via Technewsworld | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:52
Google is working with homeless shelters in San Francisco to let them offer free phone numbers and voicemail boxes to their clients for life. The aim is to let shelters provide these facilities directly to their clients instead of requiring the homeless to register individually for a free phone number and voicemail box as they do now.
Via Technewsworld | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:51
The long-awaited -- and perhaps overdue -- refresh to the MacBook Pro lineup finally came Tuesday morning, and along with it, a laptop surprise: Apple beefed up its consumer-grade MacBooks too. The announcements set the Apple-focused blog world on fire, with some commenters noting they were just happy to see the MacBook Pro holdouts finally get something they could spring for.
Via Technewsworld | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:49