11 cool new apps for the iPhone

" With the release of the iPhone 2.0 software on Friday and the opening of the App Store -- where hundreds of third-party applications are now available -- Apple Inc.'s iPhone has taken a major leap toward becoming a premiere mobile platform. Since the iPhone's...

The cost of cleaning up fossil fuels - and the price of doing nothing

Scientists are looking at ways to bury carbon dioxide gas deep under the ground rather than let it pollute the atmosphere. " The 500ft cooling tower at the Mountaineer power station in New Haven, West Virginia, does not look much different from the scores that dot the...

Breaking Wind... down into usable energy

USA to increase number of wind power plantsI'm glad we're finally moving in the right direction when it comes to harnessing clean energy.  I remember learning about all the different types of energy (solar,...

Uh Oh, Here Comes The Cellphone Spam

Please. God. No."If you thought spam on your computer was a bother, brace yourself for round two: spammers want to find you on your cellphone. Cellphones have become consumers’ most personal technological...

Australian embassy hosts seminar on biotechnology, nano-technology

"Australian and Indonesian academics, education experts and professionals participated in a seminar on Biotechnology and Nano-technology at the Australian Embassy on Thursday, coordinated by Australian Education International (AEI), the embassy media release has said.On the...

Nuclear is a "technological megafix"

Using nuclear power to avert global warming would be a "technological megafix," said Sir Jonathon Porrit,

Defense Ministry conducts successful testing of bullet-proof vests

"In testing the 4th level vests, an SS-V1 rifle is used with 4TJ bullets, and M16 rifle with 5TJ bullets, from a distance of 25 meters, and 5th level vests from a distance of 6 meters. In testing the 3rd A level bullet-proof vests, an FN handgun is used from a distance of 5...

First Chinese-manufactured biosphere sold to Russia

"The Russian Federal Agency on Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Monitoring Interregional Territorial Department, North West-Federal District has confirmed that they have "scrupulously studied the principles of work and technical characteristics of the ecologically safe...

Technophiles hit the pause button

Their inboxes are overflowing, their blogs are behind and they're overwhelmed. The solution - pull the plug on digital culture -  ...

Over Hill, Over Dale: The Militarization of Culture

"A very disturbing commercial is being shown on network television in the United States with alarming regularity. I have seen it frequently during the past few weeks on an NBC station that broadcasts from the...

I'm iFedup

"Here's the awful truth about me: I am a Mac girl. I live downtown in a North American city in a neighbourhood with Starbucks and sushi joints on every corner. I shop vintage and get premium haircuts. My trainers are...

The Slow Slide To Barbarity

"Laura Carlsen is the director of the IRC Americas Program at www.americaspolicy.org in Mexico City, where she has been a writer and political analyst for more than two decades. July 4, 2020. U.S. Border Security officials announced that a record 193 IFs (Immigrant Invading...

AMD's quad-core "Phenom" Desktop Chip Catches Up With Intel

"Intel regained a technological edge last year when it released the first four-core processors by combining two dual-core ones. However, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) introduced a quad-core microprocessor for the desktop, replacing its venerable Athlon processor with the new...

Japan capable of making nuclear weapon

"Japan has the technological know-how to produce a nuclear weapon but has no immediate plans to do so, the foreign minister said Thursday, several weeks after communist North Korea carried out a nuclear test. Foreign Minister Taro Aso, who has called for discussion of Japan's...

The Future of Your PC

With breakthroughs such as faster multicore processors on the way, raw PC muscle is about to return with a vengeance. And it will come in more shapes and sizes than ever

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