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US School District Electrifies Education With Free Laptops
TUCSON -- Sunnyside sophomore Jennifer Galindo knows all about barriers.
Two years ago, her family moved from Mexico to Tucson, where she didn’t know anyone and barely spoke English.
“It was really... Is Face Recognition Software versus Eavesdroppers For Real?
Beware to laptop eavesdropper, there's a new way for you not to see information displayed at your mate's computer screen. "This is how it works. Oculis Labs has PrivateEye for general use and Chameleon for extra protection. Both programs rely on the embedded cameras...Is 'Topless Meeting' part of your Vernacular?
As I was browsing the Oxford Word of the Year 2008 List after hearing of Frugalista being one of the selections, I was surprised to see Topless Meeting share the spotlight.Nothing kinky here as Meetings going ‘topless’ by Jessica Guynn (LA Times, March 2008) tells us that...From a Few Pounds to a Few Ounces: Time to Leave the Laptop Behind?
Nick Wingfield (Wall Street Journal, October 27) asks if for many of us now is the Time to Leave the Laptop Behind thanks to the smaller, better, lighter Blackberries, I Phones and more recently the G1.Since I switched from my very old Nokia to a Blackberry Curve earlier this... Nigerian Scammers are Still Scamming
I really think people think other people are stupid. Last night, I was the attempted "victim" of a internet scam. I wouldn't have fallen for it, but it is the first time someone has tried to pull one of these on... 258 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Venezuela buys 1 million laptops
Venezuela has just signed a deal with Portugal to order one million laptop computers for its school children. According to BBC, many people believe the decision to buy Classmate computers from Portugal is "blow"...
created by jessica.lam | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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381 views | 19 recommendations | 9 comments
Indian-American scientist working to tackle 'hot' laptops
Faster and greater processing speeds are producing hotter and hotter miniaturised computer models like the laptop.Read More:U.S. Agents Can Seize laptops,ipods,books
"U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold them for unspecified periods the Washington Post reported on Friday. Under recently disclosed Department of Homeland Security policies, such...U.S. agents can seize travelers' laptops: report
This is an outrageous breach of privacy and potentially a threat to the whole notion of private property. What freedoms and security are we trying to protect?"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal... Good-bye laptops
Amazing technology from Japan
but can you guess what it is ?
Is Apple Socially Responsible… or too slow to confirm it
"We witnessed the public stunt shown by Greenpeace everywhere about Apple’s products and its use of toxic substances in laptops and other devices. The main problem between Greenpeace guerrilla tactics is Apple...
created by desinformado | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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842 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Motorized suitcase saves your back
Definitely a clever idea, but i hope it is well made because my expiences with airports, the baggage receives no respect and is often tossed around from places to places. It would definitely hurt if the first... 20000 patient records disappear in hospital laptop theft
Around 20000 confidential patient records have gone missing after thieves stole six laptops from St George's Hospital in the UK. According to hospital Chief Executive, David Astley, the laptops were stored...
created by Broken Simulacra | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
311 views | 30 recommendations | 2 comments
311 views | 30 recommendations | 2 comments
Passengers` laptops now subject to security checks at Soekarno-Hatta airport
"Tangerang, (ANTARA News)- The operator of Soekarno-Hatta international airport has instituted tight security checks on passengers` laptops at the airport`s entrance gates to prevent the the equipment`s misuse for negative purposes, an airport official said."We have taken the...Nvidia Joins "One Netbook per Geek" Race
Some computer-centric companies concerned with pulling 3rd World areas into the 21st century computer culture have been active in producing miniature computers that are cheap yet functional in order to help connect the have nots to the haves, at least technically. We've all...NowPublic on Facebook
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