Social networking for terrorists
A new approach to analyzing social networks, reported in the current issue of the International Journal of Services Sciences, could help homeland security find the covert connections between the people...
View ArticleBlackBerry services 'normal' despite earlier probe tweet
Research In Motion said late Wednesday that BlackBerry services are working normally after earlier announcing a probe into reports that users hit by a recent outage were still experiencing email woes.
View ArticleRemoving 'black sheep' could make Internet run more efficiently
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether dealing with Internet traffic or vehicle traffic, congestion can slow everything down. One team of researchers working on improving network transmission efficiency has...
View ArticleThe network's skeleton
(Phys.org) -- Sometimes the distinctive character of a whole resides in just a few of its parts, for example in particular forms and colours of a painting, in the most important ingredients of a dish,...
View ArticleImmersive digital technologies help bring the past to life
Projects which aim to bring heritage attractions to life using immersive digital technologies will be showcased at Watershed, Bristol this Friday. Three of the collaborations draw on the expertise of...
View ArticleAmazon announces investment in France, sees 2,500 jobs
The US Internet giant Amazon said on Monday that it would open a fourth despatch centre in France with the likely creation of 2,500 jobs, as it negotiates a tax dispute with the French government.
View ArticleHP cutting at least 850 jobs in Germany
US computer giant Hewlett-Packard said Friday it was closing its enterprise software operation in Ruesselsheim, Germany, in a move eliminating at least 850 jobs.
View ArticleCoding boot camps promise to launch tech careers
Want to launch a lucrative career as a software engineer but don't have a computer-science degree? Maybe it's time for a hacker boot camp.
View ArticleMapping the future: Reports tackle issues, concerns involving strengthening...
After 18 months of quiet effort, a committee of scholars from within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) released a set of three reports this week on teaching the arts and humanities at Harvard...
View ArticlePredicting collective online behavior
A new study shows that small websites, in terms of daily user flux based on number of clicks, have a disproportionally high impact when it comes to traffic generation and influence compared to larger...
View ArticleIran foreign minister says Facebook page hacked
The Facebook page of Iran's foreign minister was taken over briefly by unidentified hackers who protested against the crackdown on protesters after the disputed 2009 presidential election, media...
View ArticleNot just for talking, smartphones are hubs: survey
For US smartphone users, talking is old hat. A survey released Tuesday showed Americans spend an average of nearly two hours a day—114 minutes—on their smartphones, including just 23 minutes talking.
View ArticleFrom brand new laptop to infected by pressing 'on' (Update)
A customer in Shenzhen, China, took a brand new laptop out of its box and booted it up for the first time. But as the screen lit up, the computer began taking on a life of its own. The machine,...
View ArticleMicrosoft says settlement reached in botnet case
(AP)—Microsoft says it has settled a computer-fraud case against a website operated by a Chinese businessman that had become a major hub for illicit Internet activity.
View ArticleAsia's newest megacity offers model for urban growth as populations swell...
Iskandar Malaysia, the first "smart metropolis" of Southeast Asia founded on principles of social integration as well as low carbon emissions thanks to a green economy and green technologies, is a...
View ArticleBerlin startup scene gets nod from Google (Update)
Berlin's budding Internet entrepreneurs received the closest thing to an industry endorsement Tuesday, with a €1 million ($1.3 million) investment from Google Inc. for a new 'hub' where startups can...
View ArticleLos Alamos reveals it's been running quantum network for two and a half years
(Phys.org) —In a recent paper available on arXiv, a team of researchers at New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory has revealed they've been running a quantum network for 2 1/2 years. The network...
View ArticleREACTing to a crisis
Keeping all lines of communications open during a crisis is critical – and the Dublin Fire Brigade has shown how this can be done using satellite and hybrid technologies.
View ArticleBirds and humans have similar brain wiring
You may have more in common with a pigeon than you realise, according to research. It shows that humans and birds have brains that are wired in a similar way.
View ArticleThe European project 'digital.me' opens its code
The EU's "digital.me" project brings Fraunhofer IAO together with seven research and industry partners to develop a system for user-controlled social networks and services that can serve as a central...
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