Novel computer software may improve human, object detection technology

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Scientists in the U.K. have come up with a new software that detects whether or not you are looking at your computer and switches off the display accordingly.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A robot's eyes may not be the windows to its soul, but they can certainly help humans guess the machine's intentions, according to a new study. Researchers led by Bilge Mutlu at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, have demonstrated that robots "leak" non-verbal information through eye movements when interacting with humans.

October 16th, 2006 The video of trophy shows an interesting concept, active 360 degree defense of static and moving vehicles like tanks from ATR's and ATGM's. While it was not shown, I think it is safe to guess Trophy uses several kinetic energy projectile prediction system (in real time) with high powered lasers to counter the threat.

June 23rd, 2009 GANGTOK - Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology, Sachin Pilot has said that the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is to launch 3 G services in Gangtok by August 15. Announcing the extension of 3 G services to other three districts within 100 days, the Minister said, BSNL would increase its broadband strength to 30 GB PPS to improve services in Sikkim.

June 8th, 2007 Imagine the best way to give dictation (without spelling mistakes) or to program without typing and that pesky carpal tunnel syndrome - by pure mind control alone. Scientists at Brown University and Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems (and others) have made this possible; as published last week in Nature.

November 6th, 2009 BANGALORE - Infosys Technologies, in association with Oracle, will offer managed services platform that will help companies streamline their human resource (HR) operations and reduce costs. "The platform enables us to offer the next generation of multi-process HR transformational outsourcing to our global clients cost-effectively, the company said in a statement.

July 11th, 2007 I never thought I would see an iPhone smoothie. Ah well, never say never again.

July 21st, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Forty years after man first set foot on the moon, web pioneer Google launched what could be the ultimate guide to the earth's natural satellite. Google on Monday updated its popular mapping software Google Earth with a complete map of the moon that allows you to explore craters, historic sites and human artefacts.

April 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new software application meant for mobile phones can alert Muslim users to namaz timings through an image combined with audible alerts. The screen of the mobile phone shows an image of the sun lining up with a green circle when it is time to pray.

March 3rd, 2008 I am very happy to announce the much-awaited release of Comment Guard Pro for WordPress blogs. Comment Guard Pro is designed to unobtrusively protect your blog against all types of comment spams - trackback spam, pingback spam, robotic spam using comment form, human submitted spam (where the spammers actually goes to your site to spam you; they are the hardest to detect), referrer spam etc.

June 30th, 2009 BEIJING - Amid widespread international criticism, China Tuesday announced that it would delay the mandatory installation of the controversial "Green Dam-Youth Escort" filtering software on new computers. The installation was postponed as some computer producers said the process demanded extra time, the ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) said.

July 10th, 2009 Glitch in antivirus software troubles PC usersSAN JOSE, Calif. — Antivirus software cuts two ways.

March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Imagine a squad of soldiers who can pinpoint out-of-sight enemy snipers and identify the calibre and type of weapons being fired, with the help of software embedded in their helmets. Engineers at Vanderbilt University's Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) have developed a system that can give soldiers just such an edge by turning their combat helmets into 'smart nodes' in a wireless sensor network.

January 26th, 2009 SYDNEY - Bees can recognise faces even when viewed from different perspectives, a discovery that potentially opens the way to improved artificial intelligence software ystems. Bee researcher Adrian Dyer of Monash University carried out a study and said the finding could be applied in the development of imaging systems.

March 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - German scientists have come up with a technology that can enable windows and doors to sensitise any suspicious movements, and sound an alarm. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institutes for Applied Polymer Research IAP in Potsdam-Golm and for Computer Architecture and Software Technology FIRST in Berlin say that the heart of their technology is a motion sensor and a special coating.