Google Street Maps, which has long provided 360 exterior images, has started a pilot project where it provides similar shops inside public buildings such as shops and businesses. Unlike the Google street view shots, the interior shops are on a strictly voluntary basis.
A software update for the Blackberry PlayBook, originally scheduled to be released this month, has been delayed until February 2012. Blackberry announced that the revision will better enable the company to craft an update to allow Blackberry phones and PlayBooks to work together. Analysts predict that this will hurt the sale of Blackberry PlayBooks as [...]
John McCarthy, creator of the LIP programming language, which went on to become the programming language of choice in the AI community, and coining the term “artificial intelligence.” His early work helped shape the direction of AI research basically ever since people began exploring the concept of artificial intelligence. In 1971, he was awarded the [...]
The original idea behind technological patents, which give innovators a limited monopoly over the use of their creations, was to spur technological innovation. With cell phones, however, patents seem to be having the opposite effect. As cell phones become more and more advanced, incorporating ever-growing numbers of new features and capabilities–let’s face it, the line [...]
During the riots that rocketed London earlier this year, two men (Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan and Jordan Blackshaw) got on Facebook in an attempt to convince other people to join the riots. Both men were given four-year prison sentences, and despite their attempt to appeal and have their sentences reduced, their jail terms were upheld by the [...]
SSL technology is used to keep online commercial transactions safe, but, according to its creator, Taher Elgamal, the technology is no more secure that it was prior to the attacks earlier this year. In September, hackers stole credentials that allowed them to pose as almost any web firm of their choosing, and then used this [...]
Now that the Blackberry service disaster has ended, Apple is experiencing problems with its new iOS 5 upgrade. Consumers have complained of delays when adding the upgrade, in some cases having to conduct multiple attempts before their iphones will update properly. According to Apple representatives, the problems are being caused by the sheer number of [...]
Dennis Ritchie, one the the creators of the Unix operating system and the C programming language. Both have been hugely influential in the development of new technologies. Unix established many software engineering principles that persist into the present day, helped kick-start the open source movement, and was originally the preferred operating system for the internet. [...]
While braille, a language for the blind that involves a series of raised dates, and a flat touch screen can seem to be completely antithetical to one another, a team of researchers in the US has discovered a way to turn a touch-screen as a braille keyboard. Users simply place eight fingers on the screen, [...]
Parents in Britain can probably rest easier, as four leading web providers–BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin–are offering people the chance to block adult content at the point of subscription. Assuming that these companies get positive consumer feedback, it isn’t beyond the realm of possibility that they may begin offering similar plans in the US. There [...]
