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Is the pen still mighty in the computer age?

April 19, 2007 Though cursive may be on the way out, writing by hand still seems likely to have a role in the way we learn.Images: Handwriting samples, young and old TAGS: handwriting, pen, teacher, tablet, method, letter, font, printing, PC

Google applies for image text patent

January 7, 2008 Search giant filed a patent application last year for extracting and using text that can be seen in image and video files. TAGS: image search, OCR, spokesperson, Google Inc., method, video

W3C recommends quicker XML transmission

January 26, 2005 The World Wide Web consortium issues three recommendations designed to make handling XML-formatted data more efficient. TAGS: XML, method

Reading phone text one word at a time

July 13, 2005 Researchers think they've hit upon the best way to digest articles on a cell phone. TAGS: RSVP, researcher, blog posting, cell phone, word, method, Palm Inc., blog

Seeding the ocean to capture carbon

May 10, 2007 Can stimulating plankton growth slow climate change? A crew from a company called Planktos is setting sail to find out. Image: Plankton bloom TAGS: carbon, ocean, crew, atmosphere, meter, method

Antipiracy flub for Microsoft

July 29, 2005 Hackers publish a second way to bypass Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage, its newly launched antipiracy software. TAGS: antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, JavaScript, method, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Sony eyes wireless PSP connections

January 21, 2005 Patent application describes variety of methods for wirelessly connecting portable game player to Internet and other gadgets. TAGS: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony PSP, Sony Playstation, scenario, Sony Corp., Wi-Fi, method, server, games

U.K. firm pushes fiber through the sewers

April 24, 2006 Ignoring the smell, H2O Networks says laying fiber in the nation's sewer system is fast and cost-effective. TAGS: sewer, fiber, disaster recovery, telecommunications, method, U.K.

Apple tries to patent 'tamper-resistant software'

November 9, 2005 As company prepares to shift to Intel-based hardware, it files to protect method of securing code to specific hardware. TAGS: Apple Computer, patent, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Intel, method, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Amazon countersues Cendant

July 18, 2005 E-commerce giant invokes four patents against Orbitz owner and says the move is purely defensive. TAGS: Cendant Corp., Amazon.com Inc., patent infringement, Orbitz, patent, business process, e-commerce, method

Manufactured diamonds move closer to nature

May 17, 2005 A new method for turning carbon gas into diamonds makes jewels big enough to put a twinkle in even J.Lo's eye. TAGS: diamond, nanotube, carbon, nature, semiconductor, method

FBI turns to broad new wiretap method

January 30, 2007 FBI's Internet wiretaps after retiring "Carnivore" appear to involve compiling massive databases of information on thousands of users at a time. TAGS: Carnivore, surveillance, Internet provider, IP, IP address, attorney, agent, database, method, e-mail

Yahoo meets analyst expectations

April 18, 2006 Posts first-quarter net income that's down from a year ago on higher stock compensation expenses but is in line with expectations. TAGS: traffic acquisition cost, net income, Terry Semel, Internet search advertising, income statement, Yahoo! Inc., social search, monetization, expectation, market share, guidance, compensation, method, income, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

How the XP-on-Mac prize was won

March 16, 2006 Colin Nederkoorn, the man behind the contest to get XP up and running on Intel Macs, talks about finding a winner. TAGS: contest, winner, Apple iMac, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, Apple Macintosh, method, California, Apple Computer, Intel, CD, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

Researchers find new twist in bendy electronics

December 13, 2006 A new technique for manufacturing transistors may make mass producing flexible electronics much more feasible. TAGS: transistor, electrode, researcher, e-paper, polymer, electronics, manufacturing, mobility, method

Fighting Microsoft's piracy check

June 20, 2006 The software pushes ahead with a piracy check tool for Windows as some users complain about system troubles and unwanted data collection. TAGS: antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, hack, reader, Microsoft Corp., method, PC, security, Microsoft Windows

E-voting hobbled by security concerns

October 6, 2005 Nearly all electronic voting machines in use today effectively remain black boxes without external methods of verifying the results. TAGS: e-voting, Help America Vote Act, trail, Florida, method, chairman, conference, security

Taking aim at denial-of-service attacks

May 13, 2003 Graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University propose plans for stopping high-volume digital onslaughts that are used to shut down Internet sites. TAGS: graduate student, proposal, denial of service, attack, victim, traffic, Internet Service Provider, method, server, security

Where's the simplicity in Web services?

October 5, 2004 As the number of Web services specifications proliferates, some developers advocate a return to a simpler approach. TAGS: Web service, WSDL, BEA Systems Inc., specification, Simple Object Access Protocol, XML, XML document, application development, simplicity, protocol, approach, HTTP, IBM Corp., IP, method, Microsoft Corp.
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