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Steve Jobs on Monday introduced Leopard, Apple Computer's new operating system that should be available to the public early next year -- about the same time that Microsoft is supposed to release its operating system, Vista.

The Apple CEO also announ...

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But the crooks are using an otherwise useful, and often free, service called dynamic DNS to keep ... All entries in this blog:.

But the crooks are using an otherwise useful, and often free, service called dynamic DNS to keep phishing sites alive. The service lets anyone who signs up for an account link a name to a changing IP address, which is good for things like using a webcam at home.

Problem is, when a phishing site is found and shut down, phishers using dynamic DNS can just start another one at a new IP addre...

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Boffins at the Computer Science department of Bath University have developed a software program t... Boffins splash out with em

Boffins at the Computer Science department of Bath University have developed a software program that paints an image adapted to the mood of individual views.

'Empathic painting', as it is known, is an interactive painterly rendering whose appearance adapts in real time to reflect the perceived emotional state of the viewer.

The researchers used a suite of computer vision algorithm...

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The Glasgow-born serial entrepreneur had sold his safety software company Lexware International f... Net ID scheme offers passp

The Glasgow-born serial entrepreneur had sold his safety software company Lexware International for a “seven-figure sum” and could have comfortably given up work for the rest of his life.

“But as a entrepreneur, there was no way I could do it,” he says. “Within six months I was going stir crazy and looking for something.”

He found inspiration in h...

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A social networking website that lets people create their own profiles, look at those of others a... The secret world of the ne

A social networking website that lets people create their own profiles, look at those of others and keep in touch with friends. Profile information includes fears, joys, favourite music, film and sport. There are five million users in the UK.

Bebo has a whiteboard for other Bebo users who visit the page to write or draw on, using a special artist software. It has a support team to monitor...

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August 6, 2006 Computer scientists from Bath and Boston have developed electronic artwork that ch... Artwork that adapts to sui

August 6, 2006 Computer scientists from Bath and Boston have developed electronic artwork that changes to match the mood of the person who is looking at it. Using images collected through a web cam, special software recognises eight key facial features that characterise the emotional state of the person viewing the artwork, then adapts the colours and brush strokes of the digital artwork to sui...

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Public going online for real-time updates on wildfires environments where rumors can fly fa... Burning for information...

Public going online for real-time updates on wildfires

environments where rumors can fly faster than hot embers. Errors - from wrong contact information to the mistaken alert that nearly one-third of a small Montana town's population was being evacuated because of a fire - have made it online in the past month.

"Things change so fast. It's hard to keep up - I don't care how many ...

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Go to Guardian Unlimited home UK news World news ---------------------- Archive search Arts Books... Art that changes with your

Go to Guardian Unlimited home UK news World news ---------------------- Archive search Arts Books Business EducationGuardian.co.uk Film Football Jobs Life MediaGuardian.co.uk Money The Observer Online Politics Shopping SocietyGuardian.co.uk Sport Talk Travel ---------------------- Audio Email services Special reports The Guardian The weblog The informer The northerner The wrap -----------------...

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(CBS News) It was one video out of tens of thousands posted every day on free video sites on the ... Viral Videos Are Getting A

(CBS News) It was one video out of tens of thousands posted every day on free video sites on the Internet — one video by 17-year-old Melody Oliveria, in which she decided to show off the special effects on her Logitech webcam. That's how CBS News correspondent Sandra Hughes started to interview her as well.

"Do you have any idea how many people watched that one video, where you were show...

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Artwork that changes to suit a viewer's mood has been created by scientists. The technolo... Artwork 'changes to suit mood

Artwork that changes to suit a viewer's mood has been created by scientists.

The technology, developed by a UK/US team, enables a digital painting to recognise a person's emotional state and respond accordingly.

Angry faces prompt an image with darker colours, applied in violent brush stokes; a happier person will see more vibrant shades, subtly daubed.

The team said they h...

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