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Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China's domestic satellite navigation system which was launched as a rival to the US global positioning system, a report said Saturday. http://phys.org/news288101018.html Technology - Other Sat, 18 May 2013 13:20:02 EST news288101018 A group of US lawmakers has asked Google to answer questions on the privacy implications and possible "misuse of information" of its Google Glass project. http://phys.org/news288008676.html Technology - Other Fri, 17 May 2013 11:40:01 EST news288008676 For the first time, British children are reading more on computers and other electronic devices than they are reading books, magazines, newspapers and comics, according to a study of nearly 35,000 youngsters published Thursday. http://phys.org/news287912822.html Technology - Other Thu, 16 May 2013 09:00:01 EST news287912822 Three-D printing technology is a game changer in the arts and crafts world. "It really takes the lid off of what's possible," says Andrej Suskavcevic, president and CEO of the Craft and Hobby Association, in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. "It seems to me it'll provide a really good bridge between technology and hands-on crafting." http://phys.org/news287893469.html Technology - Other Thu, 16 May 2013 03:50:01 EST news287893469 Hardware and software vendors are foolish to ignore the needs of the growing population of older computer and information technology users, the so-called "silver surfers". US researchers offer convincing evidence in a monograph to be published in the International Journal of Intercultural Information Management that from the business perspective, seniors represent a rapidly growing sector of the market with the most disposable income to spend on these companies' products. http://phys.org/news287745136.html Technology - Other Tue, 14 May 2013 10:12:57 EST news287745136 A flower grows from a crack in the concrete slab where a home once stood in Joplin, Mo. One year ago, an EF-5 tornado chewed through the town killing 161 people. Today, there are many new homes under construction, peppered with makeshift memorials where families lost loved ones. http://phys.org/news287739141.html Technology - Other Tue, 14 May 2013 08:34:04 EST news287739141 The new classification system for video games, introduced in January this year, is not providing the promised better protection for Australian children, according to Elizabeth Handsley, Professor of Law at Flinders University and President of the Australian Council on Children and the Media Australia. http://phys.org/news287649837.html Technology - Other Mon, 13 May 2013 08:30:07 EST news287649837 (AP)—The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's new middle class. The shiny new Fords, Fiats, and Chevrolets tell the tale of an economy in full bloom that now boasts the fourth largest auto market in the world. http://phys.org/news287344418.html Technology - Other Sun, 12 May 2013 00:10:01 EST news287344418 A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said—and outmoded U.S. card technology may be partly to blame. http://phys.org/news287334896.html Technology - Other Thu, 09 May 2013 16:15:05 EST news287334896 The era is long gone when a romantic breakup meant ripped-up photos and burned love letters. Today, digital photos and emails can be quickly deleted but the proliferation of social media has made forgetting a bigger chore. http://phys.org/news287333313.html Technology - Other Thu, 09 May 2013 15:48:42 EST news287333313 US Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday denied allegations from Kim Dotcom that the prosecution against the Internet tycoon was launched to appease Hollywood moguls concerned about online piracy. http://phys.org/news287255463.html Technology - Other Wed, 08 May 2013 18:11:09 EST news287255463 When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons in a sword fight, a gigantic octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge, and a six-armed dancing goddess. http://phys.org/news287158898.html Technology - Other Tue, 07 May 2013 15:21:47 EST news287158898 New Zealand unveiled plans Monday to allow its foreign intelligence agency to spy on local residents, to fill a loophole exposed when Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom was illegally snooped upon. http://phys.org/news287035213.html Technology - Other Mon, 06 May 2013 05:20:04 EST news287035213 The prestigious TED gathering known for perspective-shifting presentations by the brilliant and famous is tailoring "ideas worth spreading" for a television audience. TED teamed with the US Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create an education-focused version of its real-world conferences for a show set to air on PBS stations nationally on Tuesday and again on Thursday. http://phys.org/news286859898.html Technology - Other Sat, 04 May 2013 04:18:26 EST news286859898 At least one in three drivers who commute to work during peak periods in most major cities do not need to do so and could significantly reduce traffic congestion by simply choosing a different time to travel, according to a University of Sydney Business School survey. http://phys.org/news286786319.html Technology - Other Fri, 03 May 2013 07:52:08 EST news286786319 (AP)—Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills of Myanmar. http://phys.org/news286774506.html Technology - Other Fri, 03 May 2013 04:50:01 EST news286774506 While Jennifer Clay was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a proctor a few hundred miles away was watching her every move. http://phys.org/news286734993.html Technology - Other Thu, 02 May 2013 17:50:01 EST news286734993 (AP)—Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as a reason to get more electronic eyes on their streets. http://phys.org/news286726293.html Technology - Other Thu, 02 May 2013 15:50:01 EST news286726293 When people create and modify their virtual reality avatars, the hardships faced by their alter egos can influence how they perceive virtual environments, according to researchers. http://phys.org/news286705268.html Technology - Other Thu, 02 May 2013 09:21:14 EST news286705268 School districts across several states are rescheduling high-stakes tests that judge student proficiency and determine teachers' pay because of technical problems involving the test administrators' computer systems. http://phys.org/news286647316.html Technology - Other Wed, 01 May 2013 17:15:42 EST news286647316 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the fourth revision of the government's foundational computer security guide, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal information Systems and Organizations. Better known to the federal computer security and contractor community as "SP (Special Publication) 800-53," this fourth revision is the most comprehensive update to the security controls catalog since the document's inception in 2005. http://phys.org/news286642221.html Technology - Other Wed, 01 May 2013 15:50:36 EST news286642221 The United States singled out Ukraine on Wednesday as a major center of intellectual property theft, saying that the government itself has been behind the growth in piracy in the country. http://phys.org/news286630211.html Technology - Other Wed, 01 May 2013 12:40:03 EST news286630211 (AP)—A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a technique already used by health and welfare agencies but condemned by some campaigners as "barbaric." http://phys.org/news286626839.html Technology - Other Wed, 01 May 2013 11:34:04 EST news286626839 A team led by José Manuel Zarzuelo, Professor of Applied Economics, has applied the co-operative Game Theory to calculating motorway toll charges. The results of the study have been published in the specialised journal European Journal of Operational Research. In this study, the authors propose that sophisticated mathematical methods could be used in traffic management. http://phys.org/news286548482.html Technology - Other Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:48:09 EST news286548482 (Phys.org) —Video game and augmented-reality game players can spontaneously build virtual teams and leadership structures without special tools or guidance, according to researchers. http://phys.org/news286449741.html Technology - Other Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:22:36 EST news286449741 Emoticons not expressing the full complexity of your feelings? UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner and his team at the campus's Greater Good Science Center can help. They have assisted in creating a nuanced Facebook sticker package based on a character "Finch," a nod to scientist Charles Darwin's collection of Galapagos finches. http://phys.org/news286441300.html Technology - Other Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:01:57 EST news286441300 At the end of a long day, it can be more convenient to order your groceries online while sitting on the living room couch instead of making a late-night run to the store. New research shows it's also much more environmentally friendly to leave the car parked and opt for groceries delivered to your doorstep. http://phys.org/news286429628.html Technology - Other Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:47:29 EST news286429628 Last year, the inaugural Digital NewFronts didn't skimp on the hype. Google, Hulu, Yahoo and others made brash, glitzy presentations to advertisers trumpeting their ascendancy in a rapidly changing media landscape. Even Jay-Z dropped by. http://phys.org/news286380183.html Technology - Other Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:04:03 EST news286380183 A Dutch citizen arrested in northeast Spain on suspicion of launching what is described as the biggest cyberattack in Internet history operated from a bunker and had a van capable of hacking into networks anywhere in the country, officials said Sunday. http://phys.org/news286380099.html Technology - Other Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:01:46 EST news286380099 A team at The Open University is designing dog-friendly technologies which will help animals and people to work together in their homes. They will present the significance of this approach in a paper at the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems next week (1 May 2013). http://phys.org/news286178919.html Technology - Other Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:08:52 EST news286178919