29/06/2006

Method to Better Predict Software Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability defects in software that can allow hackers to bypass security measures have emerged as a significant threat in a society that increasingly relies on computer systems and the Internet for commerce and other uses.

Scientists Confirm Folk Remedy Repels Mosquitoes

Swatting mosquitoes and dodging other biting bugs is nearly a year-round chore in the Southeast, but such pests are swarming across the country with the advent of summer weather. And with warnings about West Nile virus and ...

Free VoIP might not lead to profits

Big Telecom has been rattled by the advent of Internet phones, especially following the roaring success of the Luxembourg-based Voice over Internet Protocol provider Skype over the past few years. Yet while Skype has cashed ...

Beware of exploding laptops

Exploding laptops could be deadly, a Canadian research group reported Thursday.

In Brief: WiMax demand expected to surge

WiMax, or worldwide interoperability for microwave access, will become increasingly popular especially when it becomes more mobile, a research group said.

Manhattan Project physicist dies

Manhattan Project physicist William Shurcliff, who became a vocal opponent of President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, has died at age 97.

Teachers admit to bullying students

U.S. researchers in Topeka, Kan., say nearly half of elementary school teachers surveyed about bullying in schools admitted to bullying students.

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