Swansea — Being from a smaller school, Case High computer club adviser Charles Shaker was just hoping for a respectable showing when he sent a group of students to the prestigious High School Programming Contest at Providence College earlier this month. Going up against larger schools like Dartmouth, Wellesley and Bishop Hendricken, it was the [...]
Archive for March 16th, 2010
16 Mar
Quanta Computer invests in UK-based Toumaz Holdings
Quanta Computer has taken a 1% stake in Toumaz Holdings, a UK-based developer of wireless communication solutions for medical applications, according to the British company. Quanta has confirmed the investment. Toumaz Holdings is pioneering low cost, ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for sensory applications in a wide range of markets including medical monitoring.
16 Mar
Computer receiving charges dropped
Charges have been dropped against the last accused in the Operation Wizard computer theft and receiving ring broken by the police in Christchurch last May. Seven people have pleaded guilty to the theft, receiving, and conspiracy charges involving a total of about 100 computers and 80 complainants.
16 Mar
Use care when restoring tunes from iPod to computer
You’re right to be concerned, but there are some steps you can take to protect the music on your iPod. If you’ve set iTunes to automatically sync (synchronize) your iPod with your iTunes song collection, and your iTunes library is empty, then don’t attach your iPod to the PC yet.
16 Mar
Lenders offer complex prime deals for ‘computer says no’ borrowers
Lenders are starting to offer complex prime deals in a bid to cater for clients who don’t fit the rigid criteria of other lenders’ automated systems. Complex prime is aimed at borrowers who might fail to meet a lender’s credit score but are not considered risky. This could include clients who are self-employed, receive regular [...]
16 Mar
No charges in Toronto computer scandal
After nearly five years of investigation Ontario Provincial Police have decided not to lay charges into Toronto’s computer-leasing scandal. “The OPP conducted a comprehensive investigation. They have concluded that there are no reasonable grounds to lay any criminal charges,” said OPP Insp. Dave Ross in a statement released Monday.
16 Mar
Bacteria Trail Betrays Identity Of Computer Users
Scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder have found that the bacteria trail left behind on objects like computer keyboards and mice can analyzed and used to help identify users of those devices. “Your body is coated with bacteria inside and out,” says CU-Boulder assistant professor Noah Fierer in a video on YouTube. “You’re [...]
16 Mar
Sony Ericsson Vivaz HD recording smartphone for 3 Mobile and Vodafone
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is all about enjoying, creating, and sharing media. Unlike the company’s other upcoming heavyweight smartphone, the Xperia X10, however, the Vivaz relies on a Symbian Series 60 OS and not Android. This might disappoint many, but the Vivaz is first and foremost a media phone, and designed as the successor to [...]
16 Mar
No Five HD on Freeview before 2012
Ofcom has revealed that Five HD will not arrive on Freeview before 2012 after the broadcaster failed to submit a launch date or programming schedule. Last June, the media regulator reached a provisional decision to reserve capacity for Five on the new Freeview HD platform, with the aim of Five HD becoming available in 2010.
16 Mar
Final Fantasy XIII video game review
As video games continue to outstrip every other form of entertainment in terms of sales, their new-found mainstream prominence presents their creators with a new set of challenges. The stakes involved in releasing a game into the current market are now arguably higher than ever before. New IPs don’t just need to be able to [...]
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