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GPS phones can't plug computing gap
News Some personal navigation device manufacturers are betting GPS-enabled mobiles won't catch up with standalone handhelds anytime soon.
Tags: GPS, Location-based services, Phone, cell phone, revenue, mobile, SatNav, Smart Phone, 3D, e-mail
New tech in action at Singapore parade
News As nation celebrates its 44th birthday, new technologies are deployed to support operations at National Day parade and extend reach to public.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Wireless, Video, Singapore, Portal, entertainment, network, camera, team, Mobile platforms/communications
I.R.I.S. IRISPen Executive 6
Reviews The IRISPen Executive 6 has limited functionality compared to a regular desktop scanner (or even a sheetfed scanner); but what does do, it does very well.
Google issues, then reissues Chrome security fix
News The newest mainstream version of the open-source browser had two security fixes, but Google had to reissue the patch after it caused crashes.
Tags: Web browsers, Security, Google Inc., computer, software, program manager, 2D, Web browsers, Chrome
Mobile barcodes going to Disneyland Paris
News So-called Flashcodes will push visitors to a mobile portal containing a range of Disney info such as discount coupons, show times, videos and games.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, Portal, Japan, business service, SMS, 2D, Mobile/Wireless, mobile operator, game
Quantum holographic storage: It works
Techguide Feat shatters long-held assumptions about the information limits of matter.
Tags: Storage, R&D, Electron, Storage, Quantum Corp., Hologram, 3D, Robin Harris, Robin, laser
Holograms on handsets by 2010
News Holographic mobile handsets capable of projecting, capturing and sending 3D images have been developed by an Indian tech company.
Tags: Cellular phones, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Mobile, Hologram, 3D, processor, technology company, Silicon.com, network, 2D
Satyam spices up silver screen with latest effects
News Indian outsourcer tries its hand on film making particularly in animation.
Tags: Business plans, Animation, Outsourcing Company, BPO, 3D, VP, Animation Division, Chennai, 2D, Hollywood
Sun: Java will be free this year
News The struggle to open up Java completely is finally coming to an end.
Tags: Java, Open source, Red Hat Inc., GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 2D, Linux Distribution, Linux, Open source
US university claims creation of first, true 3D chip
News Scientists at New York's University of Rochester say their 3D chip design may be the solution to the miniaturization limits of current processors.
Tags: Processors, Notebooks and tablets, Desktops, India, Chip, 3D, processor, Apple iPod, professor, circuit board
Mozilla, graphics group seek to build 3D Web
News Khronos Group establishes a group to standardize how Web apps can use accelerated 3D graphics. Expect a draft specification and maybe a Firefox plug-in within a year.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Graphics, Language Performance, Online Game, Mozilla Corp., Web Application, 3D, Hardware, JavaScript
Google tries jump-starting 3D Web with O3D
News An open-source browser plug-in gives games and other Web applications the ability to take advantage of a computer's graphics chip.
Tags: Web browsers, Plug-in, Google Inc., Web Browser, Graphics, O3D, 3D, CAD, performance, OpenGL
Bringing online marketing to life
News Dream Axis founder, Winne Soh, talks about the marketing green field of virtual spaces and her hopes for growing Singapore's 3D talent.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Digital media, Training, Singapore, 3D, Digital media, career, marketing, founder, Second Life
Freescale and ARM promise US$205 netbooks
News Freescale has unveiled an ARM-based, Ubuntu-toting netbook reference design, claiming it will bring cheap internet devices to the younger, more widget-centric generation.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Processors, ARM, Intel Corp., Ubuntu, processor, Microsoft Windows, power management, Internet, handset
Chrome gets Mac deadline, extensions foundation
News Google has revealed its goal for releasing Mac OS X and Linux versions of its browser. Also, cutting-edge Chrome sports early work to enable extensions.
Tags: Web browsers, Software engineering/development, Feature, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Web Page, Apple Macintosh, CSS, Linux
