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Workers More Prone To Lie In E-mail, And Feel Justified In Lying
September 28, 2008 — A pair of recent studies suggest that E-mail is the most deceptive form of communications in the workplace -- even more so than more traditional kinds of written communications, like pen-and-paper. ... > full story -
Fake Popup Warnings Fool Internet Users Even After Repeated Mistakes
September 23, 2008 — Most Internet users are unable to distinguish genuine popup warnings messages from false ones -- even after repeated mistakes. The fake ones were designed to trick users into downloading harmful ... > full story -
New Bluetooth System Orients Blind And Sighted Pedestrians
September 23, 2008 — A new Bluetooth system designed primarily for blind people places a layer of information technology over the real world to tell pedestrians about points of interest along their path as they pass ... > full story -
Putting Pictures Into Words
September 20, 2008 — Visual images can contain a wealth of information, but they are difficult to catalogue in a searchable way. European researchers are generating and combining scraps of information to create a ... > full story -
New Method For Building Multilingual Ontologies That Can Be Applied To The Semantic Web
September 19, 2008 — Researchers have developed a new method for building multilingual ontologies that can be applied to the Semantic Web. An ontology is a structured set of terms and concepts underpinning the meaning of ... > full story -
Automated System Provides Early Warning Of Natural Disasters
September 16, 2008 — When disaster threatens, the first hours are crucial. Researchers have developed an automated system to provide early detection, forecasting, and warning of natural disasters such as floods and ... > full story -
Putting A 'Korset' On The Spread Of Computer Viruses: Invention Stays One Step Ahead Of Anti-virus Software
September 15, 2008 — Anti-virus companies play a losing game. Casting their nets wide, they catch common, malicious viruses and worms, but it may take days before their software updates can prepare your computer for the ... > full story -
Mobile Phones Help Secondary Pupils
September 15, 2008 — Ask a teacher to name the most irritating invention of recent years and they will often nominate the mobile phone. However, some education researchers believe it is time that phone bans were ... > full story -
Internet-based Instruction Effective For Teaching Health-care Professionals, Study Shows
September 11, 2008 — Internet-based education generally is effective, according to new research. Internet-based instruction also has unique advantages, including flexible scheduling, adaptability of instruction, and ... > full story -
A New Addiction: Internet Junkies
September 10, 2008 — While compulsive gambling is only beginning to be addressed by mental health professionals, they must now face a new affliction: Internet ... > full story -
Disruption-free Videos
September 6, 2008 — Standardized video coding techniques still have their snags – digitally transmitted images are not always disruption-free. An extension of the H.264/AVC coding format allows to protect the most ... > full story -
Wireless Technologies Used Today Based On Decades Of Work At Virginia Tech
September 5, 2008 — Technologies used today by companies, such as Direct TV, Iridium Satellite, Bluetooth and Globalstar, are based on satellite communications efforts started at Virginia Tech four decades ago in its ... > full story
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