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Location Spoofing with WiFi Devices: What You Need to Know

In January, Skyhook Wireless Inc. announced that Apple would use Skyhook’s WiFi Positioning System (WPS) for its popular Map applications. The WPS database…

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Linköping University researchers break "unbreakable" crypto

The risk of illegal accessing of information, for example in money transactions, is necessitating more and more advanced cryptographic techniques.When you send…

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Building Lasting Bonds with Emotionally Intelligent Robots

LIREC aims to create a new generation of interactive, emotionally intelligent, companion technology, that is capable of long-term engagement with humans – in…

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Explore Tourist Info Anytime with Satellite Navigation Tech

This novel use of satellite technology, created by Ernst Pechtl and Hans Geiger, combines three of today's modern technologies: satellite navigation…

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Streamlined Pricing: Simplifying Price Updates for Retailers

The few sales staff in electrical shops, DIY stores and supermarkets are usually overworked, and have very little time for updating the price tags on the…

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Pocket Vehicle Communication Systems Transform Travel Experience

“Satellite navigation was a telematics killer application that the automotive industry couldn’t exploit,” says Dave Marples, chief scientist for systems…

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Exploring Virtual Walking: A Leap into Realistic Experiences

In April 2008, European researchers will demonstrate that walking through virtual environments is set to be a reality.“In the virtual environment you have…

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Streamlining State Securities Auctions: New Last-Minute System

The system used so far for state securities auctions is based on several computers (clients) that send their orders to a central server. Project manager Karl…

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‘Big Sister’ to enhance learning

Dr Mark Weal at the University’s School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) is designing a software solution which will make it possible for nursing…

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Emotional Machines: Transforming Human-Machine Communication

Nearly everybody has to communicate with machines at some level, be it mobile phones, personal computers or annoying, automated customer support ‘solutions’….

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Unraveling Gene Regulation: Insights from Computation and Experiment

Epigenetics studies features of the DNA and chromatin that are stably inherited through cell division but that are beyond the DNA sequence itself. It has been…

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New Tool Simplifies Meeting Scheduling for Knowledge Workers

An international EU-funded initiative aims to deliver new systems that can support a new generation of 'knowledge workers'.The aim is to combine all the…

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Hurricane Forecasters Use NCAR Radar for Real-Time Insights

The system, which relies on existing coastal Doppler radars, provides details on hurricane winds and central pressure every six minutes, indicating whether a…

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CSC Upgrades Funet Network for High-Speed Connectivity in Finland

CSC, the Finnish IT center for science, is renewing the Funet communications network that covers the whole of Finland. The new high-speed and reliable optical…

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Master Map Reading: Essential Tips for Navigating with Ease

You are driving along an unfamiliar road, using your satellite navigation to find your way. But clever technology in your car is also tracking the route,…

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InterLink Launches Online Consultation for Research Priorities

One of the main objectives of InterLink is to define joint basic research agendas, in terms of research priorities, road-mapping activities and joint Research…

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