A Florida Atlantic University team led by Indian-American Avinash Srinivasan has developed a system that would protect sensitive wireless sensor networks (WSN), engaged in military surveillance, from cyber-attacks.These WSNs are also extensively used in detection of anti-terrorist activities, hurricanes, earthquakes and forest fires.
The first kind of attack is the fabricated report in which phoney data […]
The new Web browser that Google Inc. released Tuesday is designed to expand its huge lead in the Internet search market and reduce Microsoft Corp.’s imprint on personal computers.
The free browser, called “Chrome,” is being promoted as a sleeker, faster, safer and reliable alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which has been the leading vehicle for […]
Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers on the Internet.
Israel Antiquities Authority, the custodian of the scrolls that shed light on the life of Jews and early Christians at the time of Jesus, said on Wednesday […]
Internet search engine giant Google today launched a mapping tool called Google Map Maker in India, which was conceived and developed by its Indian engineering team.
This tool allows users to add or edit geographical features such as roads, businesses, parks, schools, apartment buildings and localities among others in the existing maps of their city, a […]
In a move that will significantly expand its retail presence in time for the holiday season, Apple has agreed to let retailing giant Best Buy sell the new iPhone 3G through its nationwide chain of Best Buy Mobile outlets starting early next month.Best Buy markets cell phones in the United States through 970 full-size stores […]
You would only have to look at the shape of a man’s face to figure out just how aggressive he is, pointed out a study on male ice-hockey players.
No matter how hard men try, their faces reflects levels of aggression that have been hard wired into them.
Cheryl McCormick and Justin Carre of Brock University Ontario […]
Scientists have long dreamt of being able to print electronic components directly onto organic materials such as paper, fabrics, or plastic. Now, a group of European researchers have taken a major step towards the goal of developing printable electronics that can be used for creating radio frequency identification tags and flexible watch displays.
In addition to […]
Security specialists said that hackers are taking increasing aim at iPhones and Macintosh computers as the hot-selling Apple devices gain popularity worldwide.
Hackers have historically focused devious efforts on computers using Windows operating systems because the Microsoft software has more than 90 percent of the global market, promising evil-doers a wealth of targets.
Macintosh computers have been […]
Microsoft’s CEO defended the software maker’s decision to invest heavily in its unprofitable online business, but shed minimal light Thursday on specific steps it will take to challenge Google in the wake of the failed bid to buy Yahoo.
Analysts arrived for a yearly meeting at Microsoft Corp. headquarters hoping for new details about the software […]
Logitech today introduced the V550 Nano, a wireless laser mouse designed for Mac laptop users on the go.
The V550 Nano features a Clip-and-Go dock for attaching the V550 Nano to your laptop. This dock is a peg with an adhesive back that sticks to the outside of your laptop. The mouse itself has a hole […]