Sure, the soon-to-hit-the-shelves iPod touch plays music and offers users a cool multitouch interface like its cousin, the iPhone. But it's the inclusion of Wi-Fi and Safari that makes it revolutionary, says Computerworld's Seth Weintraub.
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Microsoft will work with a division of Germany's Siemens to create in-car entertainment and communications systems that will be available in 2009.
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The mysterious disappearance of honeybees in America and other parts of the world could be explained by a virus which is transmitted by a parasitic mite, scientists believe. The virus has been identified in commercial bee hives which suffered from colony collapse disorder (CCD) ? when worker bees suddenly vanish without trace, leaving behind a queen bee and a store of pollen and honey. Although the link with the virus does not prove it causes CCD, experts think it plays a significant role, perhaps together with another, as yet unknown, agent.
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After a week of feverish speculation, Apple released its new iPod last night, confirming rumours that the sixth generation of the digital music player will have a 3.5in touch-screen and integrated wi-fi connection, allowing users to connect to the internet from an iPod for the first time.
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The Government's fertility watchdog has approved "in principle" the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos that scientists insist will help them to develop new treatments for illnesses such as Parkinson's and motor neurone disease.
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Saving species from extinction, developing a worldwide electronic medical records database for animals and tracking condors with RFID -- it's all in a day's work for San Diego Zoo CTO Robert Erhardt.
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System latency can mean losses for stock traders and virtual death for online gamers. The developer of the EVE Online game hopes high-performance computing tools can save the day for its players.
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Brief items about notable developments in the IT industry, both present and past.
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For the first time in decades, Apple has a chance to compete in the corporate computing marketplace. But does the company have the chops to take on Microsoft?
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Visa U.S.A.'s annual survey of consumer spending has implications for IT, observes Mark Hall.
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Apple's unexpected price cut on the iPhone may spur more sales of the mobile device. But it angered many early buyers, who flooded the companys support forums with complaints.
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Part of a deal that included a 26% fare increase.
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Apple says it's sold one million iPhones earlier than it expected
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Stalled PDA innovator is doomed -- unless it can find a Steve Jobs-like figure to swoop in and save the company.
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Fear that machines may dominate humans so strong that one expert's given a date for it happening: 2029.
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Paris-based Capgemini to tell clients to go with Google's online office applications.
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Veterinary, toxicology studies dating back to mid-1990s show RFID implants induced malignant tumors in mice, rats.
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A lightweight solar-powered plane stayed aloft for 54 hours during time trials, smashing the official world record for the longest-duration unmanned flight, according to the British company behind the test.
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An international team of scientists has genetically engineered a drought-resistant type of rice that uses less water than typical kinds.
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Apple has reportedly looked at bidding in the U.S. auction of wireless airwaves, a move that would allow the company to circumvent cellphone companies in offering products such as the iPhone.
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While only tested on mice, a molecular probe that lights up protein-destroying enzymes that exist in cancer cells has been developed by researchers.
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British researchers say social networking sites such as Facebook aren't expanding peoples' circle of close friends, but they are creating many meaningless relationships.
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(Source: Computerworld) It's the hot technology for most large companies, but business, technical and cultural issues must be addressed for a successful SOA implementation. Get the whole story, from the big picture to the how-to-do-it details, in this Executive Bulletin. Download this Executive Bulletin (a $49.95 value) for Free, compliments of Fujitsu.
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Intel said its new forecast is generated by demand throughout its business units, including notebook and desktop chips as well as server processors.
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Advanced Micro Devices announced the delivery of its Barcelona quad-core processor. It also said 15,000 Barcelona processors will be used in one of the world's largest supercomputers now being built at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.
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Wyse Technology released a laptop thin client that has no disk drive or fan and has a relatively long battery life. It's intended for business use, but analysts say it's the type of device that may be a forerunner of future notebook computers.
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Vodafone plans to launch several phones targeting holiday shoppers in Europe, including a high-end, touch-screen rival to the iPhone.
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Wyse Technology released a laptop thin client that has no disk drive or fan and has a relatively long battery life. It's intended for business use, but analysts say it's the type of device that may be a forerunner of future notebook computers.
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Rolly, an egg-shaped "audio entertainment player" from Sony, is capable of twisting and turning while playing music.
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The fertility doctor and television celebrity Robert Winston is moving a key part of his research on organ transplants to America because of government red-tape that he says has ruined one of his experiments.
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One of the four companies hoping to build new nuclear power plants in Britain unveiled its proposals for public scrutiny today as it was revealed that more than 90 per cent of people are worried about creating more nuclear waste.
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The facial features of children can be analysed in three dimensions to help doctors assess whether a child is suffering from one of the many hundreds of rare genetic disorders that can affect the development of the face and brain.
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ProCurve, Hewlett-Packard's networking business unit, on Monday rolled out a high-performance network core switch intended to compete with a similar offering by market leader Cisco.
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Local independent satellite service provider, NewSat Limited, has signed a deal with consumer telco, Dodo, to power its rural broadband services.
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