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Sarwat Khan

BBC NEWS | Technology | Judge bans Microsoft Word sales - 0 views

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SOCIAL Intellectual IT SYSTEMS applications IMPACT business ITGS

shared by Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • A US federal court has ordered Microsoft to pay over $290m (£175m) for wilfully infringing on a patent by Canadian firm i4i.
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      AREA OF IMPACT : LAW AND BUSINESS
  • XML, a mark-up language that allows formatting of text and makes files readable across different programs.
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT SYSTEMS: APPLICATIONS
  • Microsoft's word-processor Word.
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
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  • I4i filed a patent in 1998 that outlined a means for "manipulating the architecture and the content of a document separately from each other" invoking XML as a means allowing users to format text documents.
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      SOCIAL ISSUE : INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Elvira Russ

Paralysis led Donald J. Dalton to create technology for the disabled (chicagotribune.com) - 1 views

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  • Elvira Russ on 09 Dec 09
     
    Despite a 1969 swimming accident that rendered him a quadriplegic, Donald J. Dalton achieved tremendous success in providing technology applications for people with disabilities. This Article describes his life and achievements in a short summary.
shazad rouf

Dell turns netbooks into navigation devices - CNN.com - 1 views

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SOCIAL IT SYSTEMS IMPACT arts ITGS control applications globalization reliability

shared by shazad rouf on 24 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Dell netbooks with the integrated GPS cards will allow consumers to pop open a netbook and get directions and also also make their netbook location aware. For instance, buyers can geo-tag photos on Flickr or check weather information customized to their current location. The Wireless 700 card combines Broadcom's GPS technology and Skyhook Wireless' Wi-Fi positioning solutions.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 25 Aug 09
       
      soical and ethnical issues: Control; Globalization and cultural diversity
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 25 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context: Applications
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 25 Aug 09
       
      Arts, entertainment, and leisure
  • "Smartphones already have GPS capabilities," says Alan Sicher, senior wireless product manager at Dell. "We are now bringing it to netbooks so the devices know where you are and can help you where you want to go.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 09 Sep 09
       
      People can rely on the navigation devices for traveling purposes.
shazad rouf

BBC NEWS | Technology | Video appears in paper magazines - 0 views

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applications IT SYSTEMS IMPACT arts SOCIAL Intellectual ITGS

shared by shazad rouf on 23 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The video-in-print ads will appear in select copies of the US show business title Entertainment Weekly.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 23 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context: Applications
  • He likened the technology to the Daily Prophet - a newspaper with moving pictures described in the Harry Potter books.
Shih-Chen Chiu

Spider-Man, X-Men comics coming to PSP - Games - msnbc.com - 0 views

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  • NEW YORK - Sony is adding a digital reader service that will allow owners of its handheld gaming system, the PlayStation Portable, to download comics.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues---intellectual property
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context----software & application
  • Users will be able to read classic and new comics page by page or frame by frame. Sony says PSP owners will be able to access a range of media through the digital reader service, but it gave no further details.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact---art entertainment & leisure
Shih-Chen Chiu

BBC NEWS | Technology | Facebook changes privacy policy - 0 views

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SEP3-BM4 ITGS SOCIAL security privacy policies IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT arts politics

shared by Shih-Chen Chiu on 28 Aug 09 - Cached
  • be more transparent about what data it collects and why.
    • Farah Alam
      Farah Alam on 28 Aug 09
       
      social and ethical issues- privacy the user will be able to know why facebook wants certain information and not give it to them if they think its not justified and maintain their privacy.
  • privacy settings and make it clear to users that they can delete or deactivate an account
    • Farah Alam
      Farah Alam on 28 Aug 09
       
      IT systems- communication systems are involved ( internet)
  • The country is the first to complete a full investigation of Facebook's privacy practices.
    • Farah Alam
      Farah Alam on 28 Aug 09
       
      IMPACT- science. through their investigation they are able to find out more(and also create more jobs)
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  • There are around 950,000 developers in 180 countries who provide applications for the site.
  • social network
  • Facebook's Michael Richter said if a user chose to deactivate their account, the site would still store their information "even if it is for 10 years".
  • "Application developers have had virtually unrestricted access to Facebook users' personal information,"
    • Salman Rushdi
      Salman Rushdi on 31 Aug 09
       
      Social and Ethical issue Impacting on privacy.-sharing information through an unclear privacy policy
Sarwat Khan

MP is named Labour 'Twitter tsar' - 0 views

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SOCIAL policies people IT SYSTEMS applications comm sys IMPACT politics ITGS

shared by Sarwat Khan on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • and rather than replacing traditional ways of doing things, it is about making traditional campaigning methods even more effective."
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 27 Aug 09
       
      social Policies
  • She will train MPs and candidates in the best use of the internet.
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 27 Aug 09
       
      Social People
  • Labour MP Kerry McCarthy has been given the job of improving the party's use of social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook ahead of the next election.
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 27 Aug 09
       
      Area Of Impact: Politics IT Systems : Communication systems:Internet Applications: facebook, twitter.
YooJin Jung

TomTom for iPhone 3G and 3GS: Satisfied-nav - Recombu :: read > compare > buy - 0 views

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ITGS IT SYSTEMS applications IMPACT business SOCIAL reliability

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  • Today TomTom released its iPhone 3G and 3GS app that offers sat-nav goodness without the clunky looking sat-nav.
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      it systems-applications
  • t costs £60, which isn't that expensive when you consider how much you would pay for a standalone sat-nav, and takes eight minutes to download.
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact-business
  • The app boasts turn-by-turn navigation, automatic re-routing, safety camera info, 2D and 3D viewing modes and points of interest
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      socialðnical issue-reliability
ajay tambay

Shocker: Windows 7 to sell in UK for half the US price! - 0 views

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SOCIAL people IT SYSTEMS applications IMPACT business

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  • In the UK, full versions of Windows 7 Home Premium -- not an upgrade edition -- are going to cost around £65. That's less than the price the Yanks have to pay just for an upgrade version -- $120 (£72) -- and half what they'll have to cough up for a full version -- $200 (£122).
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 19 Aug 09
       
      Social - People
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems - Applications
  • Anyway: good news, everyone! For once, we can sit back and watch Americans shafting Americans, instead of us. Over pricing, that is. Is this the end of rip-off Britain, or a glorious one-off? Sadly, we suspect the latter, but let us know what you think in the comments.
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 19 Aug 09
       
      Impact - Business
Farah Alam

Research shows that gamers are less healthy in many ways than non gamers - 1 views

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IMPACT health IT SYSTEMS applications SOCIAL people

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  • A team from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also found gamers were less healthy, fatter, and more depressed than non-gamers.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Aug 09
       
      This is where it shows that games impacts health of many people.
    • Farah Alam
      Farah Alam on 19 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact- health
  • "Health risk factors, specifically a higher BMI and a larger number of poor mental-health days, differentiated adult video-game players from non gamers," he said.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Aug 09
       
      The specific issues of health that is impacted.
  • Female video-game players reported greater depression and lower health status than female non-players, while male gamers reported a higher BMI and a greater reliance on the internet than non-gamers.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Aug 09
       
      Talking about the different people that are shown as examples.
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  • The team from CDC examined people's perception of their mood, personality, health status, physical and mental health, body mass index (BMI) and quality of life.
  • A UK survey from 2002, conducted by the Leisure Software Publishers Association, found the average gamer was aged between 25 and 34.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Aug 09
       
      Applications, games are involved and the surey was conducted by the Leisure Software Publishers.
Sanchit Jain

Pirate Party launches UK poll bid - 1 views

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SOCIAL intellectual IT SYSTEMS applications IMPACT arts politics ITGS

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  • non-commercial internet file-sharing
    • Sanchit Jain
      Sanchit Jain on 17 Aug 09
       
      Social and Ethical Impact: Intellectual property
  • peer-to-peer networking
    • Sanchit Jain
      Sanchit Jain on 17 Aug 09
       
      IT Systems in a Social Context: Software Applications Communications Systems --downloading illegally off other people through the internet
  • future government policy,
    • Sanchit Jain
      Sanchit Jain on 17 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact: -Government
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  • entertainment industry
    • Sanchit Jain
      Sanchit Jain on 17 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact: Entertainment
Rafae Wathra

How Twitter Works (How Stuff Worrks) - 0 views

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  • Rafae Wathra on 20 Apr 10
     
    About the API (application programming interface) used in twitter and other IT background
shazad rouf

Designing an Internet for kids - CNN.com - 1 views

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SOCIAL security control IMPACT health ITGS IT SYSTEMS applications

shared by shazad rouf on 24 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The goal is to be both educational and entertaining. So KidZui has mapped out 8,600 channels of what kids are interested in, ranging from photosynthesis to Miley Cyrus. And we relate all of those categories to each other so kids can independently and safely browse, search and share.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 09 Sep 09
       
      Social and ethnical issues: control; security Parents can easily control kids from going to bad sites.
  • Our goal with KidZui is to focus on the light, not the darkness. Of course, we keep all of the bad content and the bad people out of KidZui. But we focus on letting kids who want to discover, who want YouTube, to get YouTube videos that are fun and appropriate for them ... I think it is indicative of just how much kids want to be online.
  • Our goal with KidZui is to focus on the light, not the darkness. Of course, we keep all of the bad content and the bad people out of KidZui. But we focus on letting kids who want to discover, who want YouTube, to get YouTube videos that are fun and appropriate for them ... I think it is indicative of just how much kids want to be online.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 09 Sep 09
       
      Areas of impact: Health, Education, Arts, entertainment and leisure
Shih-Chen Chiu

Wallet of the future? Your mobile phone - CNN.com - 0 views

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SOCIAL reliability security privacy authenticity IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT business ITGS

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  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social& ethical issue -people and machines ITsystems in a social context -Applications -Integrated Systems Areas of impact -Business & employment -Scoence & the enviornment
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  • And technology that turns phones into credit cards and IDs poses several potential problems.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 23 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues -security -authenticity -integrity -control
  • In the late 1990s and early 2000s, banks and cell phone makers started conducting trials with U.S. customers. Limited groups of people were given the ability to scan their phones to make payments, enter stadiums and access public transit.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact -business & employment
  • If phones replace wallets, would-be thieves will see every person walking down the street talking on his or her phone as a target for robbery, said Lillie Coney, associate director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues -security
  • Eye scans and fingerprints would make phone IDs and payments more secure, Brown said. The ID technology might work like a corporate security badge, which pulls up personal information when scanned.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues -reliability -security -integrity -privacy IT systems in a social context hardware integrated systems
Andrew Beadle

Windows XP Users Speak Out | Technologizer - 0 views

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  • 5,000 Windows XP users have to say about their current operating system of choice, why they haven’t moved to Windows Vista, and what they think about Windows 7.
    • Andrew Beadle
      Andrew Beadle on 19 Aug 09
       
      Social Issue: Use of old interface systems- XP users think about switching over to windows 7 after vista flops...
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