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Sarwat Khan

Information Technology and Globalization | Global Envision - 2 views

www.globalenvision.org/...970

ITGS globalization

shared by Sarwat Khan on 07 Oct 09 - Cached
  • driving factor
  • improvements in access to information and economic potential
  • among nations and among people regardless of geographic location
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  • catalyst for global integration.
Eunice Vincent

BBC News : Two held in global PC fraud probe - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8366504.stm

Porfolio1-2

shared by Eunice Vincent on 19 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Two held in global PC fraud probe
  • Two held in global PC fraud probe
  • Two held in global PC fraud probe
    • Eunice Vincent
      Eunice Vincent on 01 Dec 09
       
      Eunice Trojan- information theft security business, government
  • Eunice Vincent on 19 Nov 09
     
    Two suspected hackers are arrested in an investigation into software designed to steal banking information.
shazad rouf

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

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SOCIAL globalization control reliability IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT arts ITGS

shared by shazad rouf on 25 Aug 09 - Cached
  • 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.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 25 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact: Arts, entertainment and leisure
  • 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.
  • At the end of 2008, there were an estimated 4 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide, according to the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency. That's about two cell phone subscriptions for every three people.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 09 Sep 09
       
      Social and ethnical issues: Globalization and cultural diversity Now, almost everyone has a cell phone as it is the best way to communicate with others.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 09 Sep 09
       
      IT systems: Communication systems
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 09 Sep 09
       
      IMPACT: Arts
shazad rouf

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

edition.cnn.com/...index.html

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.
Jeewon Yoon

New Nanolaser Key To Future Optical Computers And Technologies - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...090816171003.htm

SOCIAL globalization IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT arts ITGS

shared by Jeewon Yoon on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • tiniest laser
    • Jeewon Yoon
      Jeewon Yoon on 19 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact Art
  • Nanophotonics may usher in a host of radical advances, including powerful "hyperlenses" resulting in sensors and microscopes 10 times more powerful than today's and able to see objects as small as DNA; computers and consumer electronics that use light instead of electronic signals to process information; and more efficient solar collectors.
    • Jeewon Yoon
      Jeewon Yoon on 19 Aug 09
       
      Social Globalization
  • new device, called a "spaser," is the first of its kind to emit visible light, it represents a critical component for possible future technologies based on "nanophotonic" circuitry,
    • Jeewon Yoon
      Jeewon Yoon on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems Integrated systems
ajay tambay

BBC - dot.life: Teenage hackers: Making a better world - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...ge_hackers_making_the_wor.html

SOCIAL equality globalization IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT business education ITGS

shared by ajay tambay on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Around 70 teenagers had gathered for this weekend event which is the brainchild of Rewired State - an organisation thinking of clever ways to free up public data.
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 27 Aug 09
       
      Social - Equality , Globalization
  • different groups as they spread themselves across the third floor of the Googleplex, taking advantage of the free wi-fi - and food - laid on by the search company.
  • different groups as they spread themselves across the third floor of the Googleplex, taking advantage of the free wi-fi - and food - laid on by the search company.
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  • One group was seeking a way to scrape bus timetable information from the Transport For London website
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 27 Aug 09
       
      IT Systems - comm sys (internet)
  • they mingled, discussed software, the rights and wrongs of file-sharing, how to get free access to Spotify's premium music streaming service - and how they'd found out about the event through a friend or some enthusiastic teacher
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 27 Aug 09
       
      Impact - education
  • Sunday afternoon, they presented their ideas to a panel of government officials and web luminaries. Among the winners was that group trying to free up London bus data - TFHell won the "Most Likely to be Bought By Google" award. One of the judges, Ben Hammersley of Wired UK, said he "found the standard of the work produced by 15-18-year-olds in many cases infinitely superior to that produced by government professionals."
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 27 Aug 09
       
      Impact - Business
Eunice Vincent

Nations May Reuse More Electronics Than Thought - 0 views

www.greenercomputing.com/...reuse-more-electronics-thought

SOCIAL globalization equality IT SYSTEMS basics IMPACT business ITGS

shared by Eunice Vincent on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • "At least 85 percent of discarded computers imported to Peru are reused, as opposed to going directly to recycling. [... Thus,] the image of the trade in e-waste as mainly being about dumping unusable junk is, at least for Peru, inaccurate."
    • Eunice Vincent
      Eunice Vincent on 19 Aug 09
       
      Social: Globalization
  • "highly dynamic flow [that] reuses and recycles almost every part and material found in a computer,"
    • Eunice Vincent
      Eunice Vincent on 31 Aug 09
       
      IT SYSTEMS: basics
  • that it is possible to stop the environmentally damaging practices without diluting or eliminating informal dismantling and collection. This informal reuse and recycling sector is valuable for generating employment in the country and in making computing technology more accessible to low-income families and small businesses, the paper contends.
    • Eunice Vincent
      Eunice Vincent on 31 Aug 09
       
      AREAS OF IMPACT: business, science&the environment
Andrew Beadle

BBC NEWS | Business | Blackberry 'fastest-growing firm' - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8206906.stm

SOCIAL people globalization comm sys ITGS

shared by Andrew Beadle on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
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  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Canada-based RIM has come top of the magazine's latest annual guide to the 100 fastest-growing businesses.
  • Andrew Beadle on 19 Aug 09
     
    Ranking of the top 100 growing Firms
Risa Yokoi

Switching TV signal from analogue to digital - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8193721.stm

SOCIAL control people globalization IT SYSTEMS basics IMPACT arts business ITGS

shared by Risa Yokoi on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The process of turning off the analogue television signal in Wales begins
  • It means that viewers who do not have digital will not be able to see BBC Two from Wednesday, and then they will lose all channels within a month
  • Digital UK said 90% of homes in Wales already had digital TV
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  • process of turning off traditional analogue TV signals
  • "The UK is going digital, the US has already gone digital, some European countries as well.
  • It helps people of my age and it helps people who are very lonely," she said. "It brings life into the home when I can't get out. I couldn't be without it if I tried. I love my TV, I always have.
  • confusion leading to people being overcharged when changing
iman mustafa

BBC NEWS | Technology | Downloading is not enough - 2 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8197574.stm

SOCIAL globalization and cultural diversity IT communication systems IMPACT arts entertainment SEP6-BM5

shared by iman mustafa on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Kids, it seems, like unlicensed services because they are free. But the report also acknowledges their usefulness in finding more obscure music and letting them listen to a band before they buy
    • Alex David
      Alex David on 19 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues- security, control & authenticity
  • They are willing to abandon p2p in favour of licensed services that they have to pay for, but they wouldn't pay for a streaming service like Spotify.
    • Alex David
      Alex David on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems- application & communication systems
  • It might be that young people have no faith that the streaming services are going to stay around since they operate at the discretion of the record labels, which have clamped down on many services that are popular with young music fans in the past.
    • Alex David
      Alex David on 19 Aug 09
       
      Area of Impact- Business & Arts, Entertainment & leisure
  • iman mustafa on 06 Sep 09
     
    Bill Thompson says young people's needs from online music may be too complex and transient for the industry to track.
Ali Parrish

YouTube Shares Video Profits with Individual Users - 0 views

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SOCIAL control globalization people IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT business ITGS

shared by Ali Parrish on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The new scheme aims to identify hugely popular videos from individuals
  • Such videos are typically by individual users; the more entertaining among them get posted in many other places and as a result get a rapidly growing number of views.
  • For instance, Lauren Luke of northeast England began posting make-up tips on YouTube in 2007. She was approached to become an advertising partner and now the hobby has become her main source of income.
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  • The Partner Program will start in the US, and YouTube says it plans an international version soon.
  • and have helped many people earn thousands of dollars a month as their videos went viral and endured over time," YouTube product manager Shenaz Zack said in the post.
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