Twitter's Architecture (Digital Beat) - 0 views
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Rafae Wathra on 19 Apr 10Article about how improvements have and could be made to Twitter's technology
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8 Ways Technology Is Improving Education - 4 views
(J) What Is a Cyberattack? (WiseGeek) - 1 views
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without the knowledge or consent of the owner of the equipment
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main goal is usually to gather information that ranges from tracking the general movements and searches conducted by authorized users to copying and forwarding key documents or information that is saved on the hard drive or serve
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This article goes in depth about the technology, hardware and software of cyber-attacks and discusses what is technically qualified as a cyber-attack and what isn't. It also discusses the different impacts that different attacks have and the different methods of attacking.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Anger at UK file-sharing policy - 0 views
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The government is proposing a tougher stance which would include cutting off repeat offenders from the net.
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There are many families whose children, unbeknown to them, might be illegally downloading but now their own access could be put in jeopardy by Lord Mandelson's proposals."
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Social > Authenticity
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'Digital piracy is a serious problem and a real threat to the UK's creative industries," it said in a statement.
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IT systems > Networking
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Wallet of the future? Your mobile phone - CNN.com - 0 views
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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BBC NEWS | Technology | MySpace to acquire music service - 0 views
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MySpace will acquire the popular music discovery service iLike that allows users listen to and share music across social networks.
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Social Authenticity Impact Art
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The company has 55 million registered users and has been prominent on most social networks apart from MySpace
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IT system Basic
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Judge bans Microsoft Word sales - 0 views
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A US federal court has ordered Microsoft to pay over $290m (£175m) for wilfully infringing on a patent by Canadian firm i4i.
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AREA OF IMPACT : LAW AND BUSINESS
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XML, a mark-up language that allows formatting of text and makes files readable across different programs.
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IT SYSTEMS: APPLICATIONS
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Microsoft's word-processor Word.
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IT SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Sony cuts price of PS3 consoles - 0 views
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Sony Entertainment has announced it is reducing the price of its PlayStation 3 games consoles.In Europe the price has been lowered to 299 euros, in the US to $299 and in the UK to £249.99.
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area of impact-business
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new slim-line PS3 would be available from the first week of September. "It has the same features and functionality [as the old PS3], but now it is 32% smaller, 36% lighter and consumes 34% less power," he said.
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it systems-Basics:hardware
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socialðnical issue-people&machines
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a new digital reader for the PSP - called Digital Comics - that will allow users to read Spiderman, Fantastic 4 and other DC comics on their portable, along with a range of graphic novels.
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it systems-basics:software
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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.
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Social Issue: Use of old interface systems- XP users think about switching over to windows 7 after vista flops...
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New Nanolaser Key To Future Optical Computers And Technologies - 0 views
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tiniest laser
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Areas of Impact Art
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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.
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Social Globalization
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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,
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IT systems Integrated systems
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Green domain sparks war of words - 0 views
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Both groups are hoping to win the right to sell .eco "top-level domain names", which are similar to .com or .uk.
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Social & Ethical Issues- control & intellectual property
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Big Room also would like to see companies use .eco sites to publish all of their green information.
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IT Systems- Communication systems
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Big Room, which is endorsed by WWF International and Green Cross, also plans to generate money from the sale of .eco domain names to fund "sustainability projects".
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Areas of Impact- Environment & business
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Facebook changes privacy policy - 0 views
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be more transparent about what data it collects and why.
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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.
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privacy settings and make it clear to users that they can delete or deactivate an account
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IT systems- communication systems are involved ( internet)
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The country is the first to complete a full investigation of Facebook's privacy practices.
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IMPACT- science. through their investigation they are able to find out more(and also create more jobs)
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BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Exploding' iPhones investigated - 0 views
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iPhones and iPods heating up or bursting into flames in the US and the UK.
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hardware issue - IT systems
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The system issue alerts for multiple products every week, sometimes leading to mass product recalls, but often with no consequence.
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consumer safety system it systems
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"I took it out of my pocket and held it to my ear and saw the screen crack up like a car windscreen," he told AFP.
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Downloading is not enough - 2 views
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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
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social & ethical issues- security, control & authenticity
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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.
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IT systems- application & communication systems
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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.
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Area of Impact- Business & Arts, Entertainment & leisure
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Bill Thompson says young people's needs from online music may be too complex and transient for the industry to track.
Israeli website was hacked and pictures of wounded Palestinians - 0 views
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Attackers on the official Kadima website posted images of wounded Palestinians and the aftermath of suicide bombings in Israel.
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Internet system because it involves hacking into a website
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According to AP news agency, the hacked web page was signed Gaza Hacker Team.
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Secutiry and privacy, this shows that those things were violated.
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Kadima, a centrist political party that favours a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict, is the largest party in the Israeli parliament. It was unable to form a government, and is currently in opposition.
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Shows policital issues between the two states and how they have technology helps create more effects.
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