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Sanchit Jain

Castle 'rebuilt' in virtual world-TOURS OFFERED! - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8159755.stm

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shared by Sanchit Jain on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The 1740 virtual castle was cloned and then torn down to leave it looking like today's ruin.
  • Second Life is the best-known virtual world on the internet.
  • People are shown as digital versions of themselves, known as avatars, who can build homes and businesses, buy and sell land and have relationships.
YooJin Jung

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

recombu.com/...-3gs-satisfied-nav_M11050.html

ITGS IT SYSTEMS applications IMPACT business SOCIAL reliability

shared by YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • 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

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
ajay tambay

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

crave.cnet.co.uk/...0,39029471,49303374,00.htm

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shared by ajay tambay on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • 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

BBC NEWS | Business | Africa's mobile banking revolution - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8194241.stm

shared by Farah Alam on 18 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Millions of Africans are using mobile phones to pay bills, move cash and buy basic everyday items.
  • Setting up a bank account on your phone is straightforward. All you do is register with an approved agent, provide your phone, along with an ID card, and then deposit some cash onto your account.
Chalana Perera

Exploiting Browser Information & Privacy - 0 views

privacy.org/003108.html

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shared by Chalana Perera on 18 Aug 09 - Cached
  • easy it was to exploit security loopholes
    • Chalana Perera
      Chalana Perera on 18 Aug 09
       
      Easy exploitation leads to a lot of negative consequences and areas of impact include all sorts of education online, banking and financial reserves, businesses and mainstream market affairs, governmental and nongovernmental work and damage to personal information and biological/health data. This also harms intellectual property and ideas can be stolen online far easier than usual... reliability & security....
  • redirect traffic
    • Chalana Perera
      Chalana Perera on 18 Aug 09
       
      Redirecting internet connection or regular user traffic could lead to a backlog of information on the web and a loss of personal details and this again as huge areas of impact including security, reliability and extended impact on finances and personal details & anonymity....this also affects systems in the social context with networks being hacked and codes and enscriptions being changed..
  • access and steal any information exchanged
    • Chalana Perera
      Chalana Perera on 18 Aug 09
       
      Stealing information can also connect to software and the usage/creation tools of software and other application....communication systems are also greatly affected such as wire tapping systems
Sung Won Kwak

BBC NEWS | Business | Video game sales fall in the US - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8200973.stm

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shared by Sung Won Kwak on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Sung Won Kwak on 17 Aug 09
     
    Entertainment.
Shih-Chen Chiu

'Facebook Lite' gets public debut - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8197442.stm

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shared by Shih-Chen Chiu on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
  • aimed at countries where broadband is limited.
  • Facebook Lite appears to be a cut-down version of Facebook and is aimed at countries where broadband is limited.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context-software & applications
  • "Facebook Lite is a fast-loading, simplified version of Facebook that enables people to make comments, accept friend requests, write on people's walls, and look at photos and status updates," the statement continued.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues- globalization, equality of acces
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  • The site is currently on trial in India and it is thought there are plans to extend this to China and Russia.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact- business
  • In a statement Facebook said the new service would be a "faster, simpler version similar to the Facebook experience you get on a mobile phone".
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues people and machines
Maliha Rahman

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click | A hi-tech guide to saving money - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8236626.stm

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shared by Maliha Rahman on 05 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Splashing cash on fancy gadgets can often be seen as a luxury especially during an economic downturn - but can we save money by upgrading our existing tech rather than investing in brand new gear?
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 05 Sep 09
       
      areas of impact-- business
Elvira Russ

BBC NEWS | Business | Is Google really flouting copyright law? - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...6436471.stm

shared by Elvira Russ on 13 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Elvira Russ on 12 Jan 10
     
    This article discusses mostly the copyright issue within the US and the UK and their deals with libraries. It gives an explanation of the scanning process and the problems with authors, different companies and libraries.
Maliha Rahman

Background on Phishing Attacks-(The Honeynet Project) - 1 views

www.honeynet.org/107

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shared by Maliha Rahman on 18 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Elvira Russ on 18 Feb 10
     
    This is a page of the honeynet project. It discusses the history of phishing and how it has developed since 1990. How it has affected businesses and how it's popularity has increased. It also discusses the technology part behind the phishing attacks.
Rafae Wathra

Business Models for News, Ebook Fever, and Search Engines Top the News (Information Today) - 0 views

docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:PPCT &rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12D553B9008F47B0&svc_dat= InfoWeb:newcat&req_dat=B4CD8BC1A80B43D794A5481B6FC40219

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shared by Rafae Wathra on 08 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Rafae Wathra on 08 Feb 10
     
    About how news companies are searching for different models and the effects of paywalls.
anonymous

HowStuffWorks "How Credit Cards Work" - 1 views

money.howstuffworks.com/...credit-card.htm

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shared by anonymous on 10 Feb 10 - Cached
  • anonymous on 10 Feb 10
     
    Credit card history, how it has come along since 1999. This is from How Stuff Works, and talks about the size of the credit card: "A credit card is a thin plastic card, usually 3-1/8 inches by 2-1/8 inches in size, that contains identification information such as a signature or picture, and authorizes the person named on it to charge purchases or services to his account -- charges for which he will be billed periodically." he first universal credit card -- one that could be used at a variety of stores and businesses -- was introduced by Diners Club, Inc.
Elvira Russ

Authors sue Google over copyright - Times Online - 1 views

business.timesonline.co.uk/...article569145.ece

shared by Elvira Russ on 12 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Elvira Russ on 12 Jan 10
     
    An organisation of more than 8,000 authors has accused Google of "massive copyright infringement," claiming that the internet search engine does not have permission to put its books in the public domain for commercial. This article includes comments from Google and which libraries have agreed. Discusses the issue thoroughly.
YooJin Jung

BBC NEWS | Business | Websites 'need to pay for news' - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8298507.stm

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shared by YooJin Jung on 07 Dec 09 - Cached
  • YooJin Jung on 09 Dec 09
     
    criterion A provides further knowledge of the issue in Murdoch's point of view
Chalana Perera

Cyber-attack Trends in US Corporations - Statistics (Biz Forum) - 1 views

www.bizforum.org/...rand001.htm

SOCIAL security policies IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT politics ITGS Portfolio3 CriterionC

shared by Chalana Perera on 16 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Chalana Perera on 16 Apr 10
     
    This document gives an in-depth analysis into the impacts on US Corporations and non-government businesses/private firms and contractors. It includes many statistics and reviews as well as collected data from a variety of sources.
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