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Photos: Hitting out with a depth-sensing camera

News A sample boxing game lets people hit a punching bag using just their fists. Israeli start-up 3DV Systems has built a camera that has the ability to not only see an object, but also judge how far away it is.

Tags: camera, object, networks, distance

11 December 2007, 9:25

How phishers keep on hooking

News Tygar of the University of California at Berkeley, conducted tests on a small sample of users. Three US academics have published research into why phishing scams are still finding success, years after widespread public warnings first appeared.

4 April 2006, 9:00

Web site that works while you whistle

News The technology also lets people listen to the exact section of each of the results that matched their voice sample. Do you ever find yourself humming a song whose title, to your frustration, you don't know or can't remember?

29 January 2007, 9:23

One in nine online gamers addicted

News The survey was filled in by a self-selected sample mainly comprised of males with an average age of 21, and was concerned principally with the potential for addiction to online gaming. A leading gaming academic has said that massively multiplayer...

29 November 2006, 9:33

News.blog: Does streaming boost music sales?

News Last.fm's numbers seem to confirm long-held beliefs of many that enabling people to sample full-length tracks is one way to spur demand. Free streaming music turns people on to new music and encourages them to buy, says social-networking site Last.fm.

Tags: unlimited, streaming, sales, plays

10 April 2008, 9:37

Photos: Up close with Saturn's icy geysers

News We brightened the photo with Photoshop; a sample of the raw image is below. NASA's Cassini probe has successfully flown through the plume of a geyser and took its closest approach to the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus, according to first...

Tags: space, mission, science, surface

14 March 2008, 9:46

A real-life 'Star Trek' tricorder?

News Usually, spectrometers are used in more controlled environments, with the sample being tested sitting in a vacuum. Researchers at US university Purdue have come up with a handheld device they say can determine the chemical composition of an object...

28 February 2007, 10:01

Wanted at Google: a few good chefs

News A sample menu on the blog includes Ahi Tuna & Avocado Poke, Calypso Rice Salad, Roasted Pork Loin and Hazelnut Shortcakes with Plum Compote. Search engine giant Google is launching a global search for two executive chefs to feed all the hungry...

5 August 2005, 9:38

Nielsen to provide ratings for videogames

News Participants in GamePlay Metrics will come from the same 10,000 sample households used for Nielsen's television ratings. Nielsen Media Research, famed for its influential US television ratings, has announced that it will begin providing ratings for...

19 October 2006, 9:20

News.blog: Sony BMG links with Nokia music service

News We think this business model will encourage users to sample a wide range of material, expand their musical tastes, and listen to more music than ever before," said Thomas Hesse, Sony BMG's president of global digital business.

Tags: labels, nokia, concept, music service

23 April 2008, 9:22

Bosses on the prowl for risque pics

News A sample of 50 executives was interviewed. Beware, those of you who sometimes sneak off in cyberspace to look at naughty pictures. Ninety per cent of the largest US companies have procedures in place in case inappropriate or illicit images are...

20 June 2005, 10:07

Google to redesign search page?

News The Google test is being conducted amongst a small sample of its users to "evaluate better ways to search", a Google spokeswoman told PC Advisor. Google is believed to be testing a redesigned search page that will provide even more accurate and...

Tags: google, search engine, copyright, infringement

24 April 2006, 9:25

Mobile use 'worse than asbestos and smoking'

News Australasian College of Surgeons, points out that previous studies which found no evidence of a link between mobile use and an increased risk of cancer often did not include enough long-term mobile phone users in their study sample.

Tags: mobile phones, research, study, body

1 April 2008, 9:08

Microsoft wants young software designers

News Contestants must submit sample code from the application they develop, along with a document explaining their idea. The call has gone out for any student programmers who fancy their chances of winning one of a number of prizes in the fifth annual...

22 November 2006, 9:01

HD TV makers battle customer confusion

News For example, he said, the company allows customers to sample the product in the shop before taking it home and finding out they don't know how to operate it. Consumers are confused about high-definition television.

Tags: high definition, shop, consumers, definition

17 August 2006, 9:58