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Photos: Apple unveils latest 27-inch iMac
Photo Apple didn't add Blu-ray to the new iMacs but in addition to the slot-loading DVD burner, Apple has also added an SD Card reader. Apple's new 27-inch iMac features edge-to-edge display glass, a LED-backlit screen, and... [23 Oct 2009]
Photos: Sony unleashes latest Vaios - from mini laptops to touchscreens
Photo Shown above is the top-of-the-range version which includes a Blu-ray player and is expected to sell for £799. The X Series mini-laptop, shown here, is one of the lightest in the world, according to Sony. [14 Oct 2009]
Singularity University: Where today's tech titans teach the next generation
News Founded by leading futurist and The Singularity is Near author Ray Kurzweil, X Prize chairman and CEO Peter Diamandis, and former Yahoo Brickhouse head Salim Ismail, the nine-week course examines... [21 Aug 2009]
Photos: Inside a virtually perfect hospital
Photo If appropriate, the trainee doctors can then request an X-ray scan from the virtual radiology department down the corridor. The wards are spotless, there are plenty of beds and groups of doctors are on... [20 May 2009]
Kurzweil and friends launch Silicon Valley university
News The gatherings will be part of what is known as Singularity University, a brand-new academic institution co-founded by inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, X Prize chairman and CEO Peter Diamandis, and... [03 Feb 2009]
"Please give me an ID card" say UK citizens
News Click here for all there is on biometrics, from ear to X-ray. More than 1,000 messages asking for ID cards have flooded into the Home Office. Over the last two years, 1,142 out of 3,073 pieces of... [22 Dec 2008]
One million people's details could be culled from DNA database
News Click here for all there is on biometrics, from ear to X-ray. Nearly one million innocent people's DNA records could be wiped from the national database after the EU ruled it breached human rights. The... [05 Dec 2008]
Half of Brits willing to give blood to prove identity
News X is for X-ray Three-quarters of UK adults would be prepared to use fingerprint scans to verify their identity with banks and government agencies, according to research by tech services... [19 Nov 2008]
€100m Pink Panther robbers snared by fingerprints
News X is for X-ray Prints taken following an arrest in Monaco this month matched those of a suspected member of the Pink Panthers gang, which has been linked to 100 high-value armed... [22 Oct 2008]
Mobile biometric scanners for all UK police
News Click here for all there is on biometrics, from ear to X-ray. Handheld fingerprint readers will be rolled out to police across the UK from 2010 as part of the Project Midas scheme, allowing officers to... [22 Oct 2008]
High-Performance Computing: Application to Ab-Initio Simulations of X-Ray Absorption Spectra From Nanoparticles
White Paper The application of LASC to ab-initio simulations of x-ray absorption spectra from nanoparticles is considered as a particular case. High-Performance Computing (HPC) is associated with the use of high-end... [22 Oct 2008]
ID cards on driving licences - 'law can't stop us'
News X is for X-ray Speaking today at the Biometrics Conference 2008, identity minister Meg Hillier said there was "nothing to stop" drivers' licences or other documents from being designated... [21 Oct 2008]
ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News X is for X-ray The ID card scheme will guard against one person having multiple identities by checking the two fingerprints and facial scan held on a chip on the ID card against... [26 Sep 2008]
One million ID cards every year from 2009
News X is for X-ray Smith was speaking at an event in London today where she revealed the design of the card for the first time. Foreign nationals, including children of all ages, will be... [25 Sep 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News X is for X-ray The UK was one of 27 countries that took part in the tests of RFID chips and passport readers for second generation ePassports.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on... [22 Sep 2008]
