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RSS earsISPs join file sharing crackdown
News UK internet service providers have joined forces with the UK record industry to crack down on illegal file sharing. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) - which represents thousands of UK record labels - has signed a Memorandum of Understanding... [24 Jul 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News This could be music to the ears of those who have criticised Redmond's approach of putting everything into Windows so other players offering services didn't get a look in. What influence will Steve Ballmer have and how will the company's strategy... [07 Jul 2008]
TheTrainline and Virgin Trains Boost Ticket Sales Efficiency With High-Tech Ears and Naomi's Friendly Voice
White Paper Britain's Virgin Trains needed to improve the cost effectiveness of its customer sales centres while maintaining the quality of the customer experience. Capgemini and Cable & Wireless successfully applied leading-edge techniques of Advanced Speech... [03 Jul 2008]
Virtual Audio for Headphones
White Paper When sound waves arrive at the head, they are modified acoustically in a directionally dependent manner by diffractive effects around the head and by interaction with the outer ears, characterised by the Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF). [03 Jul 2008]
Virtual Ear Technology
White Paper In order to synthesise audio material bearing 3D-sound cues which the listener can perceive, the signals must be convolved with one or more appropriate Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) and then delivered to the listener's ears in such a way... [03 Jul 2008]
Past, Present and Future of e-Banking
White Paper Remember the day when the term “wire transfer” was foreign to most ears it fell upon? Remember when you could first call into your bank’s computer to have a synthesized voice tell you your account balance or the introduction of the Automated Teller... [03 Jul 2008]
Understanding Business Intelligence
White Paper It is the "eyes and ears" of organizations. Business intelligence is fast becoming a critical resource in most organizations. It provides the insight organizations need to guide them through turbulent markets, roller-coaster economies, and... [03 Jul 2008]
Getting a Return on Your Corporate Performance Management System
White Paper A Return on Investment (ROI) is music to the ears of a CFO. There is a new ROI in town - a type of ROI that, although not quantifiable to the nickel, is essential for profitability, corporate growth, and survival in today's economy. [03 Jul 2008]
Hearing in Three Dimensions
White Paper The structure of our head and outer ears is the key factor, acting as an 'acoustic 3D encoder' of incoming sound waves (depicted left), which are then 'decoded' by the aural cortices of the brain. Hearing the world in three dimensions is something... [03 Jul 2008]
Chaotic Waves for 3D Audio
White Paper An initial feature of the synthesis is that the audio streams are convolved with Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs), so as to simulate the acoustic processing which occurs naturally when sound waves arrive at the head and ears directly from... [03 Jul 2008]
Nildram's Broadband Solutions Silence Leased-Line Services
White Paper As part of its commitment of achieving a better quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing people, RNID campaigns vigorously for equal opportunities, provides information and raises awareness of deafness and hearing conditions such as tinnitus... [03 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.04.08
Round-Up Give your ears a treat… It's a rare old week when the Round-Up gets a chance to consider how the aphorisms of the father of modern lexicography come to bear on the life of the modern city worker - but this week is a welcome exception. [25 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 15.02.08
Round-Up A report in The Times on Tuesday suggested ISPs could be legally required to take action against file-sharers, which is hardly going to be music to the ears of ISPs. The government had apparently given the entertainment industry plenty of time to... [15 Feb 2008]
Photos: Scottish NHS trials video checkups
Photo Eyes, ears and skin can be examined to a level that allows clinicians to confidently diagnose the patient's physiological state. The Scottish Centre for Telehealth (SCT) in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) is trialling video conferencing technology... [08 Feb 2008]
Femtocells to cure 3G headaches?
News While this might sound like music to the ears of mobile operators there is a snag - and an expensive one at that. The mobile phone is coming home. A device originally designed for people on the move has become a favourite toy indoors too - and not... [26 Nov 2007]
