aids in news
RSS aids in newsHolograms on handsets by 2010
News The portable machines will capture and send 3D snapshots of the surrounding world, helping accident investigators, teachers and doctors work remotely by instantly relaying realistic depictions of car damage, injuries, medical scans or educational... [19 Jun 2008]
Apple: Meet the new iPods...
News A new Product Red Shuffle will benefit a program fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Apple has announced a complete overhaul of its line of iPod portable music players and a significant cut in the price of its recently released iPhone. [06 Sep 2007]
Maritime watchdog monitors critical apps
News The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has deployed an applications management system to co-ordinate shipping monitoring and sea-rescue agencies. The MCA has been instrumental in co-ordinating some of the rescue efforts around UK coastal flooding... [03 Jul 2007]
Help us to bridge the digital divide
News Computers are replacing seriously outdated books and learning aids in Africa and provide an excellent opportunity to bridge social and economic divides. A team of three from CNET Networks UK, publisher of silicon.com, will later this week be... [29 Jan 2007]
AIDs fight in Africa gets PC boost
News UK IT charity Computer Aid is working with an AIDS charity to provide schools in the developing world with the technology to educate pupils about the spread and prevention of the disease. One of the group’s key projects is the Primary School Action... [31 Oct 2006]
Mobiles to track bird flu and Aids spread
News Doctors tracking the spread of HIV and bird flu have a new tool to help in the fight against such deadly diseases - the humble mobile phone. Medics in Rwanda have trialled a new application that lets medical and government staff report data... [18 Oct 2006]
UK police collar "violent jihad" website operator
News One web page posted soon after 11 September, 2001 saved by Archive.org includes an "urgent appeal to defend Afghanistan" and features defiant quotes from the Taliban threatening any nation that aids the US in its military operations. [21 Jul 2006]
CIO Jury: Do mobile technologies make us too connected?
News Wireless technologies have made the 24x7 mobile office a reality for business travellers. The biggest problem now is finding the downtime to completely disconnect from work, according to CIOs and IT directors. [01 Jun 2006]
Expanded CCTV network aids M25 traffic officers
News Traffic officers are to begin patrolling the whole of the M25 as the Highways Agency has expanded its CCTV road monitoring network. The extension is part of the National Roads Telecommunications Services project - a £490m scheme to link more than... [06 Mar 2006]
IT chiefs look to the internet - and their kids - for inspiration
News He said: "The right amount of information at the right time aids productivity," and the expectation is that younger people can help in raising productivity levels over coming years. Leading financial sector IT bosses have admitted to looking not at... [21 Feb 2006]
Microsoft helps net MSN phishing ring
News The software giant regularly aids law enforcement in investigating online crimes. Eight people who allegedly ran online scams to pilfer personal information from internet users worldwide were arrested in Bulgaria last week. [24 Jan 2006]
Teachers want computer games in the classroom
News While many will clearly write it off as the latest fad, a narrow majority of teachers have said using computer games as learning aids could help to modernise education methods and motivate children. Good news for truancy officers. [13 Jan 2006]
US spammer faces two years in jail
News A report from the Detroit News said the emails offered diet aids, herbs and drugs to fight male impotence. A US man is facing a two-year jail sentence after being accused of sending millions of spam messages over a number of high-profile company... [12 Jan 2006]
Oxford gets £60m to solve world's problems
News A computer entrepreneur has given Oxford University £60m to kick-start research into 21st century problems such as AIDS, climate change and poverty. James Martin, a former Oxford student who has written 101 textbooks on IT, is donating £3m per year... [03 Jun 2005]
Microsoft lets Longhorn out of the barn
News Such images can be rather small, but they offer a visual cue that aids in the searching process, Allchin said. After months of keeping its prized cow in the barn, Microsoft is beginning to let Longhorn out of the corral for public viewing. [15 Apr 2005]
