New Computer Program That May Resolve the Complex Issue of Privacy Vs. Public Good
September 26, 2008
Protecting patient privacy has been recognized as the duty of health-care providers for about as long as doctors have seen patients. In 1996 that duty became a legal obligation when Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. HIPAA regulations safeguard patient’s personal health information but can also complicate the process of safeguarding public health. Read more
T-Mobile Unveils the First Phone Powered By Android ‘T-Mobile G1′
September 23, 2008
T-Mobile has announced the international launch of the worlds first Android™ powered mobile phone in partnership with Google. Available soon only for T-Mobile customers spanning two continents, the T-Mobile G1 combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a mobile Web experience that includes the popular Google products that millions have enjoyed on the desktop, including Google Maps Street View™, Gmail™, YouTube™ and others. Read more
Inventor of World Wide Web to Create a Foundation to Bring the Web to All People
September 14, 2008
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, unveiled today the World Wide Web Foundation to fulfill a vision of the Web as humanity connected by technology. The mission of the foundation is: Read more
Montenegro And The .ME Domain Release
September 14, 2008
The big news of 2008 in the world of domain names was that someday, we’ll not need what is called the Top Level Domain or TLD in the manner that we do now. For example, instead of going to the address http://www.globalvoicesonline.org, it could just be http://globalvoicesonline. Read more
RealDVD Introduces Software to Allow Consumers to Save, Organize And Watch DVDs On Their PC And On The Go
September 8, 2008
Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R) today unveiled RealDVD(TM), the first mainstream PC application allowing consumers to easily save their DVDs to their hard drive. Read more
‘Don’t Panic’ The End of the World Coming Sooner Than Scientists Thought!
September 6, 2008
The recent trouble with the ISS, caused by a simple computer virus capable of stealing logins and passwords for computer games, was minor compared to the possible environmental changes that could make space flight impossible. This could also cripple aviation and television, and even put terrestrial life at risk. Read more
