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'Swarm' intelligence enhances digital images

'Swarm' intelligence enhances digital images

The cleaning and enhancing of digital images has been improved thanks to work into "swarm intelligence" being carried out by researchers in the UK and Jordan.

Robert Jaques Feb 5 2008 3:31PM Software
Japan tests car crash avoidance system

Japan tests car crash avoidance system

Japanese researchers will test a new collision avoidance system on the country's roads in April.
Simon Burns Feb 5 2008 3:29PM Software
Yahoo rules US ad space

Yahoo rules US ad space

Yahoo ranked as the top US internet property based on the number of display ad impressions delivered in November, according to statistics from comScore.

Robert Jaques Feb 5 2008 3:27PM Software
Google API finds friends everywhere

Google API finds friends everywhere

Google has released a Social Graph API so that developers can get social networkers using their applications when they join a new site.

Clement James Feb 5 2008 3:27PM Software
Taiwan group guilty of 90 percent of Microsoft piracy

Taiwan group guilty of 90 percent of Microsoft piracy

Microsoft claims that a small group led by a recently jailed Taiwanese man was the source of almost all high quality pirated copies of its software up until his arrest in 2004.
Simon Burns Feb 5 2008 7:19AM Software
EBay sellers to strike over fee hike

EBay sellers to strike over fee hike

EBay sellers have threatened to pull their listings from the auction site in a week-long protest against changes to the company's fee structure.
Guy Dixon Feb 4 2008 3:12PM Software
2008: The year of the content filter

2008: The year of the content filter

With Communications Minister Stephen Conroy set to release his report on ISP-level content filtering later this month, 2008 is shaping up to be the “year of the content filter” according to IP expert Kimberlee Weatherall.
Sarah Stokely Feb 4 2008 10:19AM Software
Netscape gets brief stay of execution

Netscape gets brief stay of execution

The Netscape browser has been granted one more month of support by AOL just days before it was due to be killed off..
Shaun Nichols Feb 4 2008 7:31AM Software
Python 3.0 to be backwards incompatible

Python 3.0 to be backwards incompatible

Organisations using the programming language Python will be majorly affected by changes in store for the language over the course of the next twelve months, Linux.conf.au attendees were told this morning.
Sarah Stokely Feb 1 2008 2:58PM Software
Skype for the PSP goes live

Skype for the PSP goes live

Sony has released the latest firmware update for European PlayStation Portable users, enabling them to make and receive VoIP calls over Skype.
Staff Writers Feb 1 2008 2:31PM Software
Linspire offers custom Linux builds

Linspire offers custom Linux builds

Linspire, developer of the commercial Linspire and Freespire flavours of community desktop operating systems, is to offer a custom desktop Linux OS build service to partners..
Clement James Feb 1 2008 8:02AM Software
Heath Ledger web searches soar

Heath Ledger web searches soar

The unexpected death of actor Heath Ledger sent web users scouring the internet in search of news on his sudden passing..
Clement James Feb 1 2008 8:02AM Software
MySpace takes on Facebook over developers

MySpace takes on Facebook over developers

MySpace has opened the doors to developers wishing to sign up to the upcoming MySpace Developer Platform..
Guy Dixon Feb 1 2008 8:02AM Software
Music industry wants US$1.5 million CD copying fines

Music industry wants US$1.5 million CD copying fines

The music industry has been testifying in a case before the US House of Representatives which could impose a US$1.5 million fine for copying a CD..
Iain Thomson Feb 1 2008 8:02AM Software
Google Summer of Code headed down under

Google Summer of Code headed down under

Hot on the heels of the local launch of its Google Highly Open Participation computing competition for high school students, Google looks set to bring its famous Summer of Code program down under as well.
Sarah Stokely Feb 1 2008 7:39AM Software
Guest column: The Saas Trap - What you need to consider before moving to SAAS

Guest column: The Saas Trap - What you need to consider before moving to SAAS

Adoption of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) sales model is accelerating at a phenomenal rate in the region, changing the way vendors do business and the way organisations use software.
Paul K. Berger Jan 31 2008 3:11PM Software
Europe rules on pirates' privacy

Europe rules on pirates' privacy

The European Court of Justice has ruled that ISPs cannot be forced to hand over the personal details of those under suspicion of digital piracy.
Iain Thomson Jan 31 2008 2:41PM Software
UK lags behind in Firefox take-up

UK lags behind in Firefox take-up

The UK has one of the lowest rates of Firefox take-up in Europe, according to figures from French analyst firm XiTi Monitor.
Iain Thomson Jan 31 2008 2:38PM Software
Boffins use GPS to test kids' navigation skills

Boffins use GPS to test kids' navigation skills

Researchers at the University of Bristol have shown that GPS technology can be used to show how children as young as three find their way around.
Robert Jaques Jan 31 2008 2:28PM Software
In open source, money doesn't always talk

In open source, money doesn't always talk

Getting a job in open source development can mean getting a pay-cheque for working on your favourite hobby. But the equation is more complicated than just adding money, according to OpenLogic Director of Community and Partner Programs, Stormy Peters.
Sarah Stokely Jan 31 2008 2:05PM Software

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