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Cash Prizes for Catching CCTV Criminals
 BBC News
In London, there are more CCTV cameras than any other city in the world with one camera for every eight Londoners. But as victims of crime have found to their cost, catching criminals on camera is dependent on the equipment being both monitored and maintained.
Google Expands Tracking to Logged Out Users
 J Mark Lytle
Anyone who's a regular Google search user will know that the only way to avoid the company tracking your online activities is to log out of Gmail or whatever Google account you use. Not any more.
BanderasNews Turns to Mijo! to Rebrand in 2010
 Daniel Gomez
BanderasNews.com has teamed up with Mijo! Brands to redevelop the news and entertainment website. Launched in 2001 as a community-based website with a weekly print publication, BanderasNews has become the leading portal for visitors to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico's 2nd largest tourist destination.
Wally Yachts to Build M & M Designed Aeroyacht 110
 Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering
If there is one company that stands out among all others for the distinguishing super-luxury performance power and sailing yachts that it has built, it's Wally. Wally recently committed to build the Morrelli & Melvin-designed Aeroyacht 110 at the new Wally yard in Acona.
A.I. Anchors Replace Human Reporters in Newsroom of the Future
 Clay Dillow
A.I. Anchors Engineers at Northwestern have created an entire newsroom operation using artificial intelligence, even using avatars to anchor the evening news.
US Food Banks Go High-Tech to Feed the Hungry
 Associated Press
Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly supplies their goods.
Russia: No Space for Tourists
 Associated Press
There is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station, a top Russian space official says.
Oxford University Press Announces the 2009 Word of the Year
 PVNN
Oxford announces a new word every year that sums up, or encompasses, the last 12 months. Unfriend is a definite nod to the rapid rise of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
NSA is Giving Microsoft Some Help on Windows 7 Security
 Kevin Whitelaw
The National Security Agency has been working with Microsoft Corp. to help improve security measures for its new Windows 7 operating system, a senior NSA official said this week.
 Tagging Billfish for Science Leads to Great White Shark Research Adventure and Exciting TV Series
 The Billfish Foundation
Avid billfish angler and TV outdoor fishing adventurer Chris Fischer never thought he'd actually be living a scene much like that from Jaws as he kneeled face-to-face handling a huge, live 4,600 pound great white shark.
Simple Test Could Offer Cheap Solution to Detecting Landmines
 Catriona Kelly
Students from the University of Edinburgh have created a custom-made bacteria that glows green when it comes into contact with chemicals leaked by buried explosives.
Pick Your Cyborg Parts and Live Forever, Maybe
 Erico Guizzo
Perhaps one day we'll be able to shop online for bionic body devices like soccer-programmed prosthetic legs or Google neural interfaces, but in the meantime check out Spectrum's Bionic Body Shop to see the medical devices that are already out there.
Interpreted Languages
 Irvin Rangel
No one can refute the importance of websites. Companies large and small are rushing to create and sustain a web presence at any cost. Yet the difference between programming languages remains baffling to most.
Mind Reading (Neural Decoding) Goes Mainstream
 Surfdaddy Orca
In the new movie, The Men Who Stare at Goats, reporter Bob Wilton confronts Special Forces operator Lyn Cassady, “I’ve heard that you’re a psychic spy.” Lyn later comments, “We’re Jedi. We don’t fight with our guns, we fight with our minds.” Mind reading – formerly the stuff of science fiction and crystal gazers – is rapidly becoming science fact.
Electoral Software: What Is It?
 Guillermo Ramón Adames y Suari
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the New York Times for publishing on October 29, part of my article concerning Electronic Voting under the heading "Trust, Antitrust and Your Vote". Unfortunately, due to space constraints, I could not extend my argument to the back bone of the problem under that heading: "Electoral Software: The open source voting systems."
UK to 'Spy' on Every Phone Call, Email and Web Search
 Richard Edwards
Every phone call, text message, email and website visit made by private citizens is to be stored for a year and will be available for monitoring by government bodies.
Stephen Hawking 'Sings' on Pop Single Tribute to Scientist Carl Sagan
 Telegraph UK
A new pop single featuring lyrics spoken by wheelchair-bound theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has gone on sale, as a tribute to his fellow astronomer Carl Sagan.
Firefox Under Fire
 AskMen.com
Cenzic announced today its Q1 2009 report on internet browser security, and guess who is at the top of the list as the most vulnerable browser? That’s right, it’s Mozilla’s Firefox.
New Members-only Web Site Launches to Buy, Sell and Trade High-end Assets
 Business Wire
BillionaireXchange is the world’s first private online auction, sales and trade Web site for high-end luxury assets, with more than 26,000 multi-millionaires as well as nearly a dozen billionaires as members.
Mijo! Brands Celebrates 2 Years in Mexico
 Daniel Gomez
It has been a busy 2 years since Mijo! Brand Strategy and Design uprooted from London, England seeking sunnier shores and relocated to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. To celebrate our two years in Mexico, we launched our new brand strategy and identity, MijoBrands.com, in late October.
 Bridges Beyond Belief
 Off the 'Net
There are some very interesting and artistic bridges in this world. From Texas to Papua, here's eight of our favorites.
Israel: Remote Control Occupation?
 The Real News Network
Baum: New technologies are allowing Israel to maintain control over its occupation remotely.
Google Maps Goes to Mexico
 Ronny Kerr
Besides being able to take advantage of the most basic use of Google Maps (as a navigational tool), Mexicans will also be able to enjoy an incredibly convenient feature that has been offered in the U.S. for some time now, called the Local Business Center.
Digital Divide: Psychologists Suggest Ways to Include the Aging Population in the Technology Revolution
 Katie Kline
Technology is no longer what it used to be: Computers have replaced typewriters and landlines are in rapid decline. Technological advances are being made every day, making many of our lives easier. However for some people, such as the aging population, technological progress can in fact be more limiting.
Biogas Wrongly Ignored as an Alternative Source of Energy
 Warren Weisman
If you have never heard of biogas, you are not alone. Widely used throughout Europe and Asia, this little-known alternative energy source produces many times more British thermal units than solar panels or wind turbines, at a fraction of the cost.
New Research Shows How to Block Stealthy Malware Attacks
 Matt Shipman
The spread of malicious software, also known as malware or computer viruses, is a growing problem that can lead to crashed computer systems, stolen personal information, and billions of dollars in lost productivity every year.
Growing Online Sales Could Lower Prices, but Also Trim Choices
 Jan Dennis
Shoppers could see lower prices but less variety to choose from as more manufacturers sell directly to consumers through the Internet, according to new research led by a University of Illinois business professor.
"US Should be Liberal in Transferring Technology for Clean Energy": Dr Farooq Abdullah
 Alka Pande
The new and renewable energy minister of India - Dr Farooq Abdullah - has said that the developing nations, especially the US, should have liberal policies for transfer of technologies for clean energy production in poor and developing nations, like India.
The Cell Refuseniks, an Ever-Shrinking Club
 Claire Cain Miller
Not so long ago, we all lived in a world in which we decided where to meet friends before leaving the house and we hiked to the nearest payphone if we got a flat tire. Then we got cell phones. Well, not everyone.
New Russian Combat Robot to Replace Soldiers
 RIA Novosti
A Russian-made robot that can simultaneously fire three types of weapons against enemy soldiers, fortifications and even tanks was displayed at the 13th INTERPOLITEX-2009 International Exhibition of State Security Technology.
Will the Rich Evolve Into A Different Species?
 People's Daily Online
Recently, famous U.S. futurologist Paul Saffo released an unbelievable but reliable prediction that the super rich would "rebuild" their bodies using advanced technology. As a result they will be quite different from common human beings, and would be considered a new species.
Apple Spits at Windows 7: You Can't Trust Microsoft
 Chris Matyszczyk
Was Apple going to keep quiet about the launch of Microsoft's Windows 7? Do raccoons know how to get at the leftover spaghetti in your garbage can? So, indeed, here is an immediate retort starring Messrs. John Hodgman and Justin Long.
Self Publishing - The Digital Revolution
 R.D. Lyons
It may not be long until that bound, paper and ink thing we know as a book will be an endangered species. But the species is not dying, it is evolving. In fact, take the first letter of 'evolution' and add it to the book we know and love and you have the new sub-species - the Ebook
Heavy Mobile Use is Linked to Brain Tumours
 Daily Express UK
Long-term mobile phone users could face a higher risk of developing cancer in later life, according to a decade-long study.
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