Category: Tech

This week in tech and politics

A federal judge ruled that the warrantless Internet and telephone surveillance program authorized by the Bush administration violates the U.S. Constitution and must cease immediately.

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EE Times finds U.S. engineering salaries average around $100K

Blog: The mean compensation for an engineer in the U.S. is $103,999, according to the annual salary survey published by EE Times. The…

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Could wiki format save patent review?

Also: BlackBerry and brethren carry security bull’s-eye. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.

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Some Bands Still Refuse Music Downloads

Zelbinian writes “Wired News reports there are a number of artists, ranging from The Beatles to Radiohead, that are still holding out on iTunes. Some feel that per-track downloads hurt the artistic integrity of albums as a whole; for others it’s simply a matter of negotiation troubles. From the article: ‘Since record companies have realized the popularity of iTunes and other sites, many reworked contracts to give artists less money per download. Andrews said while record companies once offered artists about 30 cents for each song sold, now musicians are earning less than a dime.’”

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ISS Construction Resumes

avtchillsboro writes “The NY Times has an article detailing new construction on the International Space Station (ISS) and the additions via coming Space Shuttle missions through 2010. From the article: ‘For more than three years, the International Space Station has floated half-built above the Earth. Maintained by a skeleton crew, the station — an assemblage of modules and girders — has not come close to its stated goal of becoming a world-class research outpost. But now construction, which has hung in limbo since NASA’s space shuttle fleet was grounded after the 2003 Columbia disaster, is scheduled to resume. The shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off next Sunday carrying a bus-size segment of the station’s backbone that includes a new set of solar-power arrays.’”

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Download Torrents With Your PC Turned Off

Mr.Tweak writes to tell us that they have a review posted of a new wireless router from ASUS. What sets this router apart from others is that in addition to being a wireless router/gateway is that it also functions as a thin client system with a pre-installed 160 GB IDE drive (no SATA support sorry) and three USB 2.0 ports for peripherals. If you happen to use one of those USB ports for another drive the router will also support RAID 0 and 1, quite a bit more than the average router.

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Morphine Relief Without Addiction?

Roland Piquepaille writes “Morphine has been used as a painkiller for decades, if not centuries. Unfortunately for patients, morphine is also an addictive substance. Now, Brigham Young University (BYU) chemists are using a vine plant that grows in Australia to develop a new painkilling molecule, but with fewer side effects. The Deseret Morning News reports that the BYU chemists hope to ease pain with hasubanonine, the synthetic compound they created and which has a similar molecular structure as morphine. Still, more tests need to be done before this natural drug can replace morphine.”

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First Phase of AIDS Vaccine Trials Successful

rbarreira writes “Xinhua online is reporting on the success of the first trial phase of an AIDS vaccine, which was started on March 2005. From the article: ‘”Forty-nine healthy people who received the injection showed no severe adverse reactions after 180 days, proving the vaccine was safe,” said Zhang Wei, head of the pharmaceutical registration department of the SFDA. “The recipients appeared immune to the HIV-1 virus 15 days after the injection, indicating the vaccine worked well in stimulating the body’s immunity,” he told the press conference.’ After the results are further analyzed, 800 more voluntaries may be needed for the second and third phases of the vaccine’s trial.”

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Google Targets TV Advertising

mytrip writes to tell us that Google may have television advertising in the cross-hairs. CEO Eric Schmidt recently stated that viewers shouldn’t have to stand for tv commercials that are a “waste of your time” and says Google is planning to deliver “targeted measurable television ads.” I just hope I can still skip them with my TiVO in a couple years.

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Are Plasma TVs the Next BetaMax?

Lev13than writes “An article in the Toronto Star questions whether the battle between LCD and Plasma is the next VHS vs. Beta: “LCD is now in plasma country, and this means war — a war some say plasma can’t hope to win”. Rationale for LCD’s victory include plasma’s burn-in vs. LCD’s ruggedness, improved images and falling prices. While the Beta analogy isn’t particularly helpful (since both technologies play the same content), the article does raise interesting points.”

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Upgrading Wi-Fi — What, When, and Why

lessthan0 writes “Wi-Fi (802.11x) networks have been around long enough that many businesses and home users run their own. The first widely deployed standard was 802.11b, while most new hardware uses 802.11g. The latest 802.11n hardware is just around the corner. If you run an existing wireless network, is it time to upgrade?”

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Pay By Touch Goes Online

Max Fomitchev writes to tell us that Pay By Touch, the biometric identification service, has announced an online version of their service. While currently the only implementation of this service is in the brick-and-mortar storefront of Star Markets grocery stores, the company hopes that online vendors will start signing up soon.

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Under the Hood of Quantum Computing

nanotrends writes “Gordie Rose, the CTO of Dwave Systems, the venture funded company that plans to offer paid use of a superconducting quantum computer starting in 2007, reveals secrets of his quantum computer construction. It is based on nobium superconducting ‘circuits of atoms’ and is not RSFQ. (Rapid Single Flux quantum).”

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GO3 Electronic Entertainment Expo To Replace E3?

dowlingw writes “With the recent announcement that E3 has been downsized, a similar high-profile event, GO3 Electronic Entertainment Expo 2007 is being held in Perth, Western Australia and promises to showcase products and services from vendors worldwide, especially those in the South-East Asia region. It also looks like everyone might get a similar event closer to home.”

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