Michigan laser beam believed to set record for intensity » If you could hold a giant magnifying glass in space and focus all the sunlight shining toward Earth onto one grain of sand, that concentrated ray would approach the intensity of a new laser beam made in a University of Michigan laboratory.
SvSIP » SvSIP is a software that you allow to use your Nintendo DS-like phone. For this, it uses SIP protocol. This protocol is an open standard for creating, modifying, and terminating sessions with one or more participants. It is widely used as a signaling
Can’t wait for September 7? Creature-only Spore to launch sooner » EA confirmed with us that the stand-alone product will let players begin creating crazy creatures, although it won’t include other components of Spore’s Creature Phase. Those creatures will then be able to be used in the full version of Spore.
How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free » Some users have discovered that it is nearly impossible to remove themselves entirely from Facebook, setting off a fresh round of concern over the popular social network’s use of personal data.
Tolkien heirs sue Lord of the Rings studio for $150m » JRR Tolkien’s estate is suing the studio behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy and threatening to block production on the planned prequel, The Hobbit over claims it has not been paid its share of profits from the massively successful fantasy series.
Computer Sciences Professor Wins Highest Honor In The Field » E. Allen Emerson, professor of computer sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the 2007 A.M. Turing Award, widely considered the most prestigious award in computing, for original and continuing research in a quality assurance proc