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New in TechRevu:
- Laptop Review: Toughbook CF-T1: Ultraportable Toughbook gets high marks.
- Camera Review: Canon S400 Digital ELPH, 4mp, 3X Zoom, CF
- Sci/Culture: Seti@Home upgrades its software to protect you from alien invasions.
Other Stories On The Web TechReference: Article Index / NewsLinks
Space.com 04/08/03:
The Whole Sky: Pretty Pictures, Hard Data from 6yr Mapping Project
A diverse and comprehensive
array of photographs from the world's first near-infrared all-sky survey
has been released for professional and amateur astronomers to explore
and study.
Discover Magazine
04/03 :
Reality Bites: Imagine
if SimCity wasn't just a gameIf you've read SnowCrash or Neuromancer, you're ahead of the curve...but even so, it's worth looking at to see how reality is gradually visualizing itself.
Space.com
04/02/03:
Robots on Display in Japanese Exhibition: Not Just for show,
these mechanical men, women and bugs are heading for your home.
New Scientist
Super-pneumonia
The deadly infection has spread rapidly around
the globe, killing scores of people. New Scientist looks at efforts to
combat the disease
500-300-200. That's horsepower, miles per hour and thousands of dollars:
the oversize numbers for Dodge's 4-wheel Tomahawk "motorcycle" prototype
(named for the cruise missile), which the company says it may bring to
market.
The debut of the worlds first commercial magnetic
levitation rail system in Shanghai, China, in January is raising hopes
that the United States may finally get onboard.
PC Mag 04/22/03:
Spyware—It's Lurking on Your Machine
While you stare at your monitor, is it
staring back at you? PC Magazine looks at common forms of spyware,
spyware delivery methods, and a cross-section of tools you can use to
start a spy hunt on your machine.
PC Mag 04/07/03:
Dvorak Online: How the MacIntel Will Change the Market
Some sea changes lie ahead, given the very real opportunity that
exists for Apple to take away Microsoft's whole market.
Wired:
Inventor Imagines Future Phones
Thirty years after inventing the cell phone, Martin Cooper still wants
to improve the technology. His tiny dream phone fits behind his ear and
automatically dials out when he thinks of calling
Wireless
03/27/03:
CDMA
Pushed on Postwar Iraq
Congressman from San Diego pushes for
QUALCOMM's technology to replace Europe's de facto GSM as the
mobile standard for Iraq's cellular system.