Why computer voices are mostly female
To most owners of the new iPhone, the voice-activated feature called Siri is more than a virtual "assistant" who can help schedule appointments, find...
Teen hackers become business owners
Computer hackers rarely show their faces in public, allowing the stereotype of the socially awkward loner sitting in the dark in front of a...
iPhone 4S: Old design, better specs
MANILA, Philippines -- The iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4 are identical twins and as the name suggests the 4S is just an iPhone...
Asymmetrical Drone Wars: Situation reports
This article is derive the the situation reports of Asymmetrical Drone Wars by Paul Rogers at http://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/an-asymmetrical-drone-war-1
Summary
The United States and Israel see the next...
Robot wars ‘still a long way off’
Despite the US Department of Defense once predicting that a third of US fighting strength would be composed of robots by 2015, experts warn...
Future computers could rewire themselves
Future microchips may have only one type of component, capable of rewiring itself to do different jobs.
Researchers from Northwestern University in the US have...
NASA Detects Comet Storm In Nearby Solar System
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected signs of icy bodies raining down in an alien solar system. The downpour resembles our own solar system...
The scary prospect of global drone warfare
Drone technology is spreading rapidly. As many as 50 countries are developing or purchasing these systems, including China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and Iran.
Even...
Can train technology reinvent the wheel?
Rail transport has not fundamentally changed in the 200 years since the invention of metal rails but a new wave of transport ideas -...
Researchers warn of new Stuxnet worm
Researchers have found evidence that the Stuxnet worm, which alarmed governments around the world, could be about to regenerate.
Stuxnet was a highly complex piece...