Technology - The Post Chronicle http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology webmaster The Post Chronicle en <![CDATA[Bluetooth "Big Brother" Tracks Festival-Goers]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241674.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GTqGY4BQt5mgH7luUIYLIcvQ8GM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GTqGY4BQt5mgH7luUIYLIcvQ8GM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GTqGY4BQt5mgH7luUIYLIcvQ8GM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GTqGY4BQt5mgH7luUIYLIcvQ8GM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival.... <![CDATA[Treasure Hunt Gets Digital Update In WiFi Venice]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241673.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W2HJHyqNdwhT-KsKVDaR66azOvs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W2HJHyqNdwhT-KsKVDaR66azOvs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W2HJHyqNdwhT-KsKVDaR66azOvs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W2HJHyqNdwhT-KsKVDaR66azOvs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Treasure Hunting will go fully digital on Friday night when players chase a mysterious oriental wand with special powers along the narrow streets and bridges of Venice.... <![CDATA[MySpace Suicide Conviction Tentatively Dismissed]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241618.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/appcEucOh-3vA9CytsNQ1a2x0jU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/appcEucOh-3vA9CytsNQ1a2x0jU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/appcEucOh-3vA9CytsNQ1a2x0jU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/appcEucOh-3vA9CytsNQ1a2x0jU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>A federal judge on Thursday tentatively dismissed the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona.... <![CDATA[Broadband Industry Group Say U.S. Rules Go Too Far]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241595.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oAAt3T_XiSbbbJpqzPvxFIKdxfo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oAAt3T_XiSbbbJpqzPvxFIKdxfo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oAAt3T_XiSbbbJpqzPvxFIKdxfo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oAAt3T_XiSbbbJpqzPvxFIKdxfo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws.... <![CDATA[First Solid-State Quantum Chip Is Created]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241572.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A0ZKNdafdrqzqG6kfnhigFc08QE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A0ZKNdafdrqzqG6kfnhigFc08QE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A0ZKNdafdrqzqG6kfnhigFc08QE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A0ZKNdafdrqzqG6kfnhigFc08QE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>A U.S.-led team of physicists says it has created the first rudimentary, solid-state quantum processor,... <![CDATA[NY Thieves Want iPhones, Victims Fight Back]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241511.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxXr7-ZY8HhMEZbaeWpOQtxkHis/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxXr7-ZY8HhMEZbaeWpOQtxkHis/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxXr7-ZY8HhMEZbaeWpOQtxkHis/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxXr7-ZY8HhMEZbaeWpOQtxkHis/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Thieves are increasingly going after iPhones and other smartphones but victims now can fight back with technology.... <![CDATA[Oracle Plans To Lay Off Up To 1,000 In Europe: AFP]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241509.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7zMBJgxoshuB48ClpdA_ZU_zmkU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7zMBJgxoshuB48ClpdA_ZU_zmkU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7zMBJgxoshuB48ClpdA_ZU_zmkU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7zMBJgxoshuB48ClpdA_ZU_zmkU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Oracle Corp plans to lay off up to 1,000 workers in Europe, or about 1 percent of its global staff, as the recession erodes the giant software company's earnings.... <![CDATA[Gamer Steals From Virtual World To Pay Real Debts]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241475.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cjOc8Ab3GhvNztg6SiuBY5x0Qyc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cjOc8Ab3GhvNztg6SiuBY5x0Qyc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cjOc8Ab3GhvNztg6SiuBY5x0Qyc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cjOc8Ab3GhvNztg6SiuBY5x0Qyc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Facing real world debts, a trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for cash through the black market.... <![CDATA[Intel-Nokia Tie Takes Few Years To Succeed: Barrett]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241474.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0LwgOA1u32m_socc1l2tR5SvZ1E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0LwgOA1u32m_socc1l2tR5SvZ1E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0LwgOA1u32m_socc1l2tR5SvZ1E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0LwgOA1u32m_socc1l2tR5SvZ1E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Intel Corp's former chief executive and chairman, Craig Barrett, said on Thursday it would take &quot;a few years&quot; to see whether Intel's technology partnership with Nokia succeeds.... <![CDATA[Web Advertisers Propose Self-Regulation Principles]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241434.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Iig8BuQEJVLiQkBoceRH79YAQs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Iig8BuQEJVLiQkBoceRH79YAQs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Iig8BuQEJVLiQkBoceRH79YAQs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Iig8BuQEJVLiQkBoceRH79YAQs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Online advertisers are proposing a mix of consumer education, disclosures about what information is being collected and special protections for children and sensitive information in an effort to head off tough legislation.... <![CDATA[Jay Leno Wins Cybersquatting Case]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241432.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/m4qcv5_lRjKlK8p1akSjaOwAPMQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/m4qcv5_lRjKlK8p1akSjaOwAPMQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/m4qcv5_lRjKlK8p1akSjaOwAPMQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/m4qcv5_lRjKlK8p1akSjaOwAPMQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>In a ruling issued on Thursday, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said Leno had common law trademark rights to his name after a 30-year career in entertainment.... <![CDATA[Fame, Fortune For Web Tutors In Education-Crazy South Korea]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241431.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xmh2wjugW_x_jqQgUKBZVrCq53M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xmh2wjugW_x_jqQgUKBZVrCq53M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xmh2wjugW_x_jqQgUKBZVrCq53M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xmh2wjugW_x_jqQgUKBZVrCq53M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>For a teacher who never sees his students and instructs only online, South Korean Woo Hyeong-cheol makes a lot of money, $4 million a year to be exact.... <![CDATA[Carphone To Sell Vodafone Contracts Again]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241428.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jNbiHGm9tIOwKtuHIDLRmL4wkyE/0/da"><img 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ismap="true"></img></a></p>Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website.... <![CDATA[China Paper Says Web Filter Only A Matter Of Time]]> http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_212241333.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WbBgm6pnZv2_NI_8flP05bycez0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WbBgm6pnZv2_NI_8flP05bycez0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WbBgm6pnZv2_NI_8flP05bycez0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WbBgm6pnZv2_NI_8flP05bycez0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>It is only a matter of time before a controversial scheme to install Internet filtering software on all computers begins in China, a state newspaper said on Thursday....