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Innovation boom reverberates 
Video John Doerr believes that the recent explosion in technological advancement will empower consumers [17 Nov 2005]
'$100 laptops' here by next year
News Though its developers are 'not even going to promise they're $100', but it'll be close [17 Nov 2005]
UK supercomputing push gets Microsoft backing
News University of Southampton is leading efforts to get UK industry to use supercomputers [16 Nov 2005]
Biometrics council wants to fill standards gap
News An international advisory council has been created following calls for global cooperation on biometric standards [15 Nov 2005]
Intel extends desktop virtualisation
News Latest Pentiums have the ability to subdivide tasks using Virtualisation Technology [14 Nov 2005]
Sun christens its power-saving processor
News UltraSparc T1 replaces code name Niagara for the newest processor to come from the Sun stable [14 Nov 2005]
Linux Networx to unveil new cluster design
News The supercomputer company plans to show a visualisation-oriented system at the SC05 supercomputing show in Seattle [14 Nov 2005]
Sun to shed light on supercomputing
News Optical communications technologies from Luxtera are to form an important part of Sun's attempts to push the boundaries of high-performance computing [14 Nov 2005]
Robots: Our plastic pals who are fun to be with?
Feature Japan is still the clear leader in robot manufacture, especially when it comes to humanoid forms which are increasingly being seen as potential home helpers for an ageing population [10 Nov 2005]
Intel-powered Mac mini may be close
News A financial analyst has got tongues wagging by predicting that the first fruits of Apple's partnership with Intel could be just a few weeks away [10 Nov 2005]
Open source 'will solve RFID's image problem'
News By using open standards and licensing, small businesses could have more input into the development of the radio-tagging technology [07 Nov 2005]
BT: Don't worry about 'RFID Luddites'
News The 'one man and his dog' organisations that are opposed to RFID are not worth worrying about, according to BT [07 Nov 2005]
The future according to Microsoft
Feature Microsoft has taken over a small corner of Chelsea to show how its software can be used in every part of our lives, so we took a trip to see it for ourselves [03 Nov 2005]
Sun wants to put RFID everywhere
News Sun is trialling pervasive radio-frequency identification technology that could allow a company to track all its assets [28 Oct 2005]
Ordnance Survey plans GPS improvements
News IT firms are wanted to help improve the accuracy of GPS location technology by a factor of 1000 [27 Oct 2005]
UK firms' R&D spending slide continues
News While the rest of the world's firms spend ever-increasing amounts on research, UK firms are scaling back their R&D budgets [25 Oct 2005]
Biometrics beyond borders
Feature Countries including the UK and the US are putting biometrics at the forefront of plans to improve national border security but there are still significant issues to be solved before the technology is up to the job. [25 Oct 2005]
Nanocrystal sheds new light on future illumination
News Quantum lightbulbs have a brighter future after accidental discovery of nanocrystals that emit white light [24 Oct 2005]
Police hope biometrics will provide arresting results
News Combined fingerprint and facial recognition could help UK police improve the identification of suspects and management of prisoners [21 Oct 2005]
Experts call for global biometrics agency
News The increasing use of biometrics at national borders has prompted calls for an agency to guarantee a common experience for travellers [21 Oct 2005]
$1.2m 'digital inclusion' fund launched
News Microsoft has put together a $1.2m programme for universities to promote research into computing for the developing world [21 Oct 2005]
Biometric scanners updated to fight scammers
News Systems to toughen up biometric authentication have been launched in the US [21 Oct 2005]
Do tablets face a convertible future?
Analysis Tablet PCs have been around for years but are yet to catch on on their own [20 Oct 2005]
Operating in the future
Feature RFID and Web services are taking centre stage in plans to bring medical technology into the twenty-first century [20 Oct 2005]
Passport agency: 'Iris recognition needs work'
News The UK Passport Service claims that iris recognition technology is currently not flexible enough for widespread deployment [20 Oct 2005]
