The rapid pace of computer and information technology dwarfs nearly all other sectors. With computers roughly doubling their processing power every 18 months (See Moore’s Law), it’s important to look back at the technologies that helped get us the the point we’re at today.

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10 Years Ago in Technology – Remembering Our Roots, a Techie’s Retrospective

Seems all’s not rosy in North American XpressMusic 5800-land, as tipsters and forums are buzzing with reports that the newly launched touchscreen isn’t connecting to 3G. We did a little spelunking on the newly launched set ourselves, and we can confirm that 3G appears to be a complete no-go — GSM works fine, but apart from a very brief 3.5G blip, we’re getting nothing in terms of UMTS or HSDPA. Also on the block in the trouble department is the ongoing speaker failing issue we’ve heard so much about of late. Apparently the issue stems from a supplier’s earpiece units packing it in — and Mobile-review used science to prove this — due to humidity. The fix? Grab one made in February, we’re told, or if you already have one of the affected Euro-spec units, Nokia has parts in from a new supplier and should be able to sort you out right quick.

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Nokia’s XpressMusic 5800 troubled with speaker and NAM radio woes? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This paper presents a novel approach of iris verification based on Learning Vector Quantization Neural Network. The features used in this approach are based on the differences between the lines, rakes, and vessels of each iris considered as being non identical with any other one in the world,and for extracting these features Edge Detection and Discrete Dosine Transform (DCT) are used. The recognition obtained is 98% in small size database given via Learning Vector Quantization Neural Network.

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Iris Recognition Using Neural Networks

Just in case you really needed yet another alternative in the portable photo storage drive department, Jobo is doing you one better — introducing two new devices. Both the GIGA Vu Sonic and GIGA One Sonic will download up to 1GB in 30 seconds, and both feature RAW decoding, up to 250GB storage, and a 3.2-inch color display. In addition, these guys accommodate all the standard media card formats, including CompactFlash, Microdrive, SecureDigital (SD), SDHC, (Memory Stick) MS, MS Pro, MS Duo, and MultiMediaCard (MMC). Prices start at €329 ($417) for the GIGA Vu Sonic, and €240 for the GIGA One Sonic. Available worldwide next month. Full PR and specs after the break.

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Jobo unveils two new GIGA photo storage devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PC World – Oracle is set to unveil Enterprise Manager 10g Release 5 on Tuesday, framing the upgrade as a major step forward for the company’s wide-ranging application management platform.

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Oracle to Release Major Enterprise Manager Upgrade
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