Many vendors have already rewritten their clients into formats that can run in a browser window, and the rest are following. The real beneficiaries have been the systems integrators, from heavyweights such as Accenture to niche integration players.
A vast and varied body of research on fuel cells is emerging from university and corporate labs. Toshiba next week plans to exhibit a fuel cell prototype that it says has the potential to replace environmentally taxing, rechargeable batteries with...
The SDR-4X II, a prototype walking robot introduced last year, has had its sensors and software upgraded to make it less likely to topple over, a common problem with bipedal robots. The robot now also sports sensors and motors that can detect when...
In other Intel software research news, the company has released a test version of a technical library for building Bayesian networks, said Gary Bradski, a senior researcher in Intel's Microprocessor Research Labs who helped create the OpenCV library.
The trick is to use cutting-edge technologies to capture new types of data that can be used to improve the bank's ability to sell to customers, according to Michael Redding, director of research at Accenture's technology labs.
He told silicon.com a prototype RFID tag will be tested in an airport in Hungary next month. The design of the object set to carry the Optag is still not finalised. A possible option is to use cameras to scan the tag-wearer's face, to check it...