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The software is part of an emerging set of technologies like OpenID, OAuth, OpenSocial, and the data access APIs published by Facebook, Google, and MySpace.

Bonn - A UN conference on risks relating to genetic engineering in the agricultural sector opened in the former West German capital of Bonn on Monday amid differences among the delegates. The world's leading gene technology companies want a voluntary...

A NOVEL and inexpensive tool allowing students to use mobile phones in the classroom has been tested at the University of technology.

AN Australian-developed signal processing technology has been licensed to a US company to deliver faster internet speeds.

Apple's recent deals to expand iphone coverage to additional countries will dramatically increase the potential base, allowing the company to sell about 11 million iPhones in 2008 and 17 million in 2009, according to American technology Research analyst Shaw Wu. Based on his new model, Apple will likely sell 14.6 million iPhones total by the end of 2008

Powerset launches a beta version of search technology that uses natural phrases.

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard is negotiating to buy information technology services provider Electronic Data Systems in a deal that would expand the world's largest personal computer maker's reach in the corporate consulting market....

Linux.com has an interesting look at Google Gears and one of its leading evangelists, Brad Neuberg. 'For Neuberg -- as for most developers -- the idea of expanding the Web's capabilities is intriguing in itself. But both inside and outside Google, his argument is that there's more at stake than just a particular piece of technology. In fact, he does not even seem particularly concerned whether Gears or some rival project takes on the role he envisions. What matters, he says, is that finding a solution to the problems of the Web is essential not only to the continued evolution of the Web, but also to its continued freedom. ' of this story at Slashdot.

alphadogg writes 'An interview with James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, who has experienced 'The Great Firewall of China' firsthand, an experience people from around the world will share this summer when the Olympics comes to that country. Based in Beijing, Fallows has researched the underlying technology that the Chinese use for Internet censorship. One good thing to know: With VPNs and proxies, you can get around it pretty easily.' Will these Olympics lead to a more free China, or is it just corporate pandering? of this story at Slashdot.

coondoggie writes to tell us that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will be taking a look at contactless payment systems and the consumer protection issue surrounding them. 'RFID technology provides obvious benefits, the FTC said. For example, the ability of producers using RFID to track exactly where in the supply chain their products are and by which retailer they were ultimately sold to a consumer has the potential to make product recalls more effective. However, there also may be costs regarding consumers' individual privacy rights associated with it.' of this story at Slashdot.