technology - "technology"

AUSTRALIAN women have welcomed technology into their sex lives, with one in five admitting to a sexual encounter in an internet chatroom.

As the Olympic swimming trials begin in Omaha, Neb., a debate is swirling over swimsuit technology. Are the new suits enhancing athletes' performances?

The choice of particular audio-video compression technology is of vital interest to commercial and not-for-profit organizations involved in producing and delivering digital multimedia products and services. New York-based Paltalk's choice is a case in point. 'Our codec choice proved to be wise indeed,' Paltalk founder and Chief Technical Officer Perry Scherer told LinuxInsider.

andy1307 brings us a story from the Washington Post about al-Qaeda's technological capabilities and the methods they use to protect themselves and their networks from opposing military forces. Quoting: 'U.S. and European intelligence officials attribute the al-Qaeda propaganda boom in part to the network's ability to establish a secure base in the ungoverned tribal areas of western Pakistan. Analysts said that as-Sahab(AQ's propaganda network) is outfitted with some of the best technology available. Editors and producers use ultralight Sony Vaio laptops and top-end video cameras. Files are protected using PGP, or Pretty Good Privacy, a virtually unbreakable form of encryption software that is also used by intelligence agencies around the world. [Al-Fajr, a propaganda distribution network] is heavily decentralized, with its webmasters generally unaware of one another's true identities for security reasons, intelligence analysts said. It also has separate 'brigades' devoted to hacking, m

HP researchers find the missing link of processor technology.

Berlin - Women continue to lack enthusiasm for technical fields, whether in academia or the workforce, according to a new German study. According to the survey by Bitkom, an industrial association, half of new university students in autumn 2007 were ...