Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Technology New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Global Credit Card Network Fails - Discover Card's authorization network failed for nearly three hours Wednesday, knocking out retail sales for Bravo Card as well. [Wired News]   Globalstar Gets Off the Ground - After months of setbacks, the satellite phone company consortium successfully launches four satellites from Russian soil. By Polly Sprenger [Wired News]   Going with the Flow - A new site offers water lovers and researchers the chance to find out, in near real time, how low the rivers are flowing or how dry the desert is. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   Growing New Spinal Cells - Scientists have found a way to activate cell regeneration in the central nervous system, holding out hope for people with serious spinal cord injuries. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   HIV Won't Go Quietly - New research concludes it may take a decade of treatment for drugs to eradicate the AIDS virus, while another study says current treatments may not work at all in the long run. [Wired News]   HP's All-in-One Music Box - Hewlett-Packard releases a CD burner that simplifies copying all kinds of digital music, and includes safeguards to protect copyrights. By Andy Patrizio. [Wired News]   Handhelds Beaming Up a Coke? - New vending-machine technology may let you buy sodas using your PalmPilot or cell phone. But be prepared to pay for the convenience. By Louise Knapp. [Wired News]   Handspring Handheld Debuts - PalmPilot creators Donna Dubinsky and Jeff Hawkins are the force behind "the Visor," a lower-price, more expandable system aimed at the mass market. It might grab some Palm buyers, but both companies' real target is Microsoft CE. [Wired News]   Have I Got an E-Deal for You! - An increasing number of consumers are using the Net to research a car purchase, so car dealers are trying to simplify the process to help reel them in. [Wired News]   Headaches for Super-Aspirin? - British researchers claim a new breed of "super-aspirin" will do more harm than good. Two have already been approved by the FDA. [Wired News]   Heartfelt Electronics - Miniature defibrillators implanted in the chest or shoulder combat sudden cardiac arrest in high-risk patients. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Here Comes SDMI, Ready or Not - The Secure Digital Music Initiative unleashes its controversial digital music framework for the world to see. A finished spec it ain't. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Herpes Attacks Zoo Elephants - A study shows that African and Asian elephants are swapping strains of the virus, creating a deadly interchange and devastating zoo populations. [Wired News]   High-Speed AOL Goes West - America Online will work with SBC to offer speedy connections to the western United States. The company made a similar East Coast deal with Bell Atlantic. [Wired News]   High-Tech Cancer Link? - Working at chip plants exposes workers and their offspring to significant health hazards, according to a new report. Class-action suits are pending against IBM and National Semi. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   High-Tech Skinny on Skin Grafts - A new method of creating skin from living human cells may one day replace the painful and time-consuming therapy currently in use in most hospitals. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Hits Keep On Coming Against MS - Discussion groups are ablaze with tales of Microsoft security flaws; one company program manager even 'fesses up. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   Hormone Therapy Not So Risky - Post-menopausal women often worry about the increased risk of breast cancer while undergoing hormone replacement therapy. A new study shows that in fact the treatment only raises the probability of a treatable form of the disease. [Wired News]   Hotmail Fallout: A Mere Trickle - Sure, it was probably the most significant public security breach in the short history of the Net. Will Microsoft's reputation suffer? Not likely. By Craig Bicknell. [Wired News]   Hotmail Hackers: 'We Did It' - A hacking group claims responsibility for publicizing the Hotmail security hole, which Microsoft says is most decidedly not a 'backdoor.' By James Glave. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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