Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Technology New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Hubble: Just Point and Shoot - The Hubble telescope gazes at a galaxy far, far away.... Exactly how far away will be determined by you, as NASA lets the public vote on which galaxy the telescope will focus on next. By Heather McCabe. [Wired News]   Hughes May Get a Sky-High Bill - The deadline approaches for Hughes Electronics to get export licenses from the government to complete a Chinese satellite deal. Hughes may face an expensive bill if it fails. [Wired News]   Human Gene Research Accelerating - The research into classifying human genetic structure -- The Human Genome Project -- is going so well that the cooperative Anglo-American effort should be finished a year ahead of schedule. [Wired News]   Human Genome Count Rising - Scientists claim humans may actually have double the number of genes than previously thought. The race to finish mapping the human genome could get even hotter. [Wired News]   Hut, Hut ... Huh? - The NFL used them this year, and now it's time for the junior ranks to test onfield wireless communication systems. Football purists may balk, but the days of hand signals and huddles may be numbered. By Christopher Jones. [Wired News]   I Think, Therefore I Move - In a breakthrough for artificial limbs, scientists have rigged a robot arm to a lab rat's brain so the animal can translate thoughts into action. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   I Want My Inmate TV - Criminal court proceedings and prisoner visitations are now being telecast by many US correctional facilities. But the video is not for "real TV" dramas -- it's to save money. Vince Beiser reports from Las Vegas. [Wired News]   IBM Joins Thin Client Revival - Big Blue joins Sun in trying to resurrect the market for dumb terminals. Analysts says sales will continue to rise. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   IBM Launches Network Processor - Like Intel, Big Blue is taking aim at what everyone believes will be a huge market -- programmable communications chips. Its modest goal? To lead the sector by 2003. [Wired News]   IBM Launches Newest Mainframe - Big Blue gets a jump on its rivals with the release of its G6 mainframe computers. The age of copper chips has begun. Please fasten your seatbelts. [Wired News]   IBM and MP3? Maybe - IBM may supply its megastorage microdrive for manufacturers of MP3 players, giving them the ability to hold up to six albums worth of music. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   IBM to Develop System-On-A-Chip - The computer maker plans to build a chip that integrates system memory and processing functions for use in electronic devices and PCs. [Wired News]   IBM to Power Nintendo - An IBM chip will power the next Nintendo gaming system. The console, due out in late 2000, will use a customized version of the PowerPC processor. [Wired News]   IBM's Microdrive: Power to Go - It looks like a Thinkpad, works like a handheld. IBM introduces its first microdrive-equipped subnotebook computer. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   IBM, Real Team on E-Music - A secure online music delivery system developed by IBM will now incorporate RealNetworks' audio player. The combination should give the RIAA all it needs in a secure digital music format. By Christopher Jones. [Wired News]   ICQ Users Get Disconnected - ICQ users lose their Net lifeline as their accounts are taken over and passwords changed. AOL says users fell prey to a sinister email. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   ICQ's 'Dirty' Filter Fixed - Users of America Online's ICQ chat service have been downloading a copyrighted "dirty word" filter. ICQ has removed the tainted link, and a free replacement has been posted. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   IE5 Nixes Push, Adds Integration - The latest incarnation of IE is more of a tweak than an overhaul. By Chris Stamper. [Wired News]   ISPs Say Spam Study Full of Fat - The leading trade association of Internet service providers says a new study of the true costs of spam doesn't quite add up. Spam sucks, they say, but not that much. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]   ISPs Unite to Fend Off Spam Tool - A storm of angry protests by regional Internet service providers pressures a software company to pull a mailing-list product off the market. By Chris Oakes. [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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