Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Technology New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Sun Takes a Detour on Java - Hot to have its Java programming language labeled a worldwide standard, Sun Microsystems seeks the endorsement of a European standards body. Critics say it's looking for rubber-stamp approval. By John Gartner. [Wired News]   Sun U-Turns on Open Java Plan - Sun Microsystems rethinks its plan to submit the Java language as an international standard. The company blames the ISO standards body structure and pressure from Redmond. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   Sun: Better Linux than MS - While hackers talk code and play videogames at the JavaOne conference, Sun execs hone their strategy for keeping developers away from the Microsoft camp. John Gartner reports from San Francisco. [Wired News]   Super Bowl's Other Lineup - With an audience of around 130 million viewers, the Super Bowl attracts the cream of the advertising crop. This year will be no exception. By Greg Beato. [Wired News]   Super Trees not Pulp Fiction - Scientists have engineered a tree that grows faster and can be more efficiently turned into paper. Ironically, the tree may actually be bad for the earth. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   Superhuman Speech Machine - Researchers claim a breakthrough in neural networks will lead to superhuman speech recognition systems. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   Surfing at 35,000 Feet - British Telecom and Excite take browsing to new heights with a plan to bring surfing to the skies. [Wired News]   Swatch 'Saves' MIR - Ham operators were protesting a Swatch plan to blast messages from space. Swatch quits the project, saying it'd rather save the MIR space station. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   Swatch Preps Email Watch - The Swiss company is working on a wristwatch capable of accessing email wirelessly from a special mousepad. [Wired News]   Swatting Down the Win 98 Bug - A day after significant security issues in Windows and ActiveX were shown at a Washington conference, companies scrambled to patch and spin. [Wired News]   Swedish Crackers Taunt Mac Fans - The night before the Macworld Expo, the Web site for Macworld magazine breaks a huge story about Apple merging with Intel. But it's a fake, the handiwork of a couple of pranksters. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Swedish Retailer Pushes MP3 - A commerce vendor is helping European artists to market their MP3 songs over the Internet. By Christopher Jones. [Wired News]   Sweet Dreams for Sleep-Deprived - Scientists conclude that a single gene is responsible for causing a hereditary sleeping disorder. If things work out, it could lead to cures for the sleep-bedeviled. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   TV Site Reveals Personal Data - Until Wednesday morning, a Web site for a Fox affiliate in the Midwest unknowingly listed the unauthorized personal information of viewers who had mailed the station feedback. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Take Your Dreamcast on the Road - The new Dreamcast peripheral allows gamers greater mobility with their favorite characters and games. By Andy Patrizio. [Wired News]   Taking Hospitals' Vital Signs - The federal government launches a Web site devoted entirely to inpatient care statistics. How does your health care provider stack up? By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   Taking the Pulse of the Media - A new diagnostic tool for spin doctors will automatically analyze news coverage, extract key messages, and react accordingly. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Taking the Shake Out of Video - NASA is looking to patent and license technology that helps clear up blurry video. Now those hilarious home movies of clumsy Uncle Ed could be even funnier. By Joseph Rose. [Wired News]   Talkative Types Flock to Excite - With Monday's launch of voice chat rooms, Excite begins a plan to sprinkle the sound of human conversation throughout its Web-site services. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Teachers Call Truants' Bluff - Ferris Bueller got off lucky. Chicago public schools have a new weapon in fighting truancy -- the wireless phone. By Heidi Kriz. [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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