Singapore technology wins top spot in US standards rankings
A voiceprint technology developed by Singapore's Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) has clinched the number one spot in the US standards agency rankings.
According to I2R, its team beat 45 international institutions to emerge 1st in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 2008 Speaker Recognition Evaluation.
White spaces group: Mics don't interfere with TV
Wireless microphones were operating in spectrum occupied by television stations but didn't interfere with broadcasts during recent tests of new wireless broadband devices in Maryland, says a group pushing for government approval of the new devices.
The tests showing wireless microphone use of television spectrum suggest that new wireless broadband devices won't interfere with TV signals, said representatives of the White Spaces Coalition, a group of tech vendors.
Judge dissolves gag order against MIT students
A U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday dissolved a gag order against a trio of MIT students who said they found flaws in the Massachusetts transit authority's ticketing system.
UK prisons, courts struggle to rescue major IT projects
The U.K. Ministry of Justice has said it is taking action to bring three large IT projects back on track after problems during their rollout had a "significant" impact on prisons, the probation service and law courts.
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