http://www.kidk.com/news/tech RSS Feed for KIDK - News - Technology en-us Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:47:41 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/50028057.html Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam. http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/50027817.html The British Library says the surviving pages of the world's oldest Christian Bible have been reunited - digitally. http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/49981697.html Space is preparing to go a little nuts. NASA satellite images could soon give information to nut growers about their orchard's health, allowing them to stay ahead of plant stress issues, pests and diseases that could affect crop yield and quality. http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/49874392.html The Associated Press is digitizing and has begun to release a "treasure trove" of historical film footage from the 1960s and '70s that had been sitting in Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's former World War II headquarters in London. http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/49874252.html The government is helping two dozen TV stations that became difficult to receive by antenna when they switched to new frequencies as part of the digital TV transition, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday. http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/49697257.html The 1,200 inmates have the ability to video conference using ATM-like kiosks. Families and friends can talk from the comfort of a home office or an armchair. All they need is a webcam. http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/49697172.html It's unclear how much of an effect the new policies will have. One consumer group said the changes don't go far enough, and that extensive profiles of people still will be collected without their complete consent. http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/49697147.html Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site. http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/49608707.html Cassy Hayes and Jasmine Coleman were among the first fans to arrive outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles where Michael Jackson was brought and later pronounced dead. How had Hayes, 25, and Coleman, 21, heard the news so quickly? Twitter. http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/49608607.html When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go - a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony Corp. is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry.