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...E911) service as a way to pinpoint the location of anyone who calls the emergency line--a mandate that gained urgency following the Sept. 11 tragedies. Global Locate, a San Jose, Calif., company that creates global-positioning-system technology, could benefit from the upgrade. The company has developed a chip (above, next to a standard microchip), about half the size of a fingernail, that can transmit a cell phone's location to the police and authorized callers (your buddy list) with GPS. What's more, the signal continues to transmit when the user is indoors, a task that has been...
RICHARD CHANG Chip Mogul...
...send them to Harvard. Both groups are unable to leave with purchasing souvenirs—from either the Coop or from one of the hundreds of Disney gift shops placed approximately 50 feet apart. Tourists at Disney eagerly snap photos of Cinderella’s Castle and chipmunks Chip and Dale. Tourists at Harvard eagerly snap photos of Widener Library and feisty squirrels that seem to have pranced right out of Snow White’s woodland home. Autograph books are toted here and there in hopes of a Goofy sighting or a close encounter with Natalie Portman...
Bookman led the team, along with freshman Juan Ramos, with six digs to chip in on the defensive effort...
...Development is a sensitive topic in Penang these days. In recent years the island once described by British colonials as the Pearl of the Orient has staked its fortunes on high tech at the expense of its unique natural and cultural assets. With the computer-chip industry in a slump, Penang's residents are now wondering if their enthusiasm was misguided, and whether they can lure tourists back to their beaches and historical treasures. Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, whose penchant for progress inspired much of the high-tech push, did not help their cause when he called Penang...