Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
This page is updated every Saturday.
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Wake-up call for the local computer industry
 Our computer retail industry is in a rather weak position today. We do not have any big-name manufacturers and retailers kicking into the market, offering cutting-edge hardware at competitive prices. We...
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BYTEBACK
 PC freezes frequentlyMy PC hangs quite frequently, please give me some good tips....
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The Sims build a virtual world from your imagination
 The Sims, an electronic world of virtual people who have the same needs, desires, goals and pratfalls as many of us out here in reality....
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WEBWATCH
 This website is a last place for all those video game lovers who wants to have know everything about gaming world....
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Why QoS is needed in a VoIP network
 The nature of data traffic over networks has changed tremendously during the last few years. Managing data traffic over networks was not that big of an issue till Voice over IP...
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It’s time for drugs based on genomic technology
 It is difficult to trace how and when chemicals and biochemicals first came to be used as drugs. However, the history of drug development indicates that when humans began using herbs...
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Computer graphics: morphing art and entertainment
 Today, use of computer graphics in movies is becoming an essential part of production. In the year 2002, eight out of ten blockbusters contained computer generated scenes. Some movies even had...
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Face recognition technology
 Ever wondered what truly identifies us as being ourselves? What distinguishes us from more than six billion people with whom we share this world? The answers can be surprising. We tend...
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TECH UPDATE
Microsoft, which is trying to move its software from desktops to people’s hands and pockets, has unveiled plans for a portable media player and a radio-linked wristwatch....
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SCIENCE UPDATE
Astronomers have discovered the most distant known planet, a hot Jupiter-class world closely orbiting a star about 5,000 light-years away....
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NEWSBITS
The PTCL has failed in abiding by the ruling of the PTA according to which the telephone company had to lift ban on internet telephony with effect from Jan 1, 2003....
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Bandits on Information Superhighway
Information technology has advanced over past few decades with an extraordinary pace in the history of mankind. Computers and relating technologies are making changes in every fibber of the society from...
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New computer virsuses
Ever heard of these new computer viruses? (We presume you’re familiar with the newsmakers mentioned)...
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COOL GADGETS
 The Olympus DS-3000 digital voice recorder allows you to store up to 330 minutes of audio files on a 16MB SmartMedia card, coupled with the ability to expand the recorder’s memory to up to 64MB...
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