App Helps Confused Students in Class 17/05/2012, 10:14:42 PM (Discovery)-Embarrassment or pride can sometimes trump the questions that students want to ask in class, and that can end up being a big problem come test time. A new Web-based app called Understoodit from Toronto-based developer Liam Kaufman allows students to tell the teacher anonymously when they don’t understand a lesson.

Smartphone Performs Ultrasounds on Pregnant Women 17/05/2012, 10:12:44 PM (Discovery)-In Uganda, where complications during pregnancy happen often, a device that can quickly check for problems during pregnancy could save lives. Three sophomores at Makerere University in Uganda invented a device, called WinSenga, that connects to a smartphone to perform ultrasounds on pregnant women.

Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm Points Way to New Prosthetics 17/05/2012, 10:09:41 PM (Livescience)-In April 2011, a paralyzed woman named Cathy Hutchinson lifted a cup for the first time in nearly 15 years, using a robotic arm controlled by her thoughts.

Directions function on Google Maps stopped in Vietnam 17/05/2012, 09:53:43 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Users have been unable to use the Directions feature provided by Google Maps on their cell phones and tablets in Vietnam for the last couples of days.

PayPal fears it would have to reimburse money because of Vietnamese hackers? 17/05/2012, 10:11:27 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The transactions and online payments from the PayPal accounts in Vietnam would be put under the special control. Explaining this, PayPal, the service provider, said the use of stolen credit cards to withdraw money to Vietnam via PayPal has been increasing.

Mastering satellite technology no longer a dream 17/05/2012, 08:04:18 AM (VOV)-With the launch of the first satellite (VINASAT 1) into space on April 19, 2008, Vietnam has realised its dream of owning a telecom satellite and affirmed its sovereignty over space and ability to master the technology.

Vietnam’s second satellite successfully launched into orbit 16/05/2012, 09:02:03 AM (VOV)-The VINASAT 2 satellite roared off the launch pad aboard an Ariane 5 rocket at 22.13 GMT on May 15 from Kourou (French Guyana, South America).

It’s the age of digital terrestrial television 16/05/2012, 09:00:40 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Le Nam Thang believes that it’s now the right time to begin the transition from analog television to digital terrestrial television, as the decoder and LCD TV prices have been on the decrease, while the products have been flooding the market.

Exporters face software piracy raids 15/05/2012, 09:08:55 PM (VNS)-The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Hi-Tech Crime Control Police Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security are conducting surprise inspections for intellectual property rights compliance, with a focus on software use at four major wholly foreign-invested Taiwanese companies.

Government’s data would also be put on cloud 15/05/2012, 09:07:46 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The movement of putting data has been thriving not only in the business sector, but has also been developing among government agencies.

What will happen when Google, Facebook set foot in Vietnam? 14/05/2012, 11:42:03 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Under the draft decree on Internet and information content service management, foreign institutions which provide public information services across the border, attracting many users in Vietnamese territory, have to set up representative offices in Vietnam.

Science, technology boost 14/05/2012, 09:07:22 AM (VNS)-Viet Nam plans to spark growth in science and technology by spending more on research and development and offering incentives to all economic sectors, including private bodies, to join the work, said Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan.

Compact camera forecast to disappear from market in 2 years 12/05/2012, 02:37:22 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The high grade smart phones with high quality cameras have emerged as the biggest rival for compact camera series.

HCM City to tighten control of online games 12/05/2012, 09:05:55 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-HCM City plans to further tighten control of online games as games with violent features have returned to internet sites popular with youth.

Videoconferencing Is Like 3-D Skype 11/05/2012, 07:09:55 PM (Discovery)-Finally, a 3-D hologram story that has nothing to do with Tupac. Researchers at Queen’s University in Canada have created a life-size pod that allows people to videoconference in 3-D, as if they were standing in front of each other. Think of it as 3-D Skyping.