Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:31 PM PDT

Facebook has begun rolling out worldwide a tag suggestions feature that uses facial recognition software to automatically suggest tags for the faces appearing in new photos uploaded to its site. The announcement has raised concerns that the feature will impinge upon users' privacy. When a member uploads new photographs, the facial recognition software will match faces of people in the photo to other images on Facebook that are already tagged. It will then suggest the name of the person for use as a tag.

The Wii U Begins not With a Bang but a 'What?'

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:26 PM PDT

Nintendo unveiled its upcoming Wii U gaming console and controller on Tuesday at E3, and reactions have been mixed. Nintendo's stock fell 5 percent following the event -- to a level it has not seen since before the launch of the original Wii. The controversy-generating Wii U controller has a 6.2 inch touchscreen and wields twin circle pads, a D-pad, shoulder buttons, twin triggers, an accelerometer, microphone, camera and a gyroscope. Nintendo has not yet revealed many details or pricing for the console itself, which is set to ship in 2012.

Hidden in Plain Sight: A Missing Branch on the Tree of Life

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

It must have been a heart-stopping moment four centuries ago when the earliest users of the original optical microscope first peered through the device at a drop of pond water. Although that water had surely appeared clear to the naked eye, a virtual parade of unfamiliar and even sinister-looking blobs must have seemed to take its place under the microscope, suggesting the existence of a fully populated world hidden right before our very eyes. Such, indeed, was essentially the case. Recently, however, scientists have had cause to experience a similar feeling all over again.

Audio Tag Tool: The Manic Music Librarian's Friend

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

The Linux OS makes listening to your music collection quick and simple. For instance, Xine, MPlayer and Amarok let you track and play your musical selections with a point and a click. In fact, we have reviewed these and other audio players in this space. Not so easy to manage, however, is labeling your tracks and filing unique notes to help you locate specific tunes and albums. That is where Audio Tag Tool can become an invaluable assistant in managing the ID3 information fields, known as tags, within the data the music player displays for your MP3 and Ogg Vorbis files.

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Gagging on Tagging: Facebook Facial Recognition Creeps Out Privacy Partisans

Gagging on Tagging: Facebook Facial Recognition Creeps Out Privacy Partisans

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