London: A robot walking up to you to collect the daily garbage and another one sweeping the street. Soon, this fond dream may turn into reality.This new generation of mobile and autonomous robots is part of the DUSTBOT research project under the VI European Framework Programme.

These state-of-the-art robots are suitable for the monitoring of large spaces (open and closed), and as guides for people in large shopping areas – indicating to them where a particular shop or product is within a shopping centre.

They are also suitable for accompanying elderly people or those with certain disabilities (both at home and outside), thanks to their functions of orientation, navigation, communications with others or tele-assistance centres, says a DUSTBOT release.

They can also be used as guides in teaching spaces (museums, visitor centres), and for storage and transport, besides the cleaning of both open and closed surfaces which have either difficult or easy access.

This last function is the one which was publicly demonstrated at a railway station in Atxuri, Spain.

The demonstration of two robot models was undertaken: the DustCart and the DustClean. The DustCart robot, measuring 1.45 metres high and 70 kg in

weight, has a humanoid form and is designed to interact with the user and for the collection of low demand waste.The DustClean robot, in the form of a small vehicle and measuring 96 cm high and 250 kg in weight, cleans streets of dirt and dust. Moreover, both control the quality of air in real time.

Washington: Scientists have developed a security language to protect home networks from cyber attacks.

Companies, banks and other organisations take internet security very seriously, erecting firewalls and IT departments to protect them from attacks. But domestic and small office networks are just as vulnerable to hacking, malicious computer code, worms and viruses.Geon Woo Kim of the Electronics and Telecom Research Institute (ETRI) Korea and colleagues who developed the specific codes said home networks have only a single gateway from the internet.
“Whenever a new access to the home network is found, it should be able to authenticate and authorise it and enforce the security policy based on rules

set by the home administrator,” the team said in an ETRI release.The computer scientists first turned to a computer markup language, eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML). XACML is a general purpose language and so it lacks the notation for security policies and authorisation rules

Description:

Welcome to Fare City: where the city never sleeps and the taxis rule the streets!

ABOUT
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It’s the evening shift at Fare City Taxis. Soon the city will come alive as the downtown crowds party the night away. As the new dispatcher it’s your job to get them where they need to go pronto.

Sure, life’s pretty simple at the start with only one taxi on duty, but as the night gets going you better stay on your toes because business ain’t slowing and the taxis keep coming.

Next fare is in a New York minute…

FEATURES
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SIMPLE CONTROLS

Fare City is an addictive ‘line drawing’ game with easy touch and drag routing. The simple control system offers plenty of power moves including “wrap-around” routing, u-turns and emergency braking.

ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY

Fare City is easy to pick up and the increasingly hectic pace makes it hard to put down. And with normal, turbo and nitro taxi speeds, there’s a pace to suit any play style. Don’t be shy, give nitro a try!

ELEGANT DESIGN

The game auto-saves and reloads, keeps track of your stats, remembers your sound preferences, lets you play your own music and looks great with a jazzy style and tune.

GLOBAL LEADERBOARD

Compare your performance with others on our global leaderboard. Transparent and quick to use, with no registration or complicated login, announcing your high score to the world is just a touch away. And if you forget to submit your newest achievement or lose connection, don’t worry – the game will keep it around so you can upload it later.
(requires internet connection)

CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS

Everyone loves a bit of friendly competition. Email challenges directly from the game, along with a screenshot of your high score. If you’re the best, let your friends know!
(requires internet connection and an email configured device)

VIDEOS AND REVIEWS
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Visit www.finklyinteractive.com for videos of the game and latest news and reviews.

We had some hands on time with the game last month. Although we only had a brief amount of time with the game, it certainly seemed like a very solid take on the formula.

On-screen controls once again are utilized, with a virtual D-Pad controlling movement and a series of buttons that handle your attacks and magic. Three classes are included that each have slightly different strengths, weaknesses, and abilities. Dungeon Hunter plays a lot like Pixel Mines’ Underworlds, in 3D, and could potentially have quite a bit of replay value as you play through the game as a knight, then a rogue, and finally as a mage. Also, along the way you will collect different fairies that assist you on your adventures, each providing a different offensive and/or defensive bonuses.