Technology News for November 1, 2008

Call of Duty 4 lords over 2008 Golden Joystick awards
First person shooter video game Call of Duty 4 was the main highlight at the 2008 Golden Joystick awards, where it scooped Ultimate Game of the Year, Online Game of the Year, and PC Game of the Year awards. ANI

New limited-edition Titanium silver version of 007 phone set to hit the shelves
If youre a phone freak and love James Bond, then heres the perfect handset for you: Sony Ericsson has launched C902 Cyber-Shot. ANI

Nanotube sheets pave way for future flat speakers
A Chinese research team has moved a step closer to realising flat speakers that will be much cheaper than the existing ones, for they have found that sheets made of carbon nanotubes behave like a loudspeaker when zapped with a varying electric current. ANI

Scientists find way to treat Fragile X in mice
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, have claimed that they have found a way to improve and even restore cognitive function in people suffering from fragile X, the most commonly inherited form of learning disability. ANI

Genetic variations behind childhood glaucoma uncovered
Researchers from University of Alberta claim to have uncovered a part of the mystery underlying the cause of glaucoma, a childhood eye disease that often leads to blindness. ANI

Astronomers search for antimatter in colliding galaxies
Astronomers have probed the collision of two large clusters of galaxies, using NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, to search for evidence of primordial antimatter. ANI

Astronomers search the dark hearts of bright galaxies
Astronomers have probed the physical conditions in the active inner regions of a number of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs), with the help of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). ANI

Fewer chirping birds means silenced countryside
An alarming report has revealed that the sound of chirping birds might soon be lost for ever among sounds in the countryside, as the populations of farmland birds have plummeted to their lowest levels for over 40 years in the UK. ANI

Computer scientists crack Internet security of the future
Dutch researchers have shown that the so-called McEliece encryption system, a candidate for the security of Internet traffic in the age of the quantum computer in future, is not devoid of vulnerabilities. ANI

Bugs may hold secrets to the scent of tomorrows perfumes
The day is not far when bacteria will be yielding perfume for you, says a new study, which has discovered bugs in the root of a tropical grass, called Vetiver, whose oils have been used in the cosmetic and perfumery industries. ANI

Recent hurricane history provides diverging interpretations on future of hurricane activity
A new study has explored the relationship between sea surface temperature (SST) and seasonal hurricane activity, showing how differing interpretations of the observational record can imply vastly different futures for Atlantic hurricane activity due to global warming. ANI

Scientists create the worlds first blue roses
Thanks to genetic modification, scientists have created the words first blue roses, which took nearly two decades of scientific research to develop. ANI

Climate change favors creatures with short lifespans
A new research has determined that climate change is likely to disrupt food chains by favoring animals with short lifespans over often bigger rivals that are worse at tolerating temperature swings. ANI