October 2008 in Science - October 27, 2008 (Monday)

October 27, 2008 (Monday)

  • Microsoft shows Windows Azure, its ambitious cloud platform. (AP)
  • SideSight, a system allowing users to use multitouch on small devices by using infrared sensors to detect finger movements around the device, is demonstrated by Microsoft researchers. (NewScientist)
  • The 2008 South Ossetia war is the first war in which cyber-warfare is used when Russian hackers deface the official website of the government of Georgia. (PopSci)

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