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Wilson da Silva

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FEATURE | A new era of communication at the speed of photons

Mar 19, 2002

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WORLD | Timorese journalists still strive for independence

Apr 22, 2000

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FEATURE | Big Brother is watching

Jul 22, 1997

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FEATURE | Con artists of the internet

Dec 10, 1996

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FEATURE | 25: Baby, look at you now!

Nov 12, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Cash-in-hand, and a betting machine, too

Oct 29, 1996

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FEATURE | Overload - how too much information can kill

Oct 24, 1996

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FEATURE | Who said libraries were dead?

Oct 15, 1996

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REVIEWS | Bluffer’s guide to Net cool

Oct 1, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Change is the word as futures collide

Sep 24, 1996

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Change Is the Word as Futures Collide

Sep 24, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Move, and you’re a virtual art piece

Sep 17, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Microsoft pitch or kiwi fruit salad, Sir?

Sep 17, 1996

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REVIEWS | Deadware guide a slice of history

Sep 17, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Laptop phone the ringer of ‘em all

Sep 10, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Hang that TV, it’s gone flat

Sep 10, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Caught in a storm of change

Sep 3, 1996

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FEATURE | Data Mining: Is your personal data really private?

Aug 27, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | In Asia, robots are on the march while the West sticks to the basics

Aug 6, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Inventor blasts the automation ‘freaks’

Aug 6, 1996

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FEATURE | A new era of communication at the speed of photons

WILSON da SILVA IT DOESN'T LOOK like the next Intel, nor even the next Cisco. But that’s where...

Mar 19, 2002

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WORLD | Timorese journalists still strive for independence

By Wilson da Silva in DILIWith the Indonesian military gone and independence looming, East Timor’s...

Apr 22, 2000

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FEATURE | Big Brother is watching

Your mobile phone and credit cards may be spies, reporting your every move. As WILSON da SILVA...

Jul 22, 1997

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FEATURE | Con artists of the internet

By WILSON da SILVAIT HAD to happen. The carpetbaggers have invaded the Net. Cyberspace, it...

Dec 10, 1996

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FEATURE | 25: Baby, look at you now!

The microchip that spawned the personal computer revolution is 25 years old this week. And the...

Nov 12, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Cash-in-hand, and a betting machine, too

Money flows faster with technology that brings the action to the spender. Wilson da Silva reports...

Oct 29, 1996

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FEATURE | Overload - how too much information can kill

By WILSON da SILVACELLPHONES ringing in cafes. Faxes whirring in the home. Catalogues cramming the...

Oct 24, 1996

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FEATURE | Who said libraries were dead?

By WILSON da SILVALIBRARIES just aren’t what they used to be. The sense of timelessness, ofmusty...

Oct 15, 1996

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REVIEWS | Bluffer’s guide to Net cool

By WILSON da SILVAWANNA be a cyberpunk but don’t even own a modem? Have we got a book for you. It’s...

Oct 1, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Change is the word as futures collide

By WILSON da SILVAIt’s official - the end of the world is nigh. A contagion is spreading across the...

Sep 24, 1996

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Change Is the Word as Futures Collide

By WILSON da SILVA IT’S OFFICIAL - the end of the world is nigh. A contagion is spreading...

Sep 24, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Move, and you’re a virtual art piece

By WILSON da SILVAGARTH Paine maybe on to something here: a multimedia art installation that brings...

Sep 17, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Microsoft pitch or kiwi fruit salad, Sir?

By WILSON da SILVATHE Microsoft droids were out in force, and they weren’t taking prisoners. At a...

Sep 17, 1996

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REVIEWS | Deadware guide a slice of history

By WILSON da SILVATHE problem with print is that it is ‘deadware’. Once you cut down a bunch...

Sep 17, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Laptop phone the ringer of ‘em all

By WILSON da SILVAHANG on to your socks: the future of personal communications is here. It can...

Sep 10, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Hang that TV, it’s gone flat

By WILSON da SILVA‘THE flat panel display will be an indispensable component in the 21st...

Sep 10, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Caught in a storm of change

Nicholas Negroponte is one very wired guy. A pioneer of the Internet and oracle of electronic...

Sep 3, 1996

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FEATURE | Data Mining: Is your personal data really private?

A tide of data is pouring into the world’s computer banks from sources as varied as sales...

Aug 27, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | In Asia, robots are on the march while the West sticks to the basics

Asian regions are ahead of the West when it comes to robotics and artificial intelligence, says...

Aug 6, 1996

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TECHNOLOGY | Inventor blasts the automation ‘freaks’

The inventor of the floppy disk turns his mind to “behavior programming” robots and talks to Wilson...

Aug 6, 1996

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