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Ink helps drive democracy in Asia..The Kyrgyz Republic, a small, mountainous state of the former Soviet republic, is using invisible ink and ultraviolet readers in the country's elections as part of a drive to prevent multiple voting...This new technology is causing both worries and guarded optimism among different sec...
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China net cafe culture crackdown..Chinese authorities closed 12,575 net cafes in the closing months of 2004, the country's government said...According to the official news agency most of the net cafes were closed down because they were operating illegally. Chinese net cafes operate under a set of strict guidelines and ...
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Microsoft seeking spyware trojan..Microsoft is investigating a trojan program that attempts to switch off the firm's anti-spyware software...The spyware tool was only released by Microsoft in the last few weeks and has been downloaded by six million people. Stephen Toulouse, a security manager at Microsoft, said the ma...
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Digital guru floats sub-$100 PC..Nicholas Negroponte, chairman and founder of MIT's Media Labs, says he is developing a laptop PC that will go on sale for less than $100 (£53)...He told the BBC World Service programme Go Digital he hoped it would become an education tool in developing countries. He said one laptop per ...
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Technology gets the creative bug..The hi-tech and the arts worlds have for some time danced around each other and offered creative and technical help when required...Often this help has come in the form of corporate art sponsorship or infrastructure provision. But that dance is growing more intimate as hi-tech firms lo...
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Wi-fi web reaches farmers in Peru..A network of community computer centres, linked by wireless technology, is providing a helping hand for poor farmers in Peru...The pilot scheme in the Huaral Valley, 80 kilometres north of the capital Lima, aims to offer the 6,000-strong community up-to-date information on agricultura...
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Microsoft releases bumper patches..Microsoft has warned PC users to update their systems with the latest security fixes for flaws in Windows programs...In its monthly security bulletin, it flagged up eight "critical" security holes which could leave PCs open to attack if left unpatched. The number of holes considered "...
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Virus poses as Christmas e-mail..Security firms are warning about a Windows virus disguising itself as an electronic Christmas card...The Zafi.D virus translates the Christmas greeting on its subject line into the language of the person receiving infected e-mail. Anti-virus firms speculate that this multilingual abilit...
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Apple laptop is 'greatest gadget'..The Apple Powerbook 100 has been chosen as the greatest gadget of all time, by US magazine Mobile PC...The 1991 laptop was chosen because it was one of the first "lightweight" portable computers and helped define the layout of all future notebook PCs. The magazine has compiled an all-...
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Google's toolbar sparks concern..Search engine firm Google has released a trial tool which is concerning some net users because it directs people to pre-selected commercial websites...The AutoLink feature comes with Google's latest toolbar and provides links in a webpage to Amazon.com if it finds a book's ISBN number o...
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UK net users leading TV downloads..British TV viewers lead the trend of illegally downloading US shows from the net, according to research...New episodes of 24, Desperate Housewives and Six Feet Under, appear on the web hours after they are shown in the US, said a report. Web tracking company Envisional said 18% of dow...
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IBM puts cash behind Linux push..IBM is spending $100m (£52m) over the next three years beefing up its commitment to Linux software...The cash injection will be used to help its customers use Linux on every type of device from handheld computers and phones right up to powerful servers. IBM said the money will fund a va...
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UK pioneers digital film network..The world's first digital cinema network will be established in the UK over the next 18 months...The UK Film Council has awarded a contract worth £11.5m to Arts Alliance Digital Cinema (AADC), who will set up the network of up to 250 screens. AADC will oversee the selection of cinemas ...
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EU software patent law faces axe..The European Parliament has thrown out a bill that would have allowed software to be patented...Politicians unanimously rejected the bill and now it must go through another round of consultation if it is to have a chance of becoming law. During consultation the software patents bill co...
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Xbox power cable 'fire fear'..Microsoft has said it will replace more than 14 million power cables for its Xbox consoles due to safety concerns...The company said the move was a "preventative step" after reports of fire hazard problems with the cables. It affects Xboxes made before 23 October 2003 for all regions but m...
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Global blogger action day called..The global web blog community is being called into action to lend support to two imprisoned Iranian bloggers...The month-old Committee to Protect Bloggers' is asking those with blogs to dedicate their sites on 22 February to the "Free Mojtaba and Arash Day". Arash Sigarchi and Mojtaba ...
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Finding new homes for old phones..Re-using old mobile phones is not just good for the environment, it has social benefits too...Research has found that in some developing nations old mobile phones can help close the digital divide. The Forum for the Future research found that the low cost of these recycled handsets mea...
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PlayStation 3 chip to be unveiled..Details of the chip designed to power Sony's PlayStation 3 console will be released in San Francisco on Monday...Sony, IBM and Toshiba, who have been working on the Cell processor for three years, will unveil the chip at a technology conference. The chip is reported to be up to 10 tim...
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Intel unveils laser breakthrough..Intel has unveiled research that could mean data is soon being moved around chips at the speed of light...Scientists at Intel have overcome a fundamental problem that before now has prevented silicon being used to generate and amplify laser light. The breakthrough should make it easier...
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Security scares spark browser fix..Microsoft is working on a new version of its Internet Explorer web browser...The revamp has been prompted by Microsoft's growing concern with security as well as increased competition from rival browsers. Microsoft said the new version will be far less vulnerable to the bugs that make...
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Britons fed up with net service..A survey conducted by PC Pro Magazine has revealed that many Britons are unhappy with their internet service...They are fed up with slow speeds, high prices and the level of customer service they receive. 17% of readers have switched suppliers and a further 16% are considering changing ...
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Sun offers processing by the hour..Sun Microsystems has launched a pay-as-you-go service which will allow customers requiring huge computing power to rent it by the hour...Sun Grid costs users $1 (53p) for an hour's worth of processing and storage power on systems maintained by Sun. So-called grid computing is the late...
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Lasers help bridge network gaps..An Indian telecommunications firm has turned to lasers to help it overcome the problems of setting up voice and data networks in the country...Tata Teleservices is using the lasers to make the link between customers' offices and its own core network. The laser bridges work across distan...
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Game firm holds 'cast' auditions..Video game firm Bioware is to hold open auditions for people to become cast members for future games...The company, which makes role playing games such as Knights of the Old Republic and Neverwinter Nights, is seeking people aged 18 to 99. The Canada-based company says it was looking f...
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Sony PSP console hits US in March..US gamers will be able to buy Sony's PlayStation Portable from 24 March, but there is no news of a Europe debut...The handheld console will go on sale for $250 (£132) and the first million sold will come with Spider-Man 2 on UMD, the disc format for the machine. Sony has billed the ma...
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Warnings about junk mail deluge..The amount of spam circulating online could be about to undergo a massive increase, say experts...Anti-spam group Spamhaus is warning about a novel virus which hides the origins of junk mail. The program makes spam look like it is being sent by legitimate mail servers making it hard to ...
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Warning over tsunami aid website..Net users are being told to avoid a scam website that claims to collect cash on behalf of tsunami victims...The site looks plausible because it uses an old version of the official Disasters Emergency Committee webpage. However, DEC has no connection with the fake site and says it has c...
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Piero gives rugby perspective..BBC Sport unveils its new analysis tool Piero at the Wales v England rugby union match on Saturday. But what does it do and how does it work?..Picture the scene - Wales are camped on the England line in the dying seconds of the Six Nations' opening match. A ball is flung out to winger Sha...
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Open source leaders slam patents..The war of words between Microsoft and the open source movement heated up this week as Linux founder Linus Torvalds led an attack on software patents...In a panel discussion at a Linux summit in California Mr Torvalds said software patents were a problem for the open source movement. M...
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Reboot ordered for EU patent law..A European Parliament committee has ordered a rewrite of the proposals for controversial new European Union rules which govern computer-based inventions...The Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) said the Commission should re-submit the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive after MEPs fa...
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Solutions to net security fears..Fake bank e-mails, or phishing, and stories about ID theft are damaging the potential of using the net for online commerce, say e-business experts...Trust in online security is falling as a result. Almost 70% of those asked in a poll said that net firms are not doing enough to protect p...
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Mobile networks seek turbo boost..Third-generation mobile (3G) networks need to get faster if they are to deliver fast internet surfing on the move and exciting new services...That was one of the messages from the mobile industry at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes last week. Fast 3G networks are here but the focus ha...
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Global digital divide 'narrowing'..The "digital divide" between rich and poor nations is narrowing fast, according to a World Bank report...The World Bank questioned a United Nation's campaign to increase usage and access to technology in poorer nations. "People in the developing world are getting more access at an inc...
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UK gets official virus alert site..A rapid alerting service that tells home computer users about serious internet security problems is being launched by the UK government...The service, IT Safe, will issue warnings about damaging viruses, software vulnerabilities and weaknesses on devices such as mobile phones. Alerts ...
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Iran jails blogger for 14 years..An Iranian weblogger has been jailed for 14 years on charges of spying and aiding foreign counter-revolutionaries...Arash Sigarchi was arrested last month after using his blog to criticise the arrest of other online journalists. Mr Sigarchi, who also edits a newspaper in northern Iran, ...
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Microsoft seeking spyware trojan..Microsoft is investigating a trojan program that attempts to switch off the firm's anti-spyware software...The spyware tool was only released by Microsoft in the last few weeks and has been downloaded by six million people. Stephen Toulouse, a security manager at Microsoft, said the ma...
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US woman sues over cartridges..A US woman is suing Hewlett Packard (HP), saying its printer ink cartridges are secretly programmed to expire on a certain date...The unnamed woman from Georgia says that a chip inside the cartridge tells the printer that it needs re-filling even when it does not. The lawsuit seeks to rep...
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Movie body hits peer-to-peer nets..The movie industry has struck out at file-sharing networks with another round of lawsuits in the US...The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) also said it had succeeded in getting a network called LokiTorrent closed down. It is the latest network which uses the peer-to-peer s...
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Security warning over 'FBI virus'..The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning that a computer virus is being spread via e-mails that purport to be from the FBI...The e-mails show that they have come from an fbi.gov address and tell recipients that they have accessed illegal websites. The messages warn that their...
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Apple iPod family expands market..Apple has expanded its iPod family with the release of its next generation of the digital music players...Its latest challenges to the growing digital music gadget market include an iPod mini model which can hold 6GB compared to a previous 4GB. The company, which hopes to keep its domi...
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T-Mobile bets on 'pocket office'..T-Mobile has launched its latest "pocket office" third-generation (3G) device which also has built-in wi-fi - high-speed wireless net access...Unlike other devices where the user has to check which high-speed network is available to transfer data, the device selects the fastest one its...
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Hotspot users gain free net calls..People using wireless net hotspots will soon be able to make free phone calls as well as surf the net...Wireless provider Broadreach and net telephony firm Skype are rolling out a service at 350 hotspots around the UK this week. Users will need a Skype account - downloadable for free ...
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DVD copy protection strengthened..DVDs will be harder to copy thanks to new anti-piracy measures devised by copy protection firm Macrovision...The pirated DVD market is enormous because current copy protection was hacked more than five years ago. Macrovision says its new RipGuard technology will thwart most, but not al...
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Apple attacked over sources row..Civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has joined a legal fight between three US online journalists and Apple...Apple wants the reporters to reveal 20 sources used for stories which leaked information about forthcoming products, including the Mac Mini. The EFF, r...
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Sony PSP tipped as a 'must-have'..Sony's Playstation Portable is the top gadget for 2005, according to a round-up of ultimate gizmos compiled by Stuff Magazine...It beats the iPod into second place in the Top Ten Essentials list which predicts what gadget-lovers are likely to covet this year. Owning all 10 gadgets will...
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BBC leads interactive Bafta wins..The BBC and the National Theatre have led the field at this year's Interactive Bafta awards...The National Theatre's Stagework website picked up the prize for best learning as well as top factual site. The BBC collected three awards, including best online entertainment for the Hitchhik...
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Millions buy MP3 players in US..One in 10 adult Americans - equivalent to 22 million people - owns an MP3 player, according to a survey...A study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that MP3 players are the gadget of choice among affluent young Americans. The survey did not interview teenagers but it is...
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'No re-draft' for EU patent law..A proposed European law on software patents will not be re-drafted by the European Commission (EC) despite requests by MEPs...The law is proving controversial and has been in limbo for a year. Some major tech firms say it is needed to protect inventions, while others fear it will hurt s...
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Domain system scam fear..A system to make it easier to create website addresses using alphabets like Cyrillic could open a back door for scammers, a trade body has warned...The Internationalised Domain Names system has been a work in progress for years and has recently been approved by the Internet Electronic Task Forc...
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Cheaper chip for mobiles..A mobile phone chip which combines a modem and a computer processor on one bit of silicon instead of two could make phones cheaper and more powerful...The specially-designed chip, developed by Texas Instruments, could drive down the cost of making mobiles capable of 3D gaming and 30-frame-a-se...
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Blind student 'hears in colour'..A blind student has developed software that turns colours into musical notes so that he can read weather maps...Victor Wong, a graduate student from Hong Kong studying at Cornell University in New York State, had to read coloured maps of the upper atmosphere as part of his research. To ...
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Xbox 2 may be unveiled in summer..Details of the next generation of Microsoft's Xbox games console - codenamed Xenon - will most likely be unveiled in May, according to reports...It was widely expected that gamers would get a sneak preview of Xbox's successor at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in March. But a Micr...
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Microsoft launches its own search..Microsoft has unveiled the finished version of its home-grown search engine...The now formally launched MSN search site takes the training wheels off the test version unveiled in November 2003. The revamped engine indexes more pages than before, can give direct answers to factual ques...
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Moving mobile improves golf swing..A mobile phone that recognises and responds to movements has been launched in Japan...The motion-sensitive phone - officially titled the V603SH - was developed by Sharp and launched by Vodafone's Japanese division. Devised mainly for mobile gaming, users can also access other phone fu...
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Junk e-mails on relentless rise..Spam traffic is up by 40%, putting the total amount of e-mail that is junk up to an astonishing 90%...The figures, from e-mail management firm Email Systems, will alarm firms attempting to cope with the amount of spam in their in-boxes. While virus traffic has slowed down, denial of ser...
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Sporting rivals go to extra time..The current slew of sports games offers unparalleled opportunities for fans who like to emulate on-field action without ever moving from the couch...The two giants in the field - ESPN and EA Sports - have been locked in a heavyweight battle for years. The latter is the world's largest ...
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Half-Life 2 sweeps Bafta awards..PC first person shooter Half-Life 2 has won six Bafta Awards, including best game and best online game...The title, developed by Valve, was released last year to universal acclaim - receiving special praise for its immersive plot and physics engine. The game also won Baftas for best act...
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BT boosts its broadband packages..British Telecom has said it will double the broadband speeds of most of its home and business customers...The increased speeds will come at no extra charge and follows a similar move by internet service provider AOL. Many BT customers will now have download speeds of 2Mbps, although th...
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Mobiles 'not media players yet'..Mobiles are not yet ready to be all-singing, all-dancing multimedia devices which will replace portable media players, say two reports...Despite moves to bring music download services to mobiles, people do not want to trade multimedia services with size and battery life, said Jupiter. A...
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Microsoft releases patches..Microsoft has warned PC users to update their systems with the latest security fixes for flaws in Windows programs...In its monthly security bulletin, it flagged up eight "critical" security holes which could leave PCs open to attack if left unpatched. The number of holes considered "critica...
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Concern over RFID tags..Consumers are very concerned about the use of radio frequency ID (RFID) tags in shops, a survey says...More than half of 2,000 people surveyed said they had privacy worries about the tags, which can be used to monitor stock on shelves or in warehouses. Some consumer groups have expressed concern...
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Ask Jeeves joins web log market..Ask Jeeves has bought the Bloglines website to improve the way it handles content from web journals or blogs...The Bloglines site has become hugely popular as it gives users one place in which to read, search and share all the blogs they are interested in. Ask Jeeves said it was not pla...
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Digital guru floats sub-$100 PC..Nicholas Negroponte, chairman and founder of MIT's Media Labs, says he is developing a laptop PC that will go on sale for less than $100 (£53)...He told the BBC World Service programme Go Digital he hoped it would become an education tool in developing countries. He said one laptop per ...
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Looks and music to drive mobiles..Mobile phones are still enjoying a boom time in sales, according to research from technology analysts Gartner...More than 674 million mobiles were sold last year globally, said the report, the highest total sold to date. The figure was 30% more than in 2003 and surpassed even the most ...
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Yahoo celebrates a decade online..Yahoo, one of the net's most iconic companies, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week...The web portal has undergone remarkable change since it was set up by Stanford University students David Filo and Jerry Yang in a campus trailer. The students wanted a way of keeping track of...
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Kenyan school turns to handhelds..At the Mbita Point primary school in western Kenya students click away at a handheld computer with a stylus...They are doing exercises in their school textbooks which have been digitised. It is a pilot project run by EduVision, which is looking at ways to use low cost computer systems ...
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Tough rules for ringtone sellers..Firms that flout rules on how ringtones and other mobile extras are sold could be cut off from all UK phone networks...The rules allow offenders to be cut off if they do not let consumers know exactly what they get for their money and how to turn off the services. The first month under...
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Creator of first Apple Mac dies..Jef Raskin, head of the team behind the first Macintosh computer, has died...Mr Raskin was one of the first employees at Apple and made many of the design decisions that made the Mac so distinctive when it was first released. He led the team that decided to use a graphical interface and...
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'Friends fear' with lost mobiles..People are becoming so dependent on their mobile phones that one in three are concerned that losing their phone would mean they lose their friends...More than 50% of mobile owners reported they had had their phone stolen or lost in the last three years. More than half (54%) of those as...
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Telewest to challenge Sky Plus..Cable firm Telewest is to offer a personal video recorder (PVR) in a set -top box to challenge Sky Plus...Sky Plus is the market leader in the field of digital video recorders in the UK, with 474,000 subscribers. PVRs record TV programmes to a hard drive, letting viewers pause, and rewin...
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Games enter the classroom..Video games could soon be transplanted from their natural habitat to the more academic atmosphere of the classroom...With violent titles continuing to top the charts, gaming and learning have not always sat well together but the tide could be beginning to turn. Recent research by the London I...
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Gadget growth fuels eco concerns..Technology firms and gadget lovers are being urged to think more about the environment when buying and disposing of the latest hi-tech products...At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, several hi-tech firms were recognised for their strategies to help the env...
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'Evil twin' fear for wireless net..People using wireless high-speed net (wi-fi) are being warned about fake hotspots, or access points...The latest threat, nicknamed evil twins, pose as real hotspots but are actually unauthorised base stations, say Cranfield University experts. Once logged onto an Evil Twin, sensitive ...
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China 'to overtake US net use'..The Chinese net-using population looks set to exceed that of the US in less than three years, says a report...China's net users number 100m but this represents less than 8% of the country's 1.3 billion people. Market analysts Panlogic predicts that net users in China will exceed the 137 ...
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US peer-to-peer pirates convicted..The first convictions for piracy over peer-to-peer networks have been handed down in the US...New Yorker William Trowbridge and Texan Michael Chicoine have pleaded guilty to charges that they infringed copyright by illegally sharing music, movies and software. The two men faced charge...
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Google launches TV search service..The net search giant Google has launched a search service that lets people look for TV programmes...The service, Google Video beta, searches closed caption information that comes with programmes. It only searches US channel content currently. Results list programmes with still images ...
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Rich pickings for hi-tech thieves..Viruses, trojans and other malicious programs sent on to the net to catch you out are undergoing a subtle change...The shift is happening as tech savvy criminals turn to technology to help them con people out of cash, steal valuable data or take over home PCs. Viruses written to make ...
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Blog reading explodes in America..Americans are becoming avid blog readers, with 32 million getting hooked in 2004, according to new research...The survey, conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, showed that blog readership has shot up by 58% in the last year. Some of this growth is attributable to pol...
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Software watching while you work..Software that can not only monitor every keystroke and action performed at a PC but also be used as legally binding evidence of wrong-doing has been unveiled...Worries about cyber-crime and sabotage have prompted many employers to consider monitoring employees. The developers behind th...
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New delay hits EU software laws..A fresh delay has hit controversial new European Union rules which govern computer-based inventions...The draft law was not adopted by EU ministers as planned at a Brussels meeting on Monday during which it was supposed to have been discussed. The fresh delay came after Polish officials...
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Savvy searchers fail to spot ads..Internet search engine users are an odd mix of naive and sophisticated, suggests a report into search habits...The report by the US Pew Research Center reveals that 87% of searchers usually find what they were looking for when using a search engine. It also shows that few can spot the ...
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Games firms 'face tough future'..UK video game firms face a testing time as they prepare for the next round of games consoles, the industry warns...Fred Hasson, head of Tiga, which represents independent developers, said that more UK firms would go under due to greater risks in making new titles. Three leading UK video...
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Microsoft makes anti-piracy move..Microsoft says it is clamping down on people running pirated versions of its Windows operating system by restricting their access to security features...The Windows Genuine Advantage scheme means people will have to prove their software is genuine from mid-2005. It will still allow tho...
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Nintendo handheld given Euro date..Nintendo's new handheld console, the DS, will launch in Europe on 11 March, the company has announced...The portable games machine, which features touch-screen control, will retail for £99 in the UK (149 euros). Nintendo said 15 games would be available in the UK at launch, with price...
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Smart search lets art fans browse..If you don't know art but know what you like, new search technology could prove a useful gateway to painting...ArtGarden, developed by BT's research unit, is being tested by the Tate as a new way of browsing its online collection of paintings. Rather than search by the name of an arti...
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Warning over Windows Word files..Writing a Microsoft Word document can be a dangerous business, according to document security firm Workshare...Up to 75% of all business documents contained sensitive information most firms would not want exposed, a survey by the firm revealed. To make matters worse 90% of those compani...
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Net regulation 'still possible'..The blurring of boundaries between TV and the internet raises questions of regulation, watchdog Ofcom has said...Content on TV and the internet is set to move closer this year as TV-quality video online becomes a norm. At a debate in Westminster, the net industry considered the options....
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Voters flock to blog awards site..Voting is under way for the annual Bloggies which recognise the best web blogs - online spaces where people publish their thoughts - of the year...Nominations were announced on Sunday, but traffic to the official site was so heavy that the website was temporarily closed because of too ...
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Latest Opera browser gets vocal..Net browser Opera 8.0, due for official release at the end of next month, will be "the most accessible browser on the market", according to its authors...The latest version of the net browser can be controlled by voice command and will read pages aloud. The voice features, based on IBM ...
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Web radio takes Spanish rap global..Spin the radio dial in the US and you are likely to find plenty of Spanish-language music. But what you will not find is much Spanish-language hip-hop...Hip-hop and rap are actually quite popular in the Spanish-speaking world, but local artists are having trouble marketing their work...
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Movie body targets children's PCs..The body that represents the US movie industry has released its latest tool in its campaign to clamp down on movie file-sharing, aimed at parents...The Movie Association for America's (MPAA) free Parent File Scan software lets parents check their children's computers for peer-to-peer ...
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Norway upholds 'Napster' ruling..A Norwegian student who ran a website which linked to downloadable MP3 files has been ordered to pay compensation by the country's Supreme Court...Frank Allan Bruvik was ordered to pay 100,000 kroner (£8,000) to the music industry in Norway. He was a student when he set up his napster.n...
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The future in your pocket..If you are a geek or gadget fan, the next 12 months look like they are going to be a lot of fun...The relentless pace of development in the hi-tech world and rampant competition in many of its sectors, particularly among mobile phone firms, all suggests that 2005 is going to be a very good ye...
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What high-definition will do to DVDs..First it was the humble home video, then it was the DVD, and now Hollywood is preparing for the next revolution in home entertainment - high-definition...High-definition gives incredible, 3D-like pictures and surround sound. The DVD disks and the gear to play them will not be out f...
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Mobile games come of age..The BBC News website takes a look at how games on mobile phones are maturing. A brief round-up follows but you can skip straight to the reviews by clicking on the links below...If you think of Snake when some mentions "mobile games" then you could be in for a bit of a surprise. This is because...
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California sets fines for spyware..The makers of computer programs that secretly spy on what people do with their home PCs could face hefty fines in California...From 1 January, a new law is being introduced to protect computer users from software known as spyware. The legislation, which was approved by Governor Arnold...
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Web helps collect aid donations..The web is helping aid agencies gather resources to help cope with the aftermath of the tsunami disaster...Many people are making donations via websites or going online to see how they can get involved with aid efforts. High-profile web portals such as Google, Yahoo, Ebay and Amazon are...
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Mobiles rack up 20 years of use..Mobile phones in the UK are celebrating their 20th anniversary this weekend...Britain's first mobile phone call was made across the Vodafone network on 1 January 1985 by veteran comedian Ernie Wise. In the 20 years since that day, mobile phones have become an integral part of modern lif...
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Blogs take on the mainstream..Web logs or blogs are everywhere, with at least an estimated five million on the web and that number is set to grow...These online diaries come in many shapes and styles, ranging from people willing to sharing their views, pictures and links, to companies interested in another way of reach...
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Honour for UK games maker..Leading British computer games maker Peter Molyneux has been made an OBE in the New Year Honours list...The head of Surrey's Lionhead Studios was granted the honour for services to the computer games industry. Mr Molyneux has been behind many of the ground-breaking games of the last 15 years ...
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