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Google offers reward to land robot on moon

September 13th 2007 23:53
Internet search giant Google on Thursday offered 30 million dollars in prize money for companies to land a robot camera to roam on the moon and send back high-resolution snaps and data.

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Hidden method of reading revealed

September 11th 2007 00:24
The mystery of how we read a sentence has been unlocked by scientists.
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Apple in iPhone price cut apology

September 7th 2007 01:09
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has offered compensation to customers who have already bought an iPhone - after the firm cut $200 (£99) off the price.
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Searchers have launched a massive effort to find world-famous aviator Steve Fossett who has gone missing in rugged terrain south of Minden.

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Cyber crime tool kits go on sale

September 5th 2007 00:57
Malicious hackers are producing easy to use tools that automate attacks to cash in on a boom in hi-tech crime.

The wild wild internet.
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Wii outguns opponents

September 4th 2007 00:24
Nintendo’s Wii continues to dominate the gaming console wars, outselling Sony’s Playstation 3 three-to-one and Microsoft’s Xbox over twenty-to-one according to Enterbrain’s Japan sales figures.

Innovation outdoes hype and deep pockets.
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When NBC Universal (NYSE:GE) announced Friday that it won't renew a deal to sell its TV shows on Apple's iTunes download store, many observers called the move crazy.
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The malicious Storm virus is back, this time infecting Google's Blogger website through fake postings that trick people into download software that can take over their computers.

Hackers are then mining infected computers for valuable data, or using them for other attacks.

Would not happen to Orble
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'Flying saucer' nears US take-off

August 30th 2007 23:29
It has been called the vehicle of the future and the ultimate way to beat the rush hour commute.

It is the M 200G, otherwise known as a "flying saucer", which is being built by a company in Davis, California called Moller International.

I've been dreaming about flying cars since I was a kid! Woohoo!!
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Don't Trust the Servers

August 28th 2007 00:29
The danger of putting your data at the mercy of a company's servers was made apparent when Microsoft's own WGA servers crashed over the weekend.
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Yahoo Talks Up New Web Mail Software

August 28th 2007 00:28
Yahoo Mail is hoping significant productivity enhancements up the ante in the competition against Google, MSN and AOL.
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Monster hack leaves thousands exposed

August 28th 2007 00:27
A recently disclosed fraud involving hundreds of thousands of people on the Monster.com jobs website reveals the perils of leaving detailed personal information online, security analysts say.
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Sony extended the functionality of both the PS3 and PSP at Germany's Games Convention on Wednesday including a personal video recorder for PS3 and a satellite navigation accessory and messaging service for PSP.

Not really for me. I'd rather just use a PC which does all the same things (plus a whole lot more) and is not that much more expensive. I guess for the less tech savvy it could be useful.
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Arm Spirit Breaks Arms

August 21st 2007 23:15
Arm Spirit, by Atlus Co., is currently suffering a recall over in Japan. The crazy arm wrestling game (shown right) apparently is breaking arms of its opponents.
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CIA 'launches Facebook for spies'

August 21st 2007 23:09
The CIA is to open a communications tool for its staff, modelled on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, the Financial Times reports.
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Ionic cooling on the horizon

August 15th 2007 22:59
Scientists at Purdue University unveil ionic drive that cools chips via 'charged' winds.
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The CIA and the Labour Party have been caught editing their own entries on the online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia, in an apparent bid to improve their public image.
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Universal Music Group is teaming up with Google and a new start-up company called gBox, Inc., to sell DRM-free music on an experimental basis, in what many will interpret as a direct challenge to Apple’s iTunes Music Store.
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Net firm warns on web video costs

August 14th 2007 01:29
The explosion in popularity of online video could lead to increases in the cost of broadband for UK consumers.
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ABC TV Online is the bollocks

August 10th 2007 04:06
What a great service. All your favourite shows available online to view whenevern you feel like it. They also have the technology working very well. Although not on a very large screen it's big enough to enjoy and the playback was very smooth.

Well done ABC!
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French put va va voom into broadband

August 9th 2007 05:01
A comparison of fast broadband in London and Paris, shows it is a far, far better thing to head to the French capital if you want to surf at speed.
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Reminding customers that it doesn't just make shiny, white devices that fit in your pocket, Apple yesterday announced a revamp of the iMac, its flagship home computer.
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Shadow lamps to connect friends

August 8th 2007 12:08
Shadows are being used by Japanese researchers as an non-intrusive way for friends to stay in touch.

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Eric Schmidt Defines Web 3.0

August 8th 2007 11:53
Google CEO Eric Schmidt was recently at the Seoul Digital Forum and he was asked to define Web 3.0 by an audience member. After first joking that Web 2.0 is "a marketing term", Schmidt launched into a great definition of Web 3.0.
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Google has joined the fight to save Linux from an army of patent-waving Microsoft lawyers.
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About time really.
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