Archive for February, 2009

Online sales set record in July

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Unseasonably wet weather in July has driven online shopping to a record £4.2bn, a report by IMRG claims.

Super solution for Rubik’s cube

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

A supercomputer shows how to solve the 1980s puzzle Rubik’s cube in the smallest number of moves.

Drug website safety fears raised

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Most online pharmacies are unlicensed and may be putting patients health at risk, research suggests.

Music and vice top games awards

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Guitar Hero II will go head to head with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories at the 25th Golden Joystick awards.

Google sidesteps mobile reports

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Google refuses to deny mounting speculation that it is working to produce its own brand mobile phone.

Lift off for Nasa's Mars probe

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Nasa launches a spacecraft on a nine-month trip to Mars, where it will search for signs of past or present life.

Wikipedia ’shows CIA page edits’

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

A web tool “reveals” the changes made to Wikipedia pages by the CIA and other organisations.

Guitar game takes design prizes

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

A game revolving around a magical guitar has won a respected prize for student game makers.

Tiny wind engines cool computers

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Minuscule “ionic engines” could be used to cool the next generation of computer chips, scientists believe.

Crack down on mod chip sales

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Raids are carried out in 16 US states in a bid to clamp down on the sale of mod chips for game consoles.