Archive for July, 2010

Super solution for Rubik's cube

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

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

Bluetooth helps Facebook friends

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Researchers combine Facebook with Bluetooth to learn more about human interactions.

Wikipedia 'shows CIA page edits'

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

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

Shares in VMware increase

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Shares in software firm VMware soar in their first hours of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Violence and video games

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson on the continuing debate over violence and videogames.

Why I play games

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson explains her love for games when so many of them are rubbish.

New Barclaycard is touch-and-pay

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Barclays says its new Oyster-style credit card will be accepted by more than 1,000 retailers.

Nokia admits mobile battery issue

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile phones after reports of overheating while charging.

Mobile snaps reveal invisible art

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

City monuments are adorned with digital artworks that can only be seen when viewed with a camera phone.

Yahoo plea over China rights case

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Internet giant Yahoo asks a US court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of complicity in rights abuses in China.