Archive for August, 2010

US agencies boost satellite use

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

US agencies get wider access to spy satellites to boost national security and disaster response, officials say.

Russia throws out net piracy case

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

A former owner of Russia's cut-price downloads website Allofmp3.com is acquitted of music piracy.

Compact disc hits 25th birthday

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany.

Super solution for Rubik's cube

Monday, August 30th, 2010

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

Bluetooth helps Facebook friends

Monday, August 30th, 2010

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

Wikipedia 'shows CIA page edits'

Monday, August 30th, 2010

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

Shares in VMware increase

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

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

Violence and video games

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

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

Why I play games

Sunday, August 29th, 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

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

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