Fast forward for mobile broadband
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »Phone firms, chip makers and PC manufacturers are uniting to push mobile broadband on laptop computers.The alliance will build wireless modules into laptops to make it much easier to use the gadgets on future high-speed services.Laptops with the wireless chips ...
In cyberspace
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »The International Astronomical Congress is being held in Glasgow this week.The congress provides an opportunity for 2,000 experts from across the world to discuss the latest advances in space flight technology.Here, W. David Woods, author of How Apollo Flew to ...
Children’s internet safety plan
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »Social networking websites and major technology companies are joining the government in an organisation designed to improve children's safety online.The UK Council for Child Internet Safety is to be launched by Schools Secretary Ed Balls and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.The ...
BT to kick off fresh Phorm trial
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »Telecoms giant BT is about to start further trials of a controversial internet advertising technology.Developed by Phorm, the Webwise system watches what people do online and shows adverts tuned to their interests.From 30 September, a sample of BT'scustomers will be ...
Alarm sounded on second-hand kit
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »By Jason PalmerTechnology reporter, BBC NewsFor less than a pound a security expert has got front-door access to a council's internal network.Andrew Mason from security firm Random Storm bought some network hardware from auction site eBay for 99p.When he switched ...
Alarm sounded on second-hand kit
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »By Jason PalmerTechnology reporter, BBC NewsFor less than a pound a security expert has got front-door access to a council's internal network.Andrew Mason from security firm Random Storm bought some network hardware from auction site eBay for 99p.When he switched ...
Alarm sounded on second-hand kit
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »By Jason PalmerTechnology reporter, BBC NewsFor less than a pound a security expert has got front-door access to a council's internal network.Andrew Mason from security firm Random Storm bought some network hardware from auction site eBay for 99p.When he switched ...
Internet game to raise awareness about victims of war is launched
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »A charity has launched an internet game to raise awareness about victims of war, in which the object is to help a displaced Ugandan boy find his mother.The British Red Cross says it is the first charity Alternative Reality Game ...
Yahoo’s Zimbra e-mail program exposes passwords
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »Enterprising Canadian programmer exposes privacy issue for people using Zimbra to access Yahoo Mail during Yahoo university hack event. Link to the original site
How ‘carders’ trade your stolen personal info
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »An executive whose company monitors the criminal underground tells how a person's "full" set of personal data can be sold via shady online forums for a mere $20. Link to the original site
