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Saturday, March 8th, 2008 by Tim
A revolutionary medical imaging technology will soon allow doctors to ‘feel’ your organs without having to resort to surgery.
Computer image analysis is already used to create three-dimensional models of organs like the liver, but researchers in Sweden have developed a special piece of equipment that will allow radiologists to ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 by Tim
The UK's communication networks could be at risk from Chinese backdoors hidden in firmware, according to a security company.
SecureTest believes spyware could be easily built into Asian-manufactured devices such as switches and routers, providing a simple backdoor for companies or governments in the Far East to listen in on communications.
"Organisations ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008 by Andy
Asus shows off it's latest incarnation of the Eee PC at CeBIT 2008:
The wait is nearly over for an Eee PC with a larger screen. Today, images and details are finally rolling out for the highly-anticipated update.
Engadget was able to fondle ASUS's new Eee PC at CeBIT, but ASUS officials ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008 by Tim
Facebook, the social network site that has enjoyed spectacular international growth in the past year, despite being published only in English until recently, said on Monday it was offering a German version.
More than 2,000 German speaking Facebook members volunteered to translate the site from English to German in under ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 by Tim
Mobile broadband could overtake home connections in popularity as soon as 2010, according to a comparison site.
Top 10 Broadband started tracking mobile broadband sales six months ago, and has seen uptake increase by over 50% month-on-month since then. "It is absolutely taking off, people are loving the broadband dongles," says ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 by Andy
Dell has announced a new entry-level gaming desktop, as it attempts to expand into the enthusiast market it inherited with the acquisition of Alienware.
The XPS 630 will begin at £849 for an Intel Core 2 Duo running at 2.66GHz, with a 250GB hard disk, 1GB RAM and Geforce 8800GT graphics ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 by Andy
Google recently announced it plans to build a new undersea cable linking the US and Asia, to boost international bandwidth:
The cable network will be called Unity, and run the 6,000 miles from Asia to the US under the Pacific Ocean.
It is expected that the connection will increase trans-Pacific bandwidth ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008 by Tim
EBay Inc.'s customers don't need to open a Web browser to search the site or auction an item anymore.
After a quick download, the online auctioneer's users can click the company's logo on their desktop and launch an application that will allow them to do their business directly — no ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 by Andy
Yet more bleating from the world's most two-faced organisations:
ISPs could face a sharp increase in bandwidth costs as internet TV services such as the BBC's iPlayer continue to grow in popularity.
Data from one ISP, PlusNet, shows that its streaming costs tripled during January, the first full month in which iPlayer's ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 by Andy
According to a report by the Financial Times, Myspace are in talks with major record labels, in a bid to provide an ad-supported music service:
The company, a division of News Corp, has held discussions with Universal Music, Sony BMG, Warner Music and EMI, according to several people familiar with the ...
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