Technology
Think you know the web?
December 2, 2014
Think you know the web?
Sure, everyone reading this uses the Internet. But how much do you really know about it? The Pew Research Center…
Inventor creates watch that fires laser
December 1, 2014
Inventor creates watch that fires laser
It cuts through plastic! It burns holes in walls! Like something out of a James Bond film, it’s a watch…
Airport raids target credit card thieves
November 29, 2014
Airport raids target credit card thieves
Thieves who used stolen credit cards to buy airline tickets have been targeted in a series of raids. Europol co-ordinated…
Social media told to simplify terms and conditions
November 28, 2014
Social media told to simplify terms and conditions
Social networking firms including Facebook and Twitter are being told to make it clearer to members how they collect and…
Sony Pictures computer system hacked in online attack
November 26, 2014
Sony Pictures computer system hacked in online attack
Sony Pictures Entertainment has been targeted by computer hackers in an attack which reports say forced it shut down its…
Bus which runs on human waste takes first trip
November 25, 2014
Bus which runs on human waste takes first trip
A new bus service which operates from Bristol to Bath in the United Kingdom runs on human waste and food…
New computer spyware discovered by Symantec
November 24, 2014
New computer spyware discovered by Symantec
A leading computer security company says it has discovered one of the most sophisticated pieces of malicious software ever seen.…
Flip phones are hip again
November 21, 2014
Flip phones are hip again
In an age of the iPhone 6 Plus and massive Android phablets, flip phones are inexplicably making a comeback. No…
Talking Book trial to help 'poorest of poor' in Ghana
November 21, 2014
Talking Book trial to help 'poorest of poor' in Ghana
Hundreds of handheld audio computers are to be given to some of Ghana’s poorest communities to help spread potentially life-saving…
Sony high-resolution audio: Is 2015 the year it takes off?
November 20, 2014
Sony high-resolution audio: Is 2015 the year it takes off?
In the last 15 years, as digital music has slowly but surely extinguished the analog flame, the focus with digital…