Archive for March, 2009

Cyber-crime rising, report warns

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Complaints of internet fraud received by a US watchdog last year rose by 33% from 2007, according to its latest report. Read more..

Facebook campaign to catch rapist

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The boyfriend of a 20-year-old woman who was raped in Manchester sets up a Facebook group to catch her attacker. Read more..

Google to venture into start-ups

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Search giant Google eyes new talent as it enters into venture capitalism, pledging to invest millions of dollars. Read more..

2020 vision

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

How the telescope shapes our past and future Read more..

The Tech Lab

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Verisign CTO Ken Silva on the threats to the open net Read more..

EA ‘dumps DRM’ for next Sims game

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Electronic Arts confirm that there will be no DRM attached to the next edition of The Sims game, following a consumer backlash. Read more..

Security experts eye worm attack

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Security experts are downplaying the potential impact of a virus which some believe is set to strike on 1 April. Read more..

Clinton Calls Years of Afghan Aid ‘Heartbreaking’ in Their Futility

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

THE HAGUE, March 30 -- The billions of dollars spent in U.S. aid to Afghanistan over the past seven years have been largely wasted, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ... Read more..

Most Americans Don’t Blame Obama for Economy, Poll Finds

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The number of Americans who believe that the nation is headed in the right direction has roughly tripled since Barack Obama's election, and the public overwhelmingly blames the excesses of ... Read more..

Giant laser experiment begins

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The US builds a huge physics experiment that aims to recreate the blistering conditions at the heart of our Sun. Read more..