Archive for September, 2010

Whale breathalyser wins spoof Nobel award

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An ingenious method to breathalyse a whale using a remote control helicopter wins a spoof Nobel. Read more..

HP names Apotheker as new chief

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Computer maker Hewlett Packard (HP) names former SAP chief executive Leo Apotheker as its boss. Read more..

EU in web privacy case against UK

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The European Commission takes the UK to court for failing to comply with EU rules on internet privacy. Read more..

Lawyers to continue piracy fight

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A London law firm has pledged to continue to target file sharers, despite recent controversy surrounding the use of customers' data by another law firm. Read more..

US ‘open internet’ bill shot down

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A bill aimed at ensuring the equality of all net traffic in the US has been withdrawn as partisan politics stymies the effort. Read more..

Fakebook?

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Is Mark Zuckerberg the devious egomaniac of the Facebook film? Read more..

Android apps found sharing data

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Many Android apps send personal data without users knowing the information is being gathered, reveals research. Read more..

Sounds of the past ‘at great risk’

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An audio history of the US is at risk of disappearing unless legal and procedural changes are urgently made, researchers say. Read more..

‘Super-fast’ broadband announced

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BT is to bring fibre broadband to 90% of homes in Cornwall in the UK's biggest such roleout. Read more..

BT plans ‘biggest’ fibre rollout

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BT is to provide super-fast broadband to up to 90% of homes in Cornwall, in the biggest rural fibre optic roll-out in the UK to date. Read more..