VIDEO: ‘Flying people’ and other tech news

February 3rd, 2012 admin Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a remote-controlled man-shaped plane. This and more in this week's tech news.
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Megaupload bail appeal rejected

February 3rd, 2012 admin Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Kim Dotcom's bail appeal is rejected by a New Zealand Court, as US campaigners hint at legal action to prevent files being deleted.
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The internet’s secret black market

February 3rd, 2012 admin Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Drugs and guns for sale on the internet's black market
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VIDEO: The untraceable ‘dark web’

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Out of reach of regular internet searches is the secretive online world known as the 'dark web' where you can shop for illegal goods, and where customers go by code names.
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Largest optical telescope created

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Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.
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BT cuts costs to increase profits

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Telecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of broadband users.
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Panasonic predicts a record loss

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Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March.
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Viewpoint: The connected workforce

February 2nd, 2012 admin Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Google on technology that could change the way we work
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Hackers fool bank security system

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Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.
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Blogger removal now ‘per country’

February 2nd, 2012 admin Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Blogger, Google's blog platform, switches domains to make "per country" content removal possible.
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