Batman takes best game at Baftas
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:48:56 GMT
British developed Batman: Arkham Aslyum took the coveted title of best game at the 2010 Bafta video game awards.

US moots official data 'YouTube'
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:04:12 GMT
In a BBC interview, US technology chief Vivek Kundra calls on developers to build the "YouTube" of government data.

Smartphone web use abroad warning
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:19:56 GMT
Consumers' association Which? warns of the risk of huge bills for people using smartphones abroad to connect to the internet.

Consortium wins big weather prize
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:09:27 GMT
A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites.

YouTube hits back in Viacom row
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:19:32 GMT
YouTube accuses Viacom of secretly uploading content to the video-sharing site whilst publicly complaining about its presence.

Google patches 11 flaws in Chrome
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:34:00 GMT
Update also adds non-security features to browserGoogle has patched 11 bugs in the Windows version of its Chrome web browser.

Facebook settlement in Beacon case approved
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:11:00 GMT
Judge gives $9.5m privacy foundation the go-aheadFacebook's settlement in a lawsuit involving its now defunct Beacon behavioural tracking service has been approved by a US judge.

Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ 16GB review
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:09:00 GMT
The Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ 16GB is a secure USB flash drive that offers public and encrypted partitions

A quarter of teens have tried hacking
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:25:00 GMT
Password cracking is most popular hackA quarter of teens have attempted to hack into other people's online accounts, says Tufin Technologies.

Facebook backtracks on 'panic button'
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:57:00 GMT
Tool could deter victims from reporting abuseFacebook has backtracked on plans to install a 'panic button' on the social network that would allow users to report abuse.

Happy Birthday, Gnutella: Pioneering P2P Protocol Turns Ten
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:40:02 +0000
Ten years ago this week, online music pioneer Justin Frankel released a little application dubbed Gnutella that enabled file sharing through a distributed P2P network.

To Fight Scammers, Russia Cracks Down on .ru Domain
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:10:05 +0000
Starting April 1, anyone who registers a .ru domain will need to provide a copy of their passport or, for businesses, legal registration papers. Right now, domains can be set up with no verification -- a practice that has allowed scammers to quickly set up .ru domains under bogus names.

Nintendo Developing Apps For DS In School Systems
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:40:02 +0000
Shigeru Miyamoto, who has a hand in some of Nintendo's most popular titles, recently offered that he is working hard to turn Nintendo's DS line of handheld gaming machines into tools for school programs.

ZeuS Botnet Code Keeps Getting Better...for Criminals
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:30:02 +0000
New capabilities are strengthening the ZeuS botnet, used to steal financial credentials and execute unauthorized transactions in online financial systems.

20GB in 1980 vs. 32GB in 2010 (PIC)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:20:02 +0000
2,000,000 Grams Vs. 0.5 gram.