The Blue Gene supercomputer has broken its own record by doubling the calculations it can do to a 280.6 trillion a second.
Posted : 29/10/2005 08:25:18

Canon announces wireless enabled camera

Canon have announced a new model in their range, the first Canon digital camera with built in wireless capabilities. Although some other high end Canon digital cameras can be expanded to give them wireless technology, this is the first Canon camera that comes with wireless built in.
The new camera will be known in Europe as the Digital IXUS Wireless and will be a 5 mega pixel model with 3x optical zoom
Posted : 25/10/2005 22:57:21

Apple faces iPod Nano litigation

It has been reported that Apple is facing legal action from an aggrieved US consumer over the recently lainched iPod Nano digital music player.
The US consumer is complaining that the outside casing of the iPod Nano scratches to easily making the screen unreadable. He alleges that the screen and controls in the Nano are beneath a film of resin much thinner that other models in the iPod range. He is seeking a return of a $25 fee that he had to pay to send his first Nano back to Apple, plus the original cost of his Nano and damages
Posted : 25/10/2005 02:45:32

Self steering car no longer science fiction

A car that can steer itself could be on sale in the UK as early as next year. Although the system is available in Japan, we are yet to have the technology available in the UK. But Honda looks set to beat rivals and be the first to offer the system outside Japan.
The system will stay between the white lines on motorways and dual carriageways with the help of a small camera mounted behind the rear view mirror. If the system detects that the vehicle is straying then it will make a gentle adjustment to the power steering.
The system will be available as standard on the Honda Legend in summer 2006 and will be a £2000 option on the Honda Accord in Britain in Jaunuary 2006.
For those of you worrying that drivers will be travelling at speed up the motorway with their hands behind their head, you will be pleased to hear that the system requires drivers to keep contact with the steering wheel. If it detects that contact is broken for more than 10 seconds then a warning sounds and the automatic steering system shuts down
Posted : 23/10/2005 16:39:01

Spyware is rampant in UK PCs research finds

The UK has one of the highest rates of PCs infected with spyware software research has found
If your web browser is constantly opening pop-up windows or your hard drive is being accessed even when you are not performing any processes on your computer you could well have spyware.
There are many anti-spyware programs on the market that will check your computer for spyware and adware. Search for the term spyware in your favourite search engine to find out more
Posted : 22/10/2005 22:26:08

Google profits rise

Shares in internet giant Google have jumped to record highs after reporting bumper quarterly profits.
At the close of trade on the NYSE on Friday shares in the Google stood at $339.84, up 12%
They reported a third quarter net income of $381.2m (£215m) up from $52m in the same period in 2004
Posted : 22/10/2005 00:04:47

Google renames Gmail to Googlemail in the UK

Gmail, the free e-mail service run by Google, has changed its name for new UK users to Googlemail following a trademark dispute.
A London-based company claimed that it started using the Gmail name for a web-mail application two years before Google.
Current UK users of the Google service will be unaffected but we at News365.co.uk have just tried signing up for a new email account with Google and the email address had changed from gmail.com to googlemail.com
Google have taken this action after talks between both companies broke down several months ago. They failed to agree a financial settlement
Posted : 19/10/2005 21:12:58

Text addict gets the message

A man from Scotland has lost his job due to his addiction to SMS texting and emailng. When it was discovered that he had sent 8000 emails in one month he decided to resign rather than face disciplinary action.
He also spent thousands of pounds per year sending text messages but has now managed to reduce his habit to around £10 per week
Posted : 18/10/2005 10:54:33

HP recalls laptop batteries

135,000 HP and Compaq batteries have been recalled following reports they were prone to overheating and even catching fire reports technology web site The Register.
The voluntary recall by HP affects a range of HP Paviliom and HP/Compaq Presario and Evo laptop batteries.
The recalled batteries carry a barcode strating GC,IA, LO or L1
HP has created a dedicated website at www.hp.com/support/BatteryReplacement
Posted : 17/10/2005 17:37:29

BT and ITV in hunt for reunited friends

The Sunday Times has reported that both BT and ITV are interested in Friends Reunited which is up for sale. It is believed that the sale of Friends Reunited could net its founders around £100m.
The Friends Reunited web site is one of the biggest success stories on the internet and many millions of people have registered and added their details to the web site. The site is believed to have been responsible for countless marriages and divorces as old school friends get back in touch with each other and school day romances are rekindled
Posted : 17/10/2005 12:55:37

New version of Google image software released

Picasa, the image software offered by Google, has been updated and version 2.1 is now available.
The new version offers support for RAW files from manufacturers including Canon, Nikon, Kodak, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, Minolta and Fuji.
The new version also supports the Canon EOS 350D, Konica Minolta Dynax 7 and Pentax *istDS.
And if you are one of the many bloggers out there, you will be interested to hear that you can now publish an image to your photo Blog
Posted : 17/10/2005 11:44:30

Samsung and Pentax to co-develop digital SLRs

Samsung and Pentax are to co-develop digital SLR cameras. While Pentax has already launched four digital SLRs, Samsung have not previously entered the market. We await the first joint venture DSLR release
Posted : 17/10/2005 11:39:32

Apple launches new iPod

Apple have launched a new version if their immensly popular iPod digital music player. The new version, which is thinner than the outgoing model, has a larger colour screen and is able to play video.
Apple have also launched a new version of their iTunes software and videos can now be downloaded from the internet and loaded on to the new iPod
Posted : 14/10/2005 16:45:00

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