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Online Music Piracy On The Way Out According To survey - ITProPortal
 ITProPortal | Online Music Piracy On The Way Out According To survey ITProPortal - A survey published by Entertainment Media Research highlights a new reality in the fight against online music piracy - more and more users are now turning to legal downloading services rather than getting their music fix from illegal sources (P2P or ... Music fans get behind legal downloads Legal music downloads outstrip demand for pirate tracks |
Machine takes on man at mass Turing Test - Times Online
 ITProPortal | Machine takes on man at mass Turing Test Times Online - Eugene Goostman is a 13-year-old boy from Odessa, Ukraine, the son of a talk-show host and a gynaecologist, who keeps a guinea pig called Bill in his bedroom and likes the science fiction novels of Sergei Lukyanenko and Kurt Vonnegut. Artificial Intelligence Still Lags Behind Humans, Fails Turing Test Test explores if robots can think |
Deloitte loses hundreds of thousands of pension details - Register
Deloitte loses hundreds of thousands of pension details Register - By John Oates • Get more from this author Deloitte has admitted losing a laptop containing thousands of people's pension details, but said the data was encrypted and the machine password-protected, and it had no evidence the data had been misused. Sky employee data on stolen laptop BSkyB staff details on Deloitte stolen laptop |
BT announces fibre-to-the-cabinet pilots - VNUNet.com
BT announces fibre-to-the-cabinet pilots VNUNet.com - BT Openreach has picked Muswell Hill in London and Whitchurch in South Glamorgan as the first two sites for a pilot of fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) beginning in summer 2009. London and Wales to get fast fibre BT reveal first sites for fibre-optic broadband |
Firefox knows where you are - Belfast Telegraph
 ITProPortal | Firefox knows where you are Belfast Telegraph - By Rhodri Marsden We're getting used to gadgets knowing our location. Satnavs, of course, do little else. It's their raison d'etre, it's why we buy them in the first place - so we can be told where the hell we are, and where the hell we're going. Firefox Mobile Photos Out, Scores 88/100 In Acid3 Firefox browser preparing to hit smartphones soon |
THQ will publish new '50 Cent' title - Digital Spy
 Videogamer.com | THQ will publish new '50 Cent' title Digital Spy - By Liam Martin THQ will publish 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand, according to a listing by the Australian Office Of Film And Literature Classification. THQ Picks Up 50 Cent Sequel THQ picks up 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand? |
Bugs to be brought in to control foreign superweed invading the UK - Telegraph.co.uk
 Building.co.uk | Bugs to be brought in to control foreign superweed invading the UK Telegraph.co.uk - A superweed that is the bane of gardeners throughout the UK could be brought under control by introducing a bug from Japan, scientists have suggested. 'Vampire nymph' could kill off Japanese knotweed Predators could be superweed fix |
Private data on armed forces goes missing - guardian.co.uk
 ComputerWeekly.com | Private data on armed forces goes missing guardian.co.uk - MPs demanded a "cultural change" in public sector data handling yesterday after it emerged that a computer hard drive with the private details of 100000 armed forces personnel had gone missing. Latest data breach leads MPs to demand culture change Ministry of Defence loses computer disc with 700000 more personal ... |
Royal Mail And The Bread Pudding - Hell Mail
 Hell Mail | Royal Mail And The Bread Pudding Hell Mail - On my last visit to the the UK (I live most of the year in France), I had lunch with Steve Lawson, editor for Hellmail the European postal news site, to ask him whether he felt the forthcoming review of postal services could deliver a plan to sort out ... Sorry saga of my Royal Mail parcel Watchdog loses business focus? |
Nokia confirms N-series touchscreen phone - TechRadar.com
 TechRadar.com | Nokia confirms N-series touchscreen phone TechRadar.com - Nokia has sprung something of a, well, obvious statement by announcing that it will be bringing an N-series branded touchscreen phone in the coming months. First touchscreen Nokia N-Series phone out by the end of the year Nokia poised to unveil first touchscreen N-Series |
Channel 4 ditches 4Radio - DAB worries or just the credit crunch? - Tech Digest
 Tech Digest | Channel 4 ditches 4Radio - DAB worries or just the credit crunch? Tech Digest - Channel 4 has gone back on its "risk-taking" approach to digital radio by scrapping its involvement in the 4 Digital group and so its plans to launch three new digital radio channels. Never on 4 Ofcom makes statement about Channel 4 dropping DAB radio plans |
Carphone Warehouse to open 100 superstores - PC Pro
Carphone Warehouse to open 100 superstores PC Pro - Carphone Warehouse and US partner Best Buy are set to announce the opening of 100 new UK shops, as they begin their assault on Europe's electrical goods market. 100 Best Buy shops planned for UK First will open early next year Best Buy UK details tomorrow |
LG Prada II handset gets official outing - T3
 Stuff.tv | LG Prada II handset gets official outing T3 - Well, we got the nod it was coming last month, but now we know the intimate details of the LG Prada II handset. On the face of it, that's not a lot, LG keeping the minimalist shape of the original. LG's hidden secret: The Prada II LG takes wraps off Prada II |
Portman Group bans ShotPak vodka - Marketing Week
 Marketing Week | Portman Group bans ShotPak vodka Marketing Week - ShotPak, a vodka drink packaged in sachets, has been pulled off shelves after alcohol industry body Portman Group found the drink could be mistaken for a soft drink and may appeal to children. Vodka drink banned for appealing to kids ShotPak drinks banned from sale |
UFO could cost bookies £1m - Ananova
UFO could cost bookies £1m Ananova - Bookies are facing a million pound plus payout if a psychic's prediction that massive UFO will appear in our skies proves to be true. Bookies suspend bets on alien landing Aliens to save our economy? |
Chip & SPIN: serious fraud comes home to roost - ITProPortal
 ITProPortal | Chip & SPIN: serious fraud comes home to roost ITProPortal - I was intrigued to see over the weekend that EU law enforcement officials have uncovered a sophisticated scam involving GSM transmission units being pre-installed in Chip & SPIN terminals manufactured in China. Supermarket customers in hi-tech credit card fraud scam Fraudsters rigging Chip and PIN terminals to steal data - report |
Review: FIFA 09 Is A Beautiful Game - Sky News
Review: FIFA 09 Is A Beautiful Game Sky News - Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! With the football season well underway, it’s time for the annual battle between gaming's two major rival simulations: Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) and ... Seabass: FIFA engine is “superb” PES creator impressed with FIFA |
LG's Launches Their 8-megapixel KC780 Camera Phone - ITProPortal
 Product Reviews | LG's Launches Their 8-megapixel KC780 Camera Phone ITProPortal - Shortly after releasing the LG Renoir (AKA KC910), here comes LG's other 8-megapixel camera phone, the KC780, which as its numeration indicates, is slightly less advanced compared to its big brother. LG to lead march of the eight-megapixel monsters? LG announces LG-KC780 eight megapixel slim slider phone |
Skoda adds eco version of Superb - Ayrshire Post
 ic Liverpool | Skoda adds eco version of Superb Ayrshire Post - SKODA has introduced an eco version of its new Superb model that boasts an impressive combination of high economy and low emissions. Skoda's Superb goes green Skoda Superb Greenline to hit showrooms |
Work Bank denies hackers pwned key systems - Register
Work Bank denies hackers pwned key systems Register - By John Leyden • Get more from this author The World Bank has denied reports that hackers penetrated its network on multiple occasions over the last year. World Bank hit by cyberattacks, claims report Satyam denies World Bank hacking allegations |
