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Apple misled iPhone users over web access, says watchdogThe Apple iPhone, the must-have gadget that sends technology fans into rapture, fails to give users complete access to the internet, the British Government's media watchdog rules today.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the combined phone, music player and computer is flawed because of the absence of two common website programmes, Flash and Java.
August 27, 2008
UK banking customers' personal details sold on eBay
LONDON - A computer containing banking security details of more than a million people has been sold on eBay for 35 pounds ($92), bank officials said - the latest in a series of losses of personal data in the U.K.
The computer contained account numbers, passwords, mobile telephone numbers and signatures. It belonged to MailSource UK - an arm of Graphic Data, an archiving company that holds financial information for Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest and American Express.
August 27, 2008
Tech firm seals $12m US freight deal
New Zealand-based ICT company Imarda sealed a $12 million deal with a major US freight company yesterday.
Chief executive Selwyn Pellett expects it to be the biggest information communication technology deal to come out of New Zealand this year.
August 27, 2008
Nazi slave labour archive digitised
BERLIN - A major archive of World War II-era documents in Germany says it has completed digitising some 6.7 million documents on the Nazis' slave labour program.
The International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen says digitisation will help preserve the documents. Copies of the data were transferred to Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Memorial, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Institute of National Remembrance in Poland.
August 26, 2008
Virtual girlfriend becomes real-life nightmare
An American woman, distraught after being dumped by her 'virtual' boyfriend, took matters - plus a Taser, air gun and a roll of duct tape - into her own hands.
A US news station reported that North Carolina 33-year-old Kimberly Jernigan was distressed when her Second Life relationship with a 52-year-old man from Delaware ended when the pair met face-to-face.
August 26, 2008
Nintendo sued over Wii-mote
TOKYO - Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a US technology company.
Hillcrest Laboratories, based in Rockville, has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission in Washington D.C., and a patent infringement lawsuit in the US District Court in Maryland against Nintendo Corp., the company said in a statement.
August 26, 2008
Human error the worst enemy for US robot warplanes
CALIFORNIA - As the US military scrambles to get more robotic warplanes like the Predator drone aloft, it is confronting an unexpected adversary: human error.
The drones are prized by the Pentagon for their ability to provide reconnaissance imagery and close-air support to ground commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan.
August 26, 2008
Govt details $340 million broadband fund
Communications Minister David Cunliffe today unveiled details of the Government's $340 million Broadband Investment Fund.
Mr Cunliffe said the fund would deliver more bang for the taxpayer's buck in building the country's broadband infrastructure.
August 26, 2008
Face transplants 'could become routine'
LONDON - Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine.
In papers from two of the world's three teams that have performed partial face transplants, experts said their techniques were surprisingly effective, though complications exist and more work is still needed.
August 26, 2008
IE8 beta adds 'porn mode'
Internet Explorer will get more privacy powers when the beta version of IE8 is released later this year.
The official Microsoft IEBlog has outlined a number of changes for the next beta version, admitting that many users were concerned about "over-the-shoulder privacy".
August 26, 2008
Facebook gives Scrabulous the chop
NEW YORK - A highly popular Scrabble clone already pulled from Facebook in the United States and Canada continued its tumble over the weekend as the online hangout extended its block of the game throughout most of the world.
Facebook said yesterday that it was forced to disable Scrabulous after one of Scrabble's rights owners, Mattel, made a formal removal request and the developers of Scrabulous took no action themselves.
August 26, 2008
Beauty pageant without nun of the stereotypes
ROME - An Italian priest and theologian says he is organising an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and dour.
The "Miss Sister 2008" contest will start next month on a blog run by Father Antonio Rungi and will give nuns from around the world a chance to showcase their work and image.
August 26, 2008
Olympic fans lift TV sales
New Zealand's athletes were not the only ones to benefit from the 2008 Olympics Games.
Paymark electronic transaction figures show a 13 per cent increase in total appliance sales in the fortnight before the Games.
August 26, 2008
GPS-equipped turtle foils dope-growing operation
A turtle equipped with a GPS tracking device gave US cops a helping hand when it headed into public parkland.
A ranger in hot pursuit was shocked when he followed the box turtle into a secluded area of park that was being used as an outdoor hydroponics operation.
August 25, 2008
Tongue could be answer to computer control
The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthy muscle, and turn it into a computer control pad.
Georgia Tech researchers believe a magnetic, tongue-powered system could transform a disabled person's mouth into a virtual computer, teeth into a keyboard - and tongue into the key that manipulates it all.
August 25, 2008
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