Make Way for Copyright Chaos
LAST week, Viacom asked a federal court to order the video-sharing service YouTube to pay it more than $1 billion in damages for some 150,000 videos that Viacom claims it owns and YouTube users have s...
Vehicle warning system trialled
Technology correspondent, BBC News website — Vehicles may soon be swapping information about road conditions to warn drivers about jams and dangers. — A German research project on show at hi-tech ...
Mobile targets the 50+ generation
Technology correspondent, BBC News website — A mobile phone with a built-in emergency button has been produced for elderly and older people. — The Life phone is aimed at those aged 50-plus who do ...
Twitter Lowers The Bar For Blogging
It's only a matter of time before people start to Twitter in the bathroom. If you don't know what Twitter is (either because you don't follow online technology or you've been locked in a sock drawer)...
Hackers Promise Month of MySpace Bugs
They won't divulge their real names, they call their project a "whiny, attention-seeking ploy," and they appear to take their fashion cues from Beastie Boys music videos. — They won't divulge their ...
P2P File-Sharing Ruins Physical Piracy Business
Tony started his life of piracy sometime in the 1990's working markets, car-boot sales and pubs in the UK, selling counterfeit PC applications/games and console discs for a fraction of the retail pric...
ICANN today issued a formal notice
ICANN has issued a letter to RegisterFly [PDF, 902K] indicating that it will cease operating as an ICANN-Accredited Registrar on March 31, 2007.
These Boots Were Made for 22 M.P.H.
UFA, Russia — Being a star engineering student at the top-notch science university here wasn't enough to exempt Viktor K. Gordeyev from his physical education class. — Mr. Gordeyev, a specialist in ...