ICT in the news - w/c 20th November 2006

Police to fingerprint on the streets

Police across England and Wales are to begin taking fingerprints while on patrol using mobile electronic devices.

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Mobiles hope to be 'smart wallet'

Mobile phones are closer to becoming smart wallets, following agreement among mobile operators on an approach to near field communications (NFC)

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Microsoft eyes Office switch test

Microsoft has said it will be a challenge to convince some consumers to buy its new version of Office.

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GPs threaten to snub new database

Half of all GPs will consider refusing to put patient records automatically on to a new national database in defiance of the government, a survey finds.

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Smart homes a reality in South Korea

More than 100 homes offering smart technology have just been built in South Korea and another 30,000 are planned.

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Plastic paper to cut emissions

Toshiba has developed a printer that uses plastic "paper" that can be re-used hundreds of times.

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