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ICT in the news - w/c 1st October 2007

Adobe challenges word on the web Adobe has joined a growing list of firms offering web-based alternatives to conventional office programs. Read here for more.....
Ultra-thin TV to hit the market An ultra-thin television brighter and crisper than current generation screens will go on sale from Sony in December. The TV uses organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) to produce the image, resulting in a screen only 3mm thick. Read here for more.....
MPs call for identity fraud tsar An "identity fraud tsar" should be appointed to oversee attempts to tackle the crime, a group of MPs has said. Read here for more.....
Qualcomm faces competition probe The European Commission is to investigate US firm Qualcomm over claims it abused its dominant position in the mobile phone technology market. Read here for more.....
Battle to beat fake Ebay e-mails Fake Ebay and Paypal e-mails which are used to con users out of money are being targeted by a secure mail system. The online auction site and web pay service are working with Yahoo to use the firm's anti-phishing technology. Read here for more.....
The facts behind big screen hacks We see a lot of impressive hacking in the movies, not just taking over individual PCs but whole traffic systems and top security databases. Waterloo Station formed the back drop for The Bourne Ultimatum, one of the biggest movies of the year, in which Americans take over all of the CCTV cameras. But just how realistic is that scenario and worse, what about a hostile takeover? Read here for more.....
Children 'recover' from TV harm Toddlers who watch too much television are more likely to suffer later behavioural problems - but the damage can be reversed, say researchers. Read here for more.....
Bible download for mobile phone A line of religious mobile phone products has been launched by a Monmouthshire firm - including downloading the Bible for £6. Read here for more.....
Fake Olympics site 'tricks users' A Chinese man is accused of conning people out of thousands of dollars by cloning the official Beijing Olympics website and running fake prize draws. Read here for more.....
Scans reveal lost gravestone text Illegible words on church headstones could be read once more thanks to a scan technology developed in the US. Read here for more.....
Huge fine for US music downloader A court in the US has ordered a woman to pay $222,000 (£109,000) in damages for illegally downloading music. Read here for more.....
Pursuing needles in digital haystacks Google now accounts for over half of the world's online searches - three quarters in the UK - making the fight for a shred of its market-share a full-time job for rivals. Read here for more.....
Technology powers F1 Williams team As the Formula One world waits to see who will win this season's title, behind the scenes the teams are already modelling and testing the cars which will appear on the tracks next year. Every millimetre of an F1 car is designed for speed and aerodynamics, and underpinning that refinement process is an incredible amount of technology. Read here for more.....
Sabretooth's surprisingly weak bite The sabretooth tiger may have looked a fearsome sight with its massive canines but its reputation takes something of a knock with a new piece of research. CT (X-ray) scans were taken of the tiger's remains to construct a high-resolution digital model in a computer. This simulation was then loaded with forces to see how the skull, jaw, teeth and muscles would have coped with the mechanical stresses and strains experienced during predation. Read here for more.....
Phonecalls and texts to be logged Information about all landline and mobile phone calls made in the UK must be logged and stored for a year under new laws. Read here for more.....
Sputnik was force for world peace It came like a shock to the system nearly 50 years ago on 4 October, 1957. The Soviet Union launched a beach ball-sized orbital satellite to usher in the "space age". Read here for more.....
Spam weapon helps preserve books A weapon used to fight spammers is now helping university researchers preserve old books and manuscripts. Read here for more.....
Wi-fi sharing plan launched in UK The UK's wireless net credentials have been boosted with the launch of a wi-fi sharing community by BT. Read here for more.....
All-in-one gizmo for blind people A multi-purpose gadget for blind people that will enable them to listen to music and identify household items is under development. Read here for more.....
Students teaching the teachers A college is harnessing the power of students' technical knowledge to teach their lecturers a thing or two about information technology. Read here for more.....
Search giants offer new features Yahoo and Microsoft have announced upgrades to their search engines in efforts to gain ground on rival Google. Read here for more.....
Data row hits mobile mast website The future of a website which details all the mobile phone masts in the UK is in doubt following a row over divulging "commercially sensitive" information. Read here for more.....
Warning over Ucas form cheating Sixth form students are being warned not to cheat on their university application forms by copying material from the internet. Read here for more.....
Automated GP calls rile patients Why are more and more GP's moving to 0844 numbers? The system is paid for - over time - by the charge paid by patients. 0844 numbers are so-called revenue sharing: Part of the charge goes to the telephone company, part goes to the GP. Read here for more.....
EU divided over Galileo funding The EU remains split on how to fund Europe's satellite navigation system but have vowed to push ahead anyway. Read here for more.....
Wi-fi update helps eye doctors Thousands of residents of remote villages in southern India have easy access to eye care thanks to a specially designed, low-cost and long-distance wi-fi network. Read here for more.....
Internet shows face of Burma's junta The world's reaction to the protests against the Burmese military junta has been so different to that of the last uprising 19 years ago because of the internet, a veteran of the 1988 protest has said. Read here for more.....
The whole of the net in your hand For a long time using the net via your mobile phone has been an exercise in frustration. But slowly and steadily the situation is changing. Read here for more.....
Technology's challenge to privacy Internet law professor Michael Geist wonders whether technology threatens the legal foundations of privacy law. Read here for more.....
Japanese workers in Wikipedia row Japan's Agriculture Ministry has reprimanded six civil servants who spent hours at work editing articles on Wikipedia - mainly about robots. One man was found to have made 260 entries to articles about Gundam, a popular animated series featuring giant robotic fighting machines. Read here for more.....