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ICT in the news - w/c 22nd October 2007

Tiny chips flash memory advance Electronics giant Samsung has shown off what it claims is the world's most powerful chip for use in memory cards. Read here for more.....
Anti file-sharing laws considered The UK government could legislate to crack down on illegal file-sharers, a senior official has told the BBC's iPM programme. Read here for more.....
When work becomes a game Video games are big business and soon they could be big in business too. Many organisations to consider virtual worlds as places where employees can meet, mix and get on with the job. Read here for more.....
Driving the boundaries of realism Driving through the rain-drenched streets of Shanghai in an Aston Martin DB4 at breakneck speeds, with the neon signs of shops blurring as you pass by, is one of the great thrills in life - even if it is only virtual. Read here for more.....
New call on child laptop policy Welsh MP Adam Price has called on the assembly government to give each primary school child in Wales a laptop. Read here for more.....
Overcoming your virtual fears One of the key advantages of virtual reality is that you can do things inside that you just can't do for practical or ethical reasons," says Prof Slater. Read here for more.....
Abuse fight targets social sites Social networking sites are being urged to do more to protect young people. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (CEOP) wants the sites to install its "report abuse" button that connects people to police. Read here for more.....
Online safety push for children The UK police body which works to stop child sex abuse has launched a new campaign aimed at helping young children to stay safe online. Read here for more.....
When online friends spell danger Jasmine was horrified to discover her nine-year-old daughter had been messaging strangers. A quick check revealed a trail of messages which stretched back months. Read here for more.....
Mona Lisa had brows and lashes Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa originally had eyebrows and eyelashes, a French inventor has claimed after digitally scanning the painting. He said he spent 3,000 hours analysing data from scans he made of the painting in the Louvre's laboratory three years ago. Read here for more.....
Schools warned off Microsoft deal The UK computer agency Becta is advising schools not to sign licensing agreements with Microsoft because of alleged anti-competitive practices. Read here for more.....
Apple ready to set Leopard free Leopard, the latest update of the Apple Mac operating system OS X, goes on sale on Friday. Read here for more.....
Phone cable to link China and US Work has begun on the first undersea telecommunications cable linking the US with China, Chinese press reports say. Read here for more.....
Microsoft to carry out EU ruling Microsoft has finally agreed to start complying with a European Commission 2004 anti-monopoly ruling against it. It will now give third party program developers access to information that will allow them to make systems interoperable with Windows. Read here for more.....
NHS IT time-fram ludicrously tight The NHS National Programme for IT is the largest non-military project in the world and aims to revolutionise healthcare. But the budget for the massive project was never properly explained and it was given a "ludicrously tight" time-frame a new BBC Radio 4 investigation reveals. Read here for more.....
Testing Blutooth's flexibility More and more of us are using Bluetooth, the wireless technology which lets us link up our mobile devices using low powered radio waves. Read here for more.....
Microsoft buys stake in Facebook Microsoft has paid $240m for a 1.6% stake in Facebook that values the hugely popular social networking site at $15bn. Read here for more.....
Net eBay site helps finance poor Ebay, the world's largest online auctioneer, has launched a website that allows people to invest in loans that lift people out of poverty. Read here for more.....
Family-friendly Xbox goes on sale Microsoft has released a new Xbox 360 console - dubbed The Arcade - which is aimed squarely at the family market. Read here for more.....
Virtual worlds threaten values The growing number of toy-themed virtual worlds aimed at young people risks undermining the basic human values we wish to instill in children. Read here for more.....
US panel supports China net laws A US Congress panel has backed legislation which would prevent internet companies from co-operating with authorities in China. Read here for more.....
Daily computer game boosts maths Playing a daily computer game has helped a class of primary school children improve their maths and concentration, a study says. Read here for more.....
Huge pirate music site shut down British and Dutch police have shut down a "widely-used" source of illegally-downloaded music. Read here for more.....
Net giants test web health Google and Microsoft are set to go head to head in the lucrative consumer healthcare market. In October, Microsoft launched HealthVault, a website that allows users to gather, store and share health information online, whilst Google has been talking about similar offerings. Read here for more.....