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Multi-core processing

Before multi-core, the PC was a sequential machine that executed a set series of tasks - much like a flow chart. The thinking behind multi-core is relatively simple, following the principle that two heads (or four, or 32, or 64) are better than one.

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You can run ... but can you hide?

As the CCTV capital of the world and with more data being held on us than ever before, Britain has been called a surveillance society.

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Saving lives in a virtual world

Paramedic students at St George's Hospital, University of London and Kingston University use Second Life to aid their learning. In the virtual world they can treat patients by checking a pulse, dressing wounds and administering drugs.

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Award for surgical imaging system

A new imaging programme which could help transform the treatment of facial surgery, burns, and orthodontics has won a top innovation award. The DI3D system produces life-like 3D images on a computer from photographs.

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Microsoft to battle in the clouds

Microsoft has unveiled a cloud computing service, in which data and applications will not be stored on individuals' computers. The new platform, dubbed Windows Azure, was announced at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles

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MS offers peek through Windows 7

Microsoft has unveiled the latest version of its Windows operating system. It promised that it will deliver a better experience for users when it arrives sometime late next year.

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Cambridge students 'plagiarising'

Almost half of students admitted to plagiarism in a poll carried out by a students' newspaper at the University of Cambridge. The Varsity newspaper reported that students admitted to copying material found on the internet and submitting it as their own.

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How biometrics could change security

As the name implies biometrics is all about using a measurable biological characteristic, such as a fingerprint or iris pattern, to identify an individual. And the field is not confined to gross physical characteristics such as facial features, more subtle measures - such as the way a person walks - can also be used to identify individuals.

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New twist in prize draw scams

Victims of a prize draw scam are being unwittingly groomed as money launderers for other victims' savings, says a national watchdog.

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Cybercrime wave sweeping Britain

Cybercrime in the UK rose by more than 9% in 2007, according to a new report. Online identity firm Garlik's cybercrime report claims that more than 3.5 million online crimes were committed in the UK last year.

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Trojan virus steals banking info

The details of about 500,000 online bank accounts and credit and debit cards have been stolen by a virus described as "one of the most advanced pieces of crimeware ever created".

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Microsoft, Yahoo partner on scams

Microsoft and Yahoo have teamed up with Western Union and the African Development Bank to combat the nuisance of hoax lottery emails.

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Alarm raised on teenage hackers

Increasing numbers of teenagers are starting to dabble in hi-tech crime, say experts. Computer security professionals say many net forums are populated by teenagers swapping credit card numbers, phishing kits and hacking tips.

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Boost for easier web login plans

A scheme to allow people to use one name and password on lots of different websites has got a boost from Google and Microsoft. The two tech giants have unveiled plans that will sign-up their users into the Open ID scheme.

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Google strikes book search deal

Google's reach into the world's libraries looks more assured following a deal struck today. The agreement with the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers will resolve a number of lawsuits from the last three years

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Bosses 'ignore toxic data risk'

Bosses must stop leaving data security to the "IT boys" and other staff and take responsibility themselves, the UK's information watchdog has said.

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Bosses 'should embrace Facebook'

Companies should not dismiss staff who use social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo at work as merely time-wasters, a Demos study suggests.

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Tech giants in human rights deal

Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have signed a global code of conduct promising to offer better protection for online free speech and against official intrusion.

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E-mail error ends up on road sign

When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed. Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated".

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Games firms 'catching non-gamers'

Games firms are accusing innocent people of file-sharing as they crack down on pirates, a Which? Computing investigation has claimed.

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US Army warns of Twitter danger

US intelligence agencies are worried that terrorists might start to use new communication technologies like the blogging site Twitter to plan and organise attacks.

A draft of a US Army report posted on the internet identifies a number of mobile and web technologies that could be used in the future.

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Games ratings row gets colourful

The video games consortium Elspa has proposed a solution to the ongoing games ratings controversy.

Elspa supports a 'traffic-light'-type system as part of its voluntary ratings code that it says is more effective.

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A history lesson in vide games

The UK's first official national video game archive has been launched in a bid to preserve the history of gaming.

The archive has been set up in partnership between Nottingham Trent University and the National Media Museum in Bradford in the north of England.

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