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ICT in the news - w/c 8th September 2008

No aid for next-gen network firms There is no need to use public money to bankroll next-generation broadband in the UK, says a report. Read here for more.....
Japan tops world broadband study Only Japan has the broadband quality to cope with next-generation internet applications, a new study has revealed. Read here for more.....
UK prepares for faster broadband The government is to unveil findings from a long-awaited review of the UK's broadband services. Read here for more.....
Hi-tech future for ancient Roman town Technology is often employed to bring exhibitions to life, but as David Reid found out, one museum has gone one step further by using it to replace all its displays. The Virtual Museum of Archaeology (or MAV), which opened this summer, is based on the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum and is sited 100 metres from the ruins of the former settlement Read here for more.....
Models reveal 'geology of Games' Decades of geological data are being used to produce 3D computer models of what lies beneath the proposed sites for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Read here for more.....
Seabed archaeology goes virtual People will soon be able to operate their own virtual submersibles to explore hidden treasures at deep underwater archaeological sites. Read here for more.....
BBC iPlayer offered on Nokia N96 Users of the Nokia N96 are to be among the first with the ability to run the BBC's iPlayer on their mobile phones. Read here for more.....
Parents 'want texts from schools' Many parents would like school reports on their children's performance texted or e-mailed, a survey says. Read here for more.....
Africans to gain from web plan Google is helping develop a system to bring high-speed internet connections to three billion people developing countries in Africa and elsewhere. Read here for more.....
Facebook imposes site facelift Facebook's facelift will become permanent for all its 100 million users, like it or not. Read here for more.....
Classical download launches Classical music lovers in the UK will now be able to download their favourite works from the web, thanks to a new resource launched today. Read here for more.....
Apple unveils thinnest iPod yet The fourth generation Nano was launched at a US press conference by Apple chief Steve Jobs, who announced new shuffle and library features. Read here for more.....
Laptop unveils all day computing Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world's largest computer company, has developed a new generation of laptops with a 24-hour battery life. Read here for more.....
Breaking the ice A new radar satellite imaging system is helping ships navigate safely through sea ice in one of the planet's last great wildernesses, Antarctica. Read here for more.....
The web's future is a village Despite the desire to have the world of information at our fingertips and a social networking page that boasts of hundreds of so-called "friends", the reality is very different. Read here for more.....
New Marillion album free to share Rock group Marillion are to make their new album available as a free download through file-sharing websites. Read here for more.....
Google to dump user data earlier Google is to halve the amount of time it stores users' personal search data in response to continued pressure from the EU over its privacy policy. Read here for more.....
Copyright row dogs Spore release Hundreds of people have complained about the copyright protecting system on the long-awaited game Spore. Read here for more.....
Bletchley give £57,000 donation A bid to save Britain's computing heritage has been given a $100,000 (£57,000) boost by a joint donation from US hi-tech firms IBM and PGP. Read here for more.....
Troop manoeuvres left in club The discovery at a Cornish nightclub of a computer memory stick with details of troop movements on it is being probed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Read here for more.....
Old newspapers get online launch A new initiative to bring old newspapers that pre-date the digital age to the web has been launched by the search giant Google. Read here for more.....