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ICT in the news - w/c 20th April 2009
Satellite tracking for school busParents in North Wales will be able to use satellite tracking to check their children are on the school bus, as part of a new pilot project. |
Adobe Flash secures set-top dealAdobe has secured a deal to put its Flash software into many of the chips that go inside TVs and set-top boxes |
Botnet 'ensnares government PCs'Almost two million PCs globally, including machines inside UK and US government departments, have been taken over by malicious hackers. |
Call to rally against cyber crimeSecurity professionals are being called on to band together to fight the highly organised cyber criminals of the world. |
Simulated brain closer to thoughA detailed simulation of a small region of a brain built molecule by molecule has been constructed and has recreated experimental results from real brains. |
UN puts global trasures onlineA website offering free access to rare manuscripts, books, films and maps from around the world is being launched by the UN's cultural agency. |
Afghan blog brings soldier fameA blogging soldier is bringing home the realities of life in a combat zone through a series of regular messages to his hometown pub. |
Recession-hit UK 'fears ID theft'Nearly three-quarters of UK consumers think that they are at greater risk of identity theft and credit card fraud as a result of the world financial crisis. |
CCTV scheme to cut NHS violenceA year-long trial aimed at cutting physical and verbal attacks on Welsh health staff has been announced. |
'ill' worker fired over FacebookA Swiss woman has lost her job after her employers spotted she was using the Facebook website when she had claimed to be too ill to use a computer. |
Facebook users say yes to changeFacebook users have voted to back changes which give them control over data and content they post on the site. |
Magistrate resigns in Twitter rowA magistrate has resigned from the bench following a complaint about his use of the Twitter network. |
Google rolls out search changesGoogle has launched two experimental products it hopes will change the way users search for pictures and news. |
US internet executives visit IraqExecutives from leading internet companies such as Google, YouTube and Twitter are visiting Iraq this week. |
Beyonce laughs off internet hoaxUS singer Beyonce Knowles has laughed off a hoax recording on the internet which was tampered with to make her singing sound off-key. |
Virtual worlds and web 'merging'"You take one avatar and you cross multiple virtual worlds… that is going to be a really powerful and important part of the virtual world future," predicted Mark Kingdon, the boss of Second Life. |
Giant leap looms for mobile bugsThe widespread outbreak of mobile phone viruses will occur when a sufficient number of them share an operating system (OS), according to researchers. |
Doctors welcome malaria microchipScientists from Glasgow University claim they have created a device which can detect malaria within minutes. |
US ramps up cybersecurity focusThe White House should take direct control of US cybersecurity, the woman tipped to be President Obama's net security Czar has said. |
Yahoo pulls the plug on GeoCitiesYahoo is to close its personal web hosting site GeoCities later this year. |
Internet bank thief avoids jailAn opportunistic thief who stole £14,000 from a woman's bank account after she failed to log out of a public computer has avoided a jail term. |
All clear for Google Street ViewGoogle's Street View technology carries a small risk of privacy invasion but should not be stopped, the UK's Information Commissioner has ruled. |
Policing the dark side of the netThe BBC goes behind the scenes at the Internet Watch Foundation to see how its researchers cope with the psychologically demanding job of policing sites peddling images of child abuse. |
Government backs 2Mbps broadbandThe UK government has signalled its commitment to ensuring everyone in the country has access to broadband speeds of two megabit per second by 2012. |
Cash prize to design secure phoneThe Design Council is offering £400,000 for designers to develop new ways of securing mobile phone handsets. |
BBC iPlayer goes high definitionThe BBC's iPlayer is to start offering high definition (HD) streams and downloads of some programmes. |
Fears over web health revolutionConcerns have been raised about the use of the internet and new technologies to revolutionise health care. |
Internet drug warning after deathA coroner has warned about the dangers of buying prescription drugs over the internet after the death of a 22-year-old woman from an overdose. |
Is the mobile web coming of age?The strategies of companies ranging from Google to Microsoft and from Apple to Yahoo suggest they believe the future of the internet lies in mobile phones - but many in the industry believe the mobile web is still a long way from realising its potential. |
Slow start for Nokia's music planNokia's all-inclusive Comes With Music mobile service has been much slower to attract UK consumers than expected, according to an industry consultancy. |
Guide dog GPS device up for awardA mature student inventor has developed a satellite navigation system for guide dogs that he hopes will allow blind people to step out in new directions. |
Ask brings back butler JeevesSearch engine Ask is reverting to its original name, Ask Jeeves, as it reintroduces the iconic fictional butler into its corporate branding. |
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