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Sci/Tech - Google News Telegraph.co.uk | Hands on: new Amazon Kindle review TechRadar UK There's no denying that the ebook market is one of the most burgeoning out there at the moment, with sales of ebooks overtaking sales of hardbacks and myriad devices arriving, which can take advantage of the thousands of digital ... Amazon launches two new Kindles, one with Wi-Fi only Why Business Should Embrace the $139 Kindle 2 Will Amazon Drop Kindle Price To £99? |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Nintendo game copiers 'illegal' BBC News A High Court has ruled that devices that allow gamers to play pirated video games are illegal in the UK. The ruling specifically targets a range of popular devices which can be used to store and play ... Nintendo DS R4 cartridges ruled illegal Nintendo DS: R4 banned in UK Nintendo wins case against games pirates |
 Gadget Venue (blog) | Sky Introduces 3D Channel As Price Of Cheapest 3D TV Falls To £846 ITProPortal 3D Television sets have never been so cheap and with Sky having just announced the launch of a new 3D channel in October, it's worth looking around for the most affordable 3D model on the market. Beyond Television has the popular Samsung LE40C750 model ... Sky will launch 3D service Sky set for 3D television launch Sky 3D Gets 1 October Launch Date |
 Tech Eye | Google cleared of wi-fi snooping BBC News Google did not grab "significant" personal details when collecting data from wi-fi networks, according to the UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO). The finding came after the body reviewed some of the data Google scooped up from unsecured ... UK loosens Google data noose UK privacy watchdog clears Google Wi-Fi slurp Google Wi-Fi data capture cleared by Information Commissioner |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Facebook data hoarder speaks out BBC News The man who harvested and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users has spoken out about his motives. Ron Bowes, a security consultant, used a piece of code to scan Facebook profiles, ... Personal Facebook details of 100m users published The Facebook Data Torrent Debacle: Q&A Information of Over 100 Million Facebook Users Available for Download |
 Oneindia | Giant asteroid 'heading for Earth in 2182' Telegraph.co.uk A team of experts, including some working for NASA, believes the 612-yards-wide object has a one-in-a-thousand chance of an impact 172 years from now. A report in the solar system journal, Icarus, said the odds of an earlier impact ... Giant asteroid heading for Earth Asteroid could raze London Huge asteroid on possible collision course with Earth (172 years from now) |
 Straits Times | Black Hat: ICANN says DIY DNS certification is revolution Inquirer By Inquirer staff DOMAIN OWNERS will be able to certify themselves under changes to the DNS Security Extensions system (DNSSec) that is expected to be the biggest upgrade to the Internet since the World Wide Web was introduced, according to the ... Internet gets massive security upgrade ICANN Upgrades Internet Security System ICANN Announces DNSSEC Internet Security Upgrade |
 BroadbandChoice.co.uk | UK population to be guaranteed mobile 768Kb/sec service Register The government has endorsed the plan to pass organisation of the digital dividend mega auction back to Ofcom, with universal service guarantees, and promises a new-for-old deal for the Programme Makers and ... UK Government Guarantees Weedy 0.75Mbps Mobile Broadband for 2013 Telefonica's Key Welcomes UK Mobile Spectrum Auction UK Government Announces Mobile Broadband Auction |
 New Energy Focus | Energy policy: Efficiency drive The Economist ALTHOUGH Britain's energy companies are no longer nationalised industries, they are still, to some extent, arms of the Treasury. When the government decides on a way to make Britain greener-such as joining the European emissions-trading scheme, ... Energy saving efforts 'face funding turning point' Detailed 2009 renewable energy statistics published Taxpayer 'could be punished for failing to reach energy targets' |
 TopNews United Kingdom (blog) | Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 Unofficial ROM Released ITProPortal Android 2.2, codenamed Froyo, has been made available for Samsung's Galaxy S smartphone by way of an unofficial ROM or firmware update. The Android 2.2 update for the Galaxy S is said to be stable, but still contains a few bugs including crashes, ... Android 2.2 Froyo for UK's Galaxy S in Late September Samsung Galaxy Apollo i5800 Android 2.2 Rom leaked for Samsung Galaxy S |
