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UK Data Breach Could Cost $500 Million

A survey assesses the cost of data lost on two CDs.

88% of Brit Connections Are Broadband

Broadband connections in Britain continue to increase, with almost 9 out of 10 now broadband.

British Police Demand Encryption Codes

The British police have used new powers to demand encryption codes in order to access data on the computers of animal rights activists.

Massive UK Data Breach – By The Government

British government loses the details of 25 million people on two computer discs.

I Want My Avot mV

Startup launches service to let mobile viewers watch videos from video-sharing sites.

80GB Zune Sells Out

The Zune is becoming the media player hit of the holiday season.

Second Life Climate Change Conference

A virtual climate change conference on Second Life draws attention to the effect on small islands.

Vonage Owes $120 Million

Vonage is ordered to pay Verizon $120 million in damages.

Geek Beats Colossus

An amateur cryptographer deciphered a coded message faster than the WWII Colossus computer.

Beatles Online Next Year

The catalogue of the Fabs will be available for legal download in ’08, McCartney says.

Texting For Pizza

Papa John’s has debuted a new service where you can order your pizza via text.

Ghostbuster Game In ‘08

The movie is set to become a major game next year, bringing back the original stars.

Govt. Rapped Over Data Protection

A British visa site left data open to intruders, an investigation finds.

Internet Beats TV For Young Europeans

A new study shows that young Europeans prefer going online to watching TV.

CNN Goes Second Life

The news channel opens an I-Report hub in Second Life, going very Web 2.0.

EU Probes Google Deal

The Eu Commission has joined the Federal Trade Commission in investigating Google’s acquisition of Doubleclick.

Yahoo China Lawsuit Settled

Yahoo has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it by Human Rights USA regarding information that led to the jailing of two Chinese dissidents.

Britain Launches Online Safety Campaign

Britain is trying to make sure people don’t give too much information online and learn how to keep wireless networks secure.

National Consumer Week And Distance Buying

The annual event tries to make consumers aware of their rights when buying online.

Employers Fire Social Networkers

Misuse of the Internet has led to a number of sackings and reprimands among public sector employees in the UK.

Russian Hackers Vanish

The Russian criminal hacking group, RBN, seems to have shut up shop, leaving people wondering where they’ll surface again.

Salesforce.com Admits Phishing Hit

The company admits that phishers hit customer database.

MP Website Award Winners

Welsh MP judged to have best site.

Intel Intros Penryn Processors

Intel brings in a 45 nm chip that holds 820 million transistors.

Free Rice Passes One Billion Grains

Internet vocabulary game brings food to the hungry.

Revolution Vs. Paypal

A new service is taking on Paypal at its own game – and charging less.

Alicia Keyes’ MySpace Hacked

A page hack against Alicia Keyes is indicative of increased attacks on MySpace pages.

iPhone Mania Hits Britain

As the iPhone goes on sale today, queues form – and fakes hit the market.
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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Review

The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin iPod speaker system demands respect, and your attention with it's awe-inspiring design.

Prince Threatens Fan Sites

The pop star is threatening legal action against fan sites that don’t remove pictures and lyrics.

Google Goes Unleaded

Google has teamed with fuel supplier Gilbarco Veeder-Root to have Google Maps directly at the pump.

HP To Stop Making Digital Cameras

HP will find another manufacturer to license the brand as it focuses on Print 2.0 instead.

World Community Grid Helps Cancer Fight

Canadian cancer researchers will be using massive computer power in attempt to compress the time of their research.

Alibaba IPO Soars

Chinese portal roars out of the blocks on its IPO in Hong Kong.