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  • US reaches Net detente with UN

    The Bush administration and its critics at a United Nations summit in Tunisia have inked a broad agreement on global Internet management that will preclude any dramatic showdown this week.

  • Biometrics rollout complete for UK airports

    Iris-based biometric technology has been rolled out to the last airport in the UK government's program to tighten immigration security.

  • Four UK men accused of AU$475m bank heist

    Four British men -- including a man believed to be a lord -- have been accused of trying to steal around AU$475.47 million by hacking into a Japanese bank's computer system, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) said over the weekend.

  • UK plans to stop illegal downloads

    Britain is set to crack down on people who illegally download films and music from the internet, with a plan to cut them off if they break the law.

  • UK government in massive personal data loss

    The UK government has admitted that its Revenue & Customs department has lost the details of 25 million individuals after two disks went missing in the mail.

Features and Case Studies (27)

  • Real-life internet scammers dissected

    Listen to audio recordings of conversations with real-life internet scammers in this guide to their history and recent activities.

  • Facebook: The Google of social networks?

    Since lifting its university-only restrictions in September 2006, Facebook has become the poster child for social networks and attracted more than 65 million users. But will it survive 'the next big thing'?

  • Mobile: Skype hungry for next frontier

    Skype sees the mobile market as the next frontier for its service, but economic realities in the voice market -- coupled with mobile operators who feel threatened by Skype -- could put the kibosh on large-scale adoption for some time to come.

  • Why you should (and shouldn't) upgrade to Vista

    There are plenty of reasons to upgrade to Windows Vista and there are also plenty of reasons not to. Here's a look at 10 reasons why you should upgrade to Windows Vista ... and 10 reasons why you shouldn't.

  • Flaw bugs Office 2000 customers

    A software slipup in Microsoft's latest update to Office 2000 results in the application repeatedly asking some customers to register the program.

Reviews (13)

  • Samsung Omnia

    Although there are some design quirks, the Samsung Omnia promises to be a solid alternative to Apple's iPhone.

  • Zoo tracks children with Bluetooth tags

    Denmark's Aalborg Zoo is setting up a system that lets parents use their cell phones to keep tabs on their children's whereabouts.

  • How MS has beefed up Office XP security?

    It seems Microsoft is paying more attention to security these days. And while Office XP is more secure than its predecessors, it offers some of the same old security options we've seen before, packaged as though they were new. Even so, Microsoft appears to be heading in the right direction.

  • This is a recording

    You think spam techniques are driving you mad now... just take a look at what's in store.

  • Radiation buster

    Fancy a mobile phone that splits into two but maintains connectivity wirelessly via Bluetooth?

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