ICT in the news - w/c 28th August 2006

Google makes novels free to print

Search engine Google plans to offer consumers the chance to download and print classic novels free of charge.

 

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Hackers grab AT&T customer data

Hackers have obtained the credit card details of almost 19,000 online shoppers from telecoms giant AT&T.

 

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Net browser promises private surf

A web browser that leaves no trace of a user's online surfing habits on their computer has been released

 

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Norwich pioneers free city wi-fi

Norwich is pioneering a free wi-fi project which covers three sectors of the UK city and its centre.

 

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Outrage at Zimbabwe bugging plan

Zimbabwe's opposition and civil society groups have expressed anger at a proposed law to monitor communications.

 

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Mobile phones allowed on Ryanair

Ryanair has announced a deal that will let its passengers make calls on mobile phones and use handheld devices such as Blackberries whilst in flight.

 

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'Chatty' George talks himself up

George is a chat robot, or chatbot, whose descendants may become familiar faces in interactive entertainment systems, his creators claim.

 

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Innovators seek greener PC future

In today's world, used PCs are either turned into landfill, put into storage, re-used or recycled.

 

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Real world tests for net calling

Internet telephony is changing the way people communicate. But is the technology ready for the mass market yet?

 

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