T-mobiles Google phones tariffs revealed
The first Google-powered phone, the T-Mobile G1, will hit British shelves on October 30, ready to do battle with the iPhone and other new touchscreen devices in the run up to Christmas.
25,000 British customers have pre-registered their interest in the G1, the first to run on Android, Google’s new operating system for mobile phones, after [...]
Car makers are working with game designers
Car manufacturers have long seen driving video games as little more than a source of revenue. While they beg Hollywood to use their vehicles in blockbuster films - and in some cases pay millions of dollars for the privilege - when it comes to gaming it’s the other way around: games companies must pay royalties [...]
Mobile phones set to take on Taleban propaganda in Afghanistan
A plan to use mobile phones to combat Taleban propaganda in Afghanistan is being considered by the UK Government.
Mobile phones would be distributed by non-governmental organisations to Afghans so that they could make and share their own videos to contradict the prevailing Taleban message, according to a BBC report.
Anti-Western films already circulate on Afghanistan’s estimated [...]
Phishing scam boom with bank in turmoil
Hi-tech fraudsters are taking advantage of the global financial turmoil, say governments and security experts.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning saying phishing gangs were using the turmoil to extract valuable information from consumers.
A UK parliamentary group said it expected a move away from ID theft towards attacks on account holders.
The news comes [...]
Unbreakable Quantum Encryption Unveiled
ultimate secrecy has moved a step closer with the unveiling of the first computer network protected by unbreakable quantum encryption at a scientific conference in Vienna.
The network connects six locations across Vienna and in the nearby town of St Poelten, using 200 km of standard commercial fibre optic cables.
Quantum cryptography is completely different from the [...]
Virtual Reality getting closer
If you are walking with orcs in the World of Warcraft or setting up a business on planet Calypso, the real world is probably very far from your mind.
But for attendees at the Virtual Worlds Forum in London this week, the question of how to bridge the gap with the real world is a very [...]
Parental Controls on Cars
Cars could soon come with parental controls settings that could limit what younger drivers can do with a vehicle.
The Mykey system developed by Ford, can limit a car’s top speed, how loud a stereo can be and sounds warnings if seatbelts are not being worn.
Ford will introduce the controls on US makes of car that [...]
Google G-Phone going toe to toe with Iphone 3G
It may not knock the iPhone off its throne just yet, but the new T-Mobile G1 could finally give the reigning champion of smart phones some much-needed competition.
During a news conference Tuesday, Google and T-Mobile executives unveiled the highly anticipated “Google-powered” phone and revealed that the HTC-manufactured G1 would go on sale Oct. 22 [...]
Google Turns 10
As Google prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary the company has an eye on its future and declared that for web users “the best is yet to come”.
“Internet search has just gotten started,” Marissa Mayer, Google’s head of search products, told the BBC.
“The best search engine would be your friend, with a photographic memory about [...]
Ultrasonic Waves and Computers
The power of ultrasonic waves has been harnessed to produce “virtual” objects in mid-air.
The field of haptics which is integrating computing with the sense of touch, has been around for some time but has required gloves or mechanical devices to impart a sense of feeling.
But now, a team of Japanese researchers has developed a system [...]