Google pilots web into global slowdown By Mark Harris in Seattle published 14 May 09 Google admitted today that 14 per cent of Google users worldwide suffered poor service and interruptions.
US experts call Intel verdict protectionist By Mark Harris in Seattle published 13 May 09 American technology advocates and legal experts have condemned the EU's decision to fine Intel nearly a billion pounds for breaking anti-trust laws.
IBM debuts stream computing By Mark Harris in Seattle published 13 May 09 Technology can analyse equivalent of the entire Web in an hour
Hands on: Wolfram Alpha review By Mark Harris in Seattle published 13 May 09 The Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine will go live this week. Scientists, students and researchers will love it - the general public might wonder what all the fuss is about.
Dells bans e-waste to developing countries By Mark Harris in Seattle published 12 May 09 Dell today became the first major computer manufacturer to ban the export of non-working electronics to developing countries as part of its global policy on responsible electronics disposal.
TVs to deliver pandemic warning icons? By Mark Harris in Seattle published 12 May 09 Researchers propose high-tech monitoring and panic control system
Motorola gets Active with Moto W7 phone By Mark Harris in Seattle published 11 May 09 Can new fitness phone shake up the market?
Human brain helps crack computer challenges By Mark Harris in Seattle published 11 May 09 Engineers at Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories are using brain-inspired computing techniques to enable machines to think like humans.
Shuttle commander takes Twitter to orbit By Mark Harris in Seattle published 8 May 09 NASA astronaut Mark Polansky, commander of the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station in June, is sharing updates about his training and flight on Twitter.
US gov: Fuel cell cars still decades away By Mark Harris in Seattle published 8 May 09 The US Energy Secretary yesterday announced that the American government would not be funding any further research into hydrogen fuel cells for cars.
Microsoft Photosynth vs Google Street View By Mark Harris in Seattle published 7 May 09 Drag-and-zoom imagery integrated into Microsoft's Virtual Earth
Last.fm launches Visual Music player By Mark Harris in Seattle published 6 May 09 Lets you see what your music looks like without chemical assistance
Princeton unveils Amazon Kindle DX plan By Mark Harris in Seattle published 6 May 09 $30,000 e-textbook reader project aims to save 5000 trees
Atari retro-gamers get CRT emulator By Mark Harris in Seattle published 4 May 09 Students at Georgia Tech University have created a CRT emulator to help educate today's youngsters about the eye-bleeding, flickering hell-hole that TV gaming used to be.
Kindle e-newsreader launching this week? By Mark Harris in Seattle published 4 May 09 Amazon looks set to announce a large screen version of its Kindle ebook reader for digital newspapers this week.
Xbox forensics toolkit targets criminal gamers By Mark Harris in Seattle published 1 May 09 A digital forensics expert at Sam Houston State University in Texas is developing a forensics toolkit for the Xbox gaming console to help police find illicit hidden materials easily.
Twitter launches search for all By Mark Harris in Seattle published 30 April 09 Twitter has just launched search functionality for all public Tweets on its website.
World's fastest camera shoots 6 million fps By Mark Harris in Seattle published 30 April 09 Laser-pulse medical snapper is STEAM-powered
Disney jumps on Hulu bandwagon By Mark Harris in Seattle published 30 April 09 Takes 27% percent stake in the US streaming TV service
EFD display rewrites the ebook on colour e-ink By Mark Harris in Seattle published 29 April 09 Electrofluidic display promises full colour e-book readers soon
Microsoft's TellMe gets Windows Mobile debut By Mark Harris in Seattle published 29 April 09 Voice search software to be built in to new WM 6.5 phones
Panda puts anti-virus in the cloud By Mark Harris in Seattle published 29 April 09 Fast, free thin client can control new infections 'in minutes'
Wolfram Alpha showcased, coming soon By Mark Harris in Seattle published 28 April 09 Analytical knowledge engine to launch within 'a few weeks'
Office SP2 offers ODF and PDF support By Mark Harris in Seattle last updated 1 December 21 Microsoft promises to play better with others in future
LG exec gets jail for LCD price-fixing By Mark Harris in Seattle published 27 April 09 A high-level Korean executive from LG has agreed to plead guilty and serve a year in jail in the United States for participating in a global conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of LCD panels.