An enzyme-catalysed battery has been created that could one day run mobile phones and laptop computers on shots of vodka
Authorities in China are using computers to spam mobile phones of law-breakers until they turn themselves in — via Slashdot
CNN has effectively halted correspondent Kevin Sites’ blog at kevinsites.net
Microsoft’s Hotmail has tightened restrictions on daily outbound messages sent by subscribers, a tactic it says will help curb spam
The conflict in Iraq has spurred a wave of Web attacks from hackers expressing views about the war
John Dvorak predicts that Apple will switch to Intel processors within the next 12 to 18 months
The Los Angeles Police Department plans to install 27 wireless local area networks at police stations throughout the city in the next three months
Microsoft was forced to yank a magazine ad by the Advertising Standards Authority. In the ad they claim that their security is so tough they’ll make the hacker extinct
Caltech computer scientists announced the protocol, capable of delivering 8,609 Mbps over the Internet, using 10 simultaneous flows of data — via Slashdot
If you’re tired of having to manually deliver documents or other items within your office building, and if your building has high ceilings, good lighting, and minimal air currents, then you will inevitably reach the same conclusion Joshua Tyler of HP Labs has: An automatic helium blimp delivery service
Singapore’s Internet registry has withdrawn its trademark application for the Internet domain name of .sg, following a hostile public reaction to the unprecedented move
Microsoft warned today about a serious flaw in almost every version of its Windows software that could allow hackers to seize control of a person’s computer when victims read e-mails or visit web sites
Al Gore has been chosen to be on Apple’s board of directors. The inventor of the internet should be a valuable asset to Apple
Melbourne IT is in the news again. Customers who have registered domains with the company are receiving fake e-mails asking them to renew domains which still have a long time to go before renewal
What do you get if you give a delicate thread of spider’s silk a glassy coating — and then remove the silk by baking? The answer is ultra-thin, hollow optical fibres, which are narrow enough to carry light beams around the fastest nanoscale optical circuits
Critics charge that it is the De Beers of the Internet: an organisation that, like the diamond cartel, has created an artificial scarcity to protect a few established players. This faceless power centre is ICANN. And its actions may jeopardise the future of the Internet
Kiwi Richard Mander was one of the few who liked Clippy the Windows office assistant, and he wants to abolish the Web browser back button. If you’re an enemy of the first and a fan of the second, you should be worried: Mander advises vendors on interface design
Peace activists girding for a possible US-led war against Iraq are increasingly turning to the Web to voice their opposition and organise meetings and demonstrations against military action
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