The Supreme Court’s decisive ruling to uphold a law extending copyrights for 20 years will force public-domain advocates to compete ever more fiercely with the powerful entertainment lobby
An aerospace company is proposing to deploy what it calls a space sheepdog
to usher space junk safely out of orbit. It could even put the junk’s spare momentum to good use
In a case that underscores the increasing importance search rankings have on business, Google Technologies is fighting to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it purposely devalued the search rankings of online advertising network Search King
Hackers from around the world will converge on MIT on Friday to swap intelligence and marshal their collective brainpower for the fight against a seemingly indomitable opponent — spam
Local ISPs have doused reported attempts by a US digital copyright solutions company to force them to terminate the Internet contracts of customers suspected of breaching copyright rules
PalmSource has decided to stop using Graffiti for text input in all future versions of its operating system. Instead, it will switch to using a version of CIC’s Jot recognition system, which will be called Graffiti 2
XWebs, a web browser said to least quadruple surfing speeds has won the top prize at an Irish exhibition for young scientists
HanaHo Games are considering creating a set-top system that would run the MAME emulator and allow the user to play their collection of ROMS on a telly — via Slashdot
For anybody into building their own computers, Lope Computer have an interesting case design. Their t-shaped case is claimed to end cable clutter and have very good airflow
A personal flying machine originally developed for the military that straps on an individual’s back and allows them to fly around for over two hours at a time. The prototype is now up for auction on eBay. The only catch — you have to agree not to operate the vehicle if you purchase it — Slashdot
The Bar Monkey is a bar built around a 486 running Linux that can dispense an 8 ounce mixed drink in under 10 seconds. It uses a Matrix Orbital Serial LCD panel with a keypad built into the bar surface for user input. Three Harvey Mudd College students built the bar in their spare time last semester. The bar holds 16 ingredients with which it can currently mix 188 drinks stored in its drink database. Total project cost: US$235
Bob Cringely takes a look at how Apple is thumbing its nose at Microsoft, and Apple’s new Safari browser is just the tip of the iceberg
OzEmail users have been unable to send e-mail to Excite addresses for some time now, according to users, and OzEmail itself is puzzled as to why Excite has been blocking mail
GeoURL is a location-to-URL reverse directory and it will allow you to find URLs by their proximity to a given location
Printer maker Lexmark has found an unusual weapon to thwart rivals from selling replacement toner cartridges: the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Some of those controversial proposals dealing with spam, copyright and Internet taxes will resurface now that the 108th Congress has begun — and some stand a better chance of becoming law
The Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards has announced that it has taken on the task of improving on the omnipresent URL, or Web address, to give developers a cleaner way to design and locate Web services
How do you print a light bulb? John Canny, an engineer at the University of California in Berkeley and his team are developing an ink-jet printing technology that will use polymers to print fully assembled electric and electronic gadgets in one go
A Norwegian court has acquitted a teenager accused by US entertainment groups of creating tools for hackers. The court acquitted Jon Johansen on all charges and said he did not break the law when he created a system that could remove copy protection on DVDs
The web site of the Recording Industry Association of America, one of the most unpopular lobby groups on the Internet, was defaced last week for the fifth time in a year
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