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Daily Mail launches McKinnon campaign
Wheelie-bin warriors mobilised in support of Pentagon hacker The Daily Mail has launched a high-profile campaign supporting Gary McKinnon's fight against extradition to the USA.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland… Read more »
Scientists print out super-slim battery
Power cells produced T-shirt fashion Power boffins have developed a prototype battery that’s not only lighter and thinner than existing power cells, but is produced using a printing process.… Read more »
Australia's 'answer to the velociraptor' unveiled
Our dinos are hardest in world, claim Aussies Australian media report that three "new dinosaurs" have been discovered at a "prehistoric billabong dating back 95 million years".… Case Study: WhatsUp… Read more »
'Get cameraphones out of nurseries' plea
Summer of Banning Stuff continues apace A Plymouth-based group is campaigning for an end to mobile phone cameras in nurseries - or their "better control and management". It all depends… Read more »
Kicking songwriters for fun and profit
The EFF's ringtone jihad is cynical and synthetic Comment Why are the EFF and Public Knowledge ganging up with their traditional adversaries - big telecomms companies and major record labels… Read more »
US sinks $0.5bn into electromagnetic aircraft-throwers
Great idea for new Brit carriers - if we get any The Pentagon has awarded a half-billion-dollar contract for the building of a radical new electromagnetic catapult, intended to hurl… Read more »
Snowfall on Mars? NASA's Phoenix Lander recorded it
NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander, which spent the summer in Mars' northern polar regions performing a variety of science experiments, caused quite a stir when rumors circulated that it had discovered… Read more »
Latin Best Buy surfers sprayed by drive-by download malware
¡Ay, Caramba! Hackers have invaded the Best Buy website to plant exploit code targeted at South and central American surfers.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing Read more »
Oracle waves axe in faces of 1,000 European workers - report
Arm holding Sword of Damocles getting tired Software giant Oracle is reportedly set to lay off up to 1,000 Europe-based employees.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing Read more »
Nikon Coolpix S630
Powerful zooms do not a camera make Review Some products remind you of certain things, and in the case of the Nikon Coolpix S630, it’s a banana. You can’t help… Read more »
