Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Colour Barcode System to Hit DVDs, Xbox 360 Games

Apr 19th 07 | General
A colour barcode system holding more data than current codes will find its way onto DVDs later this year. The four...

YouTube Outsmarted by 15 Year-old

Apr 17th 07 | General
A teenager managed to outsmart YouTube by sending DMCA notice that forced the video sharing giant to take down hundreds...

Adobe Media Player Unveiled - Next Gen Internet Video Solution

Apr 16th 07 | General
Adobe Media Player Enables Distribution, Viewing and Monetization of Video Content Adobe Systems Incorporated today...

Braille Converter Eases Web Use

Apr 12th 07 | General
RoboBraille, a free service that provides automatic Braille conversion, is proving popular despite still being in test...

‘First Nerd in Space’ Ready for Lift-off

Apr 6th 07 | General
A 58-year-old software engineer is set to become the fifth ever space tourist when he blasts off on board a Russian Soyuz...

High-speed Web Boost for Africa

Apr 5th 07 | General
Kenya, Burundi and Madagascar have secured $164.5m (£83.3m) from the World Bank to help roll-out high-speed internet...

Google Lets Users Create Own Maps with MyMaps

Apr 5th 07 | General
Google Inc. is out to make map-making simpler, giving away tools for ordinary users to pinpoint locations, draw routes and...

Engineers Unveil China Moon Rover

Apr 3rd 07 | General
Chinese scientists have shown off a prototype Moon rover that could lead to the country’s first unmanned mission to...

Serenity Named Top Sci-fi Movie

Apr 2nd 07 | General
Space thriller Serenity has beaten Star Wars to the title of best sci-fi movie in an SFX magazine poll of 3,000...

Portugal Opens 11-MW Solar Power Plant

Apr 2nd 07 | General
Portugal is doing its part to invest in renewable energy with the dedication of a new 11-megawatt (MW) solar plant. The...