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Up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives.

Divide on games industry ratings
08 07 2008 A row develops between the games industry and the UK's content classifiers over who should regulate video games.

MEPs back contested telecoms plan
08 07 2008 European politicians vote in favour of changes to a telecoms law which campaigners say could hit online privacy.

Online risk due to browser flaws
08 07 2008 Almost half of net users are at risk because their browsers have not been updated to the latest version, says a study.

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Google Ventures Into Virtual Reality With ‘Lively’
09 07 2008 Google debuted a free service Tuesday in which three-dimensional software enables people to congregate in fantasy rooms and other computer-manufactured versions of real life.

Advice From Strangers
08 07 2008 Word of mouse is the latest trend in online travel planning, and a variety of corporate travel companies are setting up networking sites in hopes of becoming the Facebook of corporate travel.

Loan Pains Turned Site Into a Hit
08 07 2008 The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter, a Web site, is gleefully tallying the number of lenders that run into trouble.

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The Economist / Science and technology / News

A balance of risk
03 07 2008 Pesticides keep food edible and cheap. On the other hand they are, by definition, poisonous. Europe's legislators thus face a dilemma WHAT is the difference between risk and hazard? Quite a lot, it seems, if you make or use pesticides. Everybody hates them (dangerous, unnatural things). But everybody likes their benefits (cheap and unblemished food). Sensibly regulating their manufacture and use is thus a minefield--but one that Europe's politicians and bureaucrats are now attempting to cross without getting blown up. The difference between hazard and risk, in this context, is that hazard is something you measure in a laboratory by finding out how much of a substance you need to kill or injure an experimental animal. Risk is something you measure in the real world. Risk depends not just on how toxic a chemical is, but on how it is actually used, how much of it is used and how often it is used. At the moment, Europe's rules on pesticides are based on risk. However, a piece of legislation regulating plant-protection products, which is awaiting its final reading in the European Parliament later this year, will shift the basis of the law towards an assessment of hazard. ...

Up the garden path
03 07 2008 The latest results in the search for Martians "SPIT on the desert and a flower grows." That, at least, is the proverb on Earth. On Mars, however, you might hope for asparagus, green beans and turnips if the latest results from Phoenix are to be believed. An analysis carried out by the probe, which landed on May 25th, suggests the local regolith (the crushed rock that passes for soil on Mars) is slightly alkaline--which such vegetables prefer. That is a surprise. The regolith was expected to be very acid--probably too acid even for crops such as peanuts, potatoes and carrots that like their soils with low pH. Of course, no one is really interested in what crops could grow in it. If people ever do live on Mars they will rely on hydroponic farms for food. The actual question that hangs over every result from Mars is "what does it say about the chances of there being Martians?" ...

Of sommeliers and stomachs
03 07 2008 Red wine exercises its benefits before it enters the bloodstream FINE food sings on the palate, but pairing it with the right wine creates a chorus. Among those in the know, the plum, chocolate and spice flavours of Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, Pinot Noirs and Sangioveses best accentuate the rich flavours of red meats. Now, however, a group of researchers led by Joseph Kanner of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has discovered that pairing red wines like these with red meat appears to be more than just a matter of taste. If the two mix in the stomach, compounds in the wine thwart the formation of harmful chemicals that are released when meat is digested. The idea that red wine is actually good for your health is irresistible to the average tippler. But it appears to be true. In particular, red wines are rich in polyphenols, a group of powerful antioxidants that are thought to protect against cancer and heart disease by destroying molecules that would otherwise damage cells. How the polyphenols in wine exercise their beneficial effects, though, has been mysterious. That is because they do not seem to travel in any quantity from the stomach into the bloodstream. ...

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Microsoft may renew Yahoo! deal if board departs
08 07 2008 Microsoft will renew takeover talks with Yahoo! if the search engine group’s board is replaced at next month’s annual meeting.

O2 website crashes under 3G iPhone demand
08 07 2008 Mousetrap: iPhone hippies queue for Apples

O2 website crashes under 3G iPhone demand
07 07 2008 O2 customers determined to get their hands on Apple's new 3G iPhone caused the network's website to crash this morning as they rushed to pre-order the new device.

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Time magazine / Business and technology

Web-Savvy Homeowners vs. Landmen
08 07 2008

No need to beware of modern-day Daniel Plainviews. Thanks to the Internet, soccer moms and dairy farmers are now savvy negotiators when the energy companies come calling

The Weather Channel's Real Worth
08 07 2008

NBC Universal is acquiring the popular TV and web franchise for a hefty $3.5 billion, but the forecast for the deal is anything but clear

What the Weather Channel's Really Worth
08 07 2008

NBC Universal is acquiring the popular TV and web franchise for a hefty $3.5 billion, but the forecast for the deal is anything but clear

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Microsoft prices services for the email-poor
09 07 2008

No hands, new blinkers

Microsoft is targeting the email disenfranchised with a suite of cut-down email and online collaboration services priced at $3 per user a month.…

Google evaporates Docs and Spreadsheets cloud
09 07 2008

Try again in 30 seconds. Or an hour

Updated Google's Docs and Spreadsheets disappeared today for close to an hour, proving that the world's largest search engine is a long way from perfecting the art of online business applications.…

Jobs bars 3G Jesus Phone sales at Canuck Apple Stores
09 07 2008

Rare moment of over-charging concern for CEO

On Friday, the 3G Jesus Phone makes its debut in 22 countries across the globe, including Canada. But you can't buy one from a Canadian Apple Store.…

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Wired Magazine / Gadgets / News

Exclusive: Sneak Peek at the 3G iPhone OS
09 07 2008 The 3G iPhone may not be launching until Friday, but we've got an early preview of the OS now. Loaded onto a first-gen iPhone, the 3G operating system shows us some surprises in GPS tech, address book navigation and push e-mail.

Bereaved Dad Creates Bomb-Defusing Robot
06 07 2008 After the death of his 20-year-old son in Iraq, Brian Hart founds a company that develops rugged, relatively inexpensive robotic vehicles, resembling small dune buggies, to disable car bombs and roadside explosives before they detonate in hot spots like Iraq and Afghanistan.

From Foldup Kayaks to Swim Goggles, Wired Reviews the Hottest Summer Gear
04 07 2008 Our blowout Summer Test gadget reviews have something for everyone from lightweight tents, folding bikes and GPS navigators to tricked-out training watches and pro-quality swim goggles.

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Megite Technology News

Microsoft preps pay-as-you-go Web apps for business
09 07 2008

Microsoft detailed on Tuesday its road map and pricing for Web-based software suites built for big companies and growing businesses. Enabling telecommuting, which many employers and workers increasingly favor, is likely to be a selling point for the productivity and "deskless worker" tools within the Microsoft Online Services lineup. The ... (Read on Source)

Spat with Rogers leaves Canadian Apple stores without iPhones
09 07 2008

Apple, disgusted with Rogers Wireless for dumping egregious service plans on would-be iPhone 3G buyers, has decided that its Canadian retail stores will have no part in helping the carrier market the new handset to customers, AppleInsider has learned. (Read on Source)

GameStop's Leaked Xbox 360 Price Drop Info
09 07 2008

Just in case all of those retailer circulars from Best Buy , KMart , et al, wasn't enough proof of an Xbox 360 price drop coming on Sunday, here's one more tidbit of proof. A GameStop employee has sent us cell pics of the internal announcement for the coming Xbox 360 Pro price drop announcement. They also included pics of the shelf art all of ... (Read on Source)

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Digital Communities / Magazine / Features


Information technology (IT) case studies, applications, news and best practices by and for international, state, city and county government.

E-Waste Spreads Toxic Trash Throughout Developing World
23 06 2008 Obsolete electronics cause environmental problems in poor nations.

If It Was Up To Me
20 06 2008 The Digital Communities program has created and organized a community of peers and potential partners to help and advise those seeking to use technology to initiate change and improvement for their residents.

E-Waste is a Growing Problem for CIOs
29 05 2008 Recycling efforts rely on states, localities and manufacturers due to federal government inaction.

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New York Times / Bits / Web log

Ad-Targeting Companies and Critics Prepare for Senate Scrutiny
09 07 2008 The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday to look at the policy issues raised by advertising that is targeted to the online behavior of Internet users. Some of the participants are trying to bolster their positions in advance.The hottest topic will be proposed systems by which Internet service providers can watch users and [...]

Great Photo on Flickr? Getty Images Might Pay You For It
09 07 2008 In a partnership with Yahoo's Flickr, Getty Images will comb through the photo-sharing site to find images that can be marketed and licensed. It will share licensing fees with the photographers.

One Video Game Union Is Celebrated, While Another Struggles to Get to the Altar
09 07 2008 Activision shareholders approved the company's merger with Vivendi's Blizzard Entertainment Tuesday, as Electronic Arts started federal antitrust review of its hostile offer for Take Two Interactive.

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