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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Google stands by book search deal

April 30, 2009 – 11:29 am

Google stands by book search deal

Web giant Google defends its plans to digitise the world's books, as the US Department of Justice looks at the deal.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8025873.stm

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US cyber-security 'embarrassing'

April 30, 2009 – 11:29 am

US cyber-security 'embarrassing'

As President Obama prepares to go public with his review of cyber-security, industry experts weigh in with criticisms.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8023793.stm

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Second chance for French net bill

April 30, 2009 – 11:29 am

Second chance for French net bill

A controversial French bill which could disconnect people caught downloading music illegally three times returns to parliament.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8024475.stm

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Home Office 'colluded with Phorm'

April 30, 2009 – 11:29 am

Home Office 'colluded with Phorm'

The Home Office is accused of collaborating with online ad system Phorm on "informal guidance" to its legality.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8021661.stm

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Top 5 reasons to pass on Nintendo’s DSi

April 30, 2009 – 6:29 am

Nintendo’s latest handheld, the DSi, has some cool new features: A camera, bigger screens, an online store. But other than that, the DSi looks and feels a lot like the DS Lite. So here are five reasons to save your money and wait for something else.

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French lawmakers reconsider online piracy bill

April 30, 2009 – 5:42 am

French legislators reconsidered a bill Wednesday that would punish people who illegally download music and films by cutting off their Internet connections.

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Are Internet users ditching print altogether?

April 30, 2009 – 5:19 am

Sure, plenty of readers are turning more to the Web for newspaper and magazine stories, but are they giving up on print altogether?

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Study suggests doctors could add to Wikipedia

April 30, 2009 – 4:54 am

Researchers are suggesting that doctors could be spending more time writing and editing Wikipedia pages on medical topics, despite questions that have been raised about the collaborative online encyclopedia’s credibility.

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Cosmic Log: Visualizing the virus

April 30, 2009 – 4:20 am

How can one bug combine genetic material from pigs, birds and humans to become so dangerous? Get an inside look at the flu virus and the fight against it.Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: How can one bug combine genetic material from pigs, birds and humans to become so dangerous? Get an inside look at the flu virus and the fight against it.

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Routine quarantine keeps astronauts healthy

April 30, 2009 – 2:50 am

European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel, on right (with astronaut Rex Walheim) experienced space sickness during the STS-122 flight in February 2008. While no one wants to get swine flu, it would be particularly disastrous for the astronauts preparing to ride the space shuttle Discovery on May 11 for their mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.

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