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13 May 2008“It’s lovely to see Esperanto being taken seriously on your page, but your figure of 1,000 speakers is a bit short of...   More...

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Yet another criminal nabbed by the Mac

13 May 2008Some of you may remember the story of the computer thief who was remotely photographed by the webcam from the iMac he...   More...

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UK computing students 'clueless' on security

Report points to lack of education at the most basic level   More...

Government unveils £31m telecare trial

£31m programme to study new technologies for the remote treatment of patients   More...

Details of six million Chileans posted online

Hacker claims to 'highlight poor security'   More...

RM profits plummet

Educational sector supplier reports slip in profits due to seasonal buying slowdown   More...

Northern police forces fit education laptops with tracking devices

Real time tracking will pinpoint the location of stolen laptops in the north of England   More...

Speaker blocks moves to put parliament on YouTube

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Microsoft appeals latest EC fine

Four year-old court battle reignited   More...

NHS trials remote monitoring of patients

Three-year £31m test programme aims to improve services for ageing population   More...

Microsoft to appeal EU fine

Commission says it is confident the fine is legally sound   More...

Byte Night celebrates 10th birthday

Decade of sleeping out raises over £1.5m for charity   More...

Lose data and you go to jail

Act amendments could mean jail terms for losing or trading in data   More...

FBI backs down on web gagging order

Internet Archive stands firm   More...

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