Some people see baldness as a big issue. Not Bill Gates, and not because he has hair. "Malaria kills 1 million people a year; baldness hasn't killed anyone yet," he said last week, telling the young minds at the University of Chicago that our priorities need a fresh look. "Less than 10 percent of the money spent on curing baldness is spent on fighting malaria."
Via Technewsworld | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:39
A virtual desktop aimed at users who access the web via cybercafes is attracting interest from organisations set up to bridge the digital divide
Offered by Luxembourg-based start-up Jooce, it is being billed as a way of personalising any computer.
Via Technology [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:37
If the 2006 online video market was still in the traffic-building stage, 2007 marked the beginning of the monetization stage. This new media platform engages a prime audience group for marketers. Online publishers and their technology partners large and small were pressed hard in the last few years by these marketers for quality ad inventory, flexible ad serving technologies, and efficient ad management tools.
Via Technewsworld | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:34
Give office workers familiar with the Microsoft XP operating system an opportunity to try the same navigational tasks at a Linux-based desktop. Then step back and wait for the reaction. First will come the surprised look. Then questions like "where did the command line go?" will soon follow.
Via Technewsworld | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:34
Telecom and internet firms will soon have to stop levying extra charges that the regulator Ofcom says are unfair. The regulator is responding to complaints about additional charges for paying bills by cheque or cash, ending contracts early or paying bills late.
Via Technology [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:30
A web browser that gave many people their first experience of the web is set to disappear. Netscape Navigator, now owned by AOL, will no longer be supported after 1 March 2008, the company has said.
Via Technology [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:19
A highly confidential Home Office disk was found hidden in a laptop computer sold on eBay. The CD was found between the keyboard and circuit board of the laptop by computer repair technicians in Westhoughton, near Bolton.
Via Technology [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:09