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Wireless worms will follow influenza's example

26 February 2008

It's not just the flu that will thrives aboard a busy flight or within a hectic workplace – computer worms could spread in similar way


2007: Top 10 technology videos

2007: Top 10 technology videos

21 December 2007

From grooving robots to desktop fabricators to prosthetic flippers… the year's most popular tech caught on film


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'Semantic' website promises to organise your life

9 November 2007

An internet start-up aims to untangle the web for you by launching a site that analyses and organises your digital data


Holiday snapshots used to model the world in 3D

Holiday snapshots used to model the world in 3D

29 October 2007

Images uploaded to photo-sharing websites like Flickr could help build accurate 3D models of the real world


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Video search makes phone a 'second pair of eyes'

25 October 2007

Cellphones could soon offer a simpler way to find useful information about the surrounding world – via video image recognition


Robot dogs race to be soldier's best friend

Robot dogs race to be soldier's best friend

25 September 2007

Six US teams vie to create the most sophisticated "LittleDog" – a prototype robotic helper for military personnel


Celestial add-on points Google Earth at the stars

Celestial add-on points Google Earth at the stars

22 August 2007

Amateur stargazers have a new way to explore the heavens – with an update to the free global mapping program


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MySpace hacker gets his profile deleted

7 August 2007

After demonstrating how to hack into other users' accounts, a US college student was humbled to find his own account disabled


Search begins for cause of US bridge collapse

Search begins for cause of US bridge collapse

2 August 2007

The structure suffered total failure and crashed into the Mississippi river – it was last inspected in 2006 and described as of 'acceptable standard' in a previous report


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Security flaw could mean hijacked iPhones

23 July 2007

Security experts demonstrate a way to steal data and remotely control Apple's iPhone, via a webpage hosting malicious code or a Wi-Fi connection


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