Tech & web

Televisions could be fitted into contact lenses within ten years, according to analysts. The sets would be powered by the viewer’s body heat, according to Ian Pearson, a so-called “futurologist” who has advised leading companies including BT on new technologies. Mr Pearson told the Daily Mail he believed that channels

By Satish Cheney SINGAPORE: Google Earth has just gone one step further and now allows users to take a 3D dive into the sea. Users can view ocean topography, watch regions of the Earth change over time, and even check out the scenery on Mars. Former US vice-president, Al Gore, who is also a Nobel ... Read more

Google users around the world have been hit by a malfunction that incorrectly reports every other website as potentially harmful. By Alastair Jamieson An apparent system error left millions of visitors to the site puzzled when links to all search results were flagged with the warning ‘This site may harm your computer’. It is thought ... Read more

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From Times Online Software giant will make first company-wide job cuts in its history as economic downturn hits its second-quarter profits Murad Ahmed Microsoft announced today that it will eliminate 5,000 jobs worldwide, the first company-wide cuts in its history. The software giant said that posts will go from nearly all its departments, including research ... Read more

AAP A SMALL business has been landed with a $120,000 phone bill after criminals hacked into its internet phone system and used it to make 11,000 international calls in just 46 hours. WA Police Technology Crime Investigations detectives said thieves were targeting Voice over Internet Protocols (VoIP) PBX systems. Thieves can exploit the call-forward function ... Read more

A worm that spreads through low security networks, memory sticks, and PCs without the latest security updates is posing a growing threat to users. The malicious program, known as Conficker, Downadup, or Kido was first discovered in October 2008. Although Microsoft released a patch, it has gone on to infect 3.5m machines. Experts warn this ... Read more

From Times Online Murad Ahmed, Technology Reporter In a new trend spreading across America, teens are sending nude or semi-nude pictures to one another on their mobile phones in a practice called “sexting”. But what started out as risqué fun among adolescents has spread fast, and is starting to lead to serious consequences. Recently,

From The Sunday Times Revealed: the environmental impact of Google searches Physicist Alex Wissner-Gross says that performing two Google searches uses up as much energy as boiling the kettle for a cup of tea Jonathan Leake and Richard Woods Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon ... Read more

Vietnam has tightened restrictions on internet blogs, banning bloggers from raising subjects the government deems inappropriate. Blogs should follow Vietnamese law, and be written in “clean and wholesome” language, according to a government document seen by local media. Internet service providers will be held accountable for the content of blogs they host. More than 20 ... Read more

Users of Internet Explorer, the world’s most popular web browser, are at risk of having their computers hijacked because of a security flaw. By Matthew Moore The flaw allows criminal gangs to take control of people’s computers and steal their personal information when they visit websites that have been corrupted by malicious hackers. It is ... Read more