Wind and water to power UK canals' green revolution
James Murray, The government agency responsible for the UK's network of canals and rivers yesterday unveiled ambitious plans to generate enough renewable energy to power 45,000 homes through the installation of 50...Read more |
Environmental groups furious as Hoon gives Stansted expansion go-ahead
James Murray, He may be less than a week into his new job, but Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has already attracted the ire of environmentalists after today giving the green light to...Read more |
Mandelson sets out IT responsibilities
Parliamentary reporter, Newly-appointed business secretary Peter Mandelson has split the responsibility for IT issues among three ministers in the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform that he inherited in Gordon Brown's...Read more |
EU backs California-style "ban" on new coal plants
James Murray, The European Parliament has put itself on a collision course with several member states, including the UK, after the environment committee voted for new legislation that would effectively ban all...Read more |
Distributed collaboration tools add to risk burden
Phil Muncaster at ISSE 2008 in Madrid, Technology leaders were urged today to work closely with business and legal teams to mitigate the security risks posed by the growing number of distributed collaboration tools taking root in...Read more |
BC mum on coach Jagodzinski's NFL prospects (AP)
AP - Boston College could soon be looking for a new football coach.Read more
Anthony suffers probable fracture in right hand (AP)
AP - Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and had a season-high nine assists despite suffering a "probable" fracture in his right hand in the Denver Nuggets' 135-115 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.Read more
Celtics, Cavs downed by teams at bottom of East (AP)
AP - LeBron James didn't agree with the traveling call that helped prevent his Cleveland Cavaliers from beating lowly Washington.Read more
Downing hands in transfer request (AFP)
AFP - Middlesbrough's England winger Stewart Downing took a step closer to joing Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur by handing in a transfer request on Monday.Read more
Report: Patriots to put franchise tag on Cassel (AP)
AP - The New England Patriots plan to put the franchise tag on quarterback Matt Cassel, according to a published report. Read more
Alabama St. beats Grambling St. 60-46 (AP)
AP - Chief Kickingstallionsims scored 23 points to lead Alabama State in a 60-46 win over Grambling State on Monday night. Read more
Cowher says he won't coach in '09, staying at CBS (AP)
AP - Bill Cowher doesn't plan to coach in the NFL next year, and will stay with CBS Sports as a studio analyst. Read more
Vikings FS Sharper leaves game (AP)
AP - Vikings free safety Darren Sharper left Minnesota's playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles in the second quarter with an apparent ankle injury. Read more
Dolphins owner: Parcells plans to stay (AP)
AP - Bill Parcells is staying with the Miami Dolphins, owner Wayne Huizenga said. Read more
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Review: OpenOffice.org 3.0
A significantly updated competitor to Microsoft Office Version 3.0 of OpenOffice.org's free office productivity suite was launched in mid-October and, while not a ground-breaking release, it builds on an already mature software package to provide even Read more |
Review: Tesco Talk Wifi service
xxx Tesco has, for some time, been bundling home handsets with an O2-partnered VoIP service, charging nothing for calls between subscribers, 2p a minute to landlines in the UK and other major countries, and 10p a minute to UK mobiles. Its new Talk WifRead more |
Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Xbox 360 game
Golf: now more exciting than ever Golf fans have been waiting for this update to the Xbox's best-known gold game with apprehension after the largely disappointing reception given to its predecessor. The 2008 version failed to build on the success of thRead more |