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 |
UK leads world in corporate carbon disclosure
James Murray, The UK's largest firms are generally out-performing their global counterparts in their adoption of climate change strategies and willingness to report on their carbon emissions, according to figures released today...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 |
Colombia Seeks Arrests In Pyramid Scheme
Colombia sought the arrest of the leaders of a company involved in a pyramid scheme that has caused a national panic over hundreds of millions of dollars in lost investments.Read more
Major Al-Qaeda operative killed in US missile strike: official (AFP)
AFP - A major Al-Qaeda operative of Arab origin was among six militants killed overnight in a suspected US missile strike in northwest Pakistan, a senior security official told AFP Wednesday.Read more
Indian Navy Scores Rare Win Over Pirates
The Indian navy says its warship dedicated to fighting pirates has successfully fought off an attempted pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden, but it's a rare victory in a snowballing battle against Somalia's emboldened pirates.Read more
Indian navy sinks suspected pirate 'mother ship' (AP)
AP - The Indian navy sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" and chased two attack boats into the night, officials said Wednesday, as the owners of a seized Saudi oil supertanker negotiated for the release of their vessel and its $100 million cargo.Read more
The Story Behind the Car-Bomb Murder of a Reputed Mob Chief in Israel
It wasn't the first time that alleged top mobster Yaakov Alperon was targeted by his enemies. Read more
Obama Mulls Options for Veterans Affairs Secretary, Including Tammy Duckworth and Max Cleland
Duckworth was wounded while serving as a pilot in Iraq, while Cleland is a Vietnam vet. Read more
Israeli Parliament Member Joins Rebellious W. Bank Settlers
Jewish settlers refuse to leave a house in the West Bank city of Hebron. This may lead to a confrontation with the Israeli military. Read more
African Nations to Freeze Assets of Feuding Somali Leaders
Coming days after the divided Somali government failed to form a Cabinet, seven African nations say they will impose travel bans and will freeze the assets of feuding Somali leaders. Read more
Israeli Tanks Rumble Into Gaza, Palestinians Open Fire
Israeli tanks forged into the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, drawing mortar fire from Palestinian militants and intensifying violence that has chipped away at a tenuous cease-fire. Read more
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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: 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: Nero 9 CD burning software
Some new tools, but not a vital upgrade There was a time when merely burning a DVD required extra software, and Nero’s Burning ROM was one of the best tools available for that job. These days, with Windows Vista quite happy to burn DVD discs on its oRead more |