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Pub fined £8,000 after punter pirates with their pint

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:21:02 +0000

A pub owner has been fined £8,000 after a patron downloaded copyrighted material while downing their pint. ZDNet investigates the legal grey area around Wi-Fi hotspots and what it means for you

Music and technology firsts

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:35:02 +0000

Music and technology go together like rock and roll. We take a whirlwind tour through the history of technological milestones in music, packed with classic tunes and amazing facts

Star Trek-oration: Give your home the Enterprise makeover

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000

Leave the 21st century behind, shipmates, and warp your life into the crisp, clean 23rd century, where everyone wears brightly coloured Lycra and all the doors go whoosh. We make it so

The future is now: Sci-fi films in real locations

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:36:02 +0000

Sci-fi tells us about the world of today by showing us the world of tomorrow -- and Kubrick, Godard and Wenders are just some of the directors to conjure the future from real locations

How tall is Doctor Who?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:34:02 +0000

Doctor Who returns to our screens on Sunday with The Waters of Mars. David Tennant is back as the Doctor. What evil will he face this time? And more importantly, who was the tallest Doctor?

Why won't they die? The tech we won't forget

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:32:02 +0000

If you were born, it's highly likely you'll die. Sorry about that. For consumer tech though, it's not quite so cut and dried. We explore the technology that just refuses to be killed off

Moon lands on Blu-ray this November

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:35:02 +0000

One of our films of the year -- and one of the most stylish sci-fi films of the last decade -- Moon is soon out on Blu-ray and we're vibrating with excitement

Wi-Fi Direct connects gadgets on the go: The death of Bluetooth?

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:57:02 +0000

The Wi-Fi alliance has announced Wi-Fi Direct, a new specification that will see devices connecting to each other without the need to connect with a router

Eye-Fi bringing Wi-Fi to UK cameras

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:08:02 +0000

Eye-Fi is set to transform any camera into a wireless wonder this month, as the Wi-Fi SD card finally arrives in the UK

802.11n Wi-Fi standard approved at last

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:08:01 +0000

It took seven years but the 802.11n standard for wireless networking has finally made it past the draft stage