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CNET.co.uk has 187 stories on standards
Segway-riding MP Opik risks arrest
News The Department for Transport says it would be "difficult" for scooters such as Segways to meet the standards required to be classified as road vehicles. MP Lembit Opik braved arrest on Tuesday as he teetered along on a Segway at a cool 12mph...
Tags: travel, transport, vehicles, car
10 September 2008, 8:47
iPhone ad banned for 'all Internet' claim
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad for the iPhone that promised users access to "all parts of the Internet" on their Apple device. The TV advert featured an individual flicking through holiday-related Web pages on an iPhone...
Tags: technical, ad, iphone, advert
28 August 2008, 8:35
News.blog: Microsoft's Flickr rights shockr
News It is always very important to Microsoft that we respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we regret that this specific marketing program fell short regarding our own very high standards.
Tags: imaging, photographs, rights, marketing
13 August 2008, 8:56
UK government details game rating options
News The second suggestion is that of enhancements to the PEGI system alone, with the backup of a UK-based body such as the Video Standards Council to give the current system weight in law. When it came out in March, the Byron Review, a report...
Tags: children, role, industry, weight
1 August 2008, 9:39
Faster FireWire approved for gigabit generation
News Like many standards, the issue for IEEE 1394 is maintaining compatibility across different generations, and ensuring that the protocol keeps up with advances in hardware technique. The IEEE has approved the new IEEE 1394-2008 specification that...
Tags: compatibility, usb, serial, firewire
1 August 2008, 9:10
Photos: Dubai's 'dynamic tower' in motion
News Those who would hope to be residents should check the depths of their pockets: Fisher says the buy-in price will start at about $3,000 (£1,500) per square foot, a princely sum, he acknowledges, even by Dubai's robust economic standards.
Tags: press, motion, conference, energy
2 July 2008, 9:18
Microsoft warns Web site owners to 'get ready' for IE 8
News Although Beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8 isn't due out until some time in August, Microsoft is cautioning Web site owners that they need to be prepping now for possible problems the new, more standards-compliant browser may cause.
Tags: beta, standards, compliant, standards compliant
16 June 2008, 8:58
News.blog: Google moving towards cloud computing
News Software is based on open standards. The next 10 years of innovations are going to be in the cloud. Enterprise software is not going away, but there is a transition taking place," said Rishi Chandra, product manager for Google Enterprise.
Tags: consumer, enterprise, translate, computing
11 June 2008, 8:59
Photos: Living green in La Casa Verde
News Every appliance in the home meets Energy Star standards. In San Francisco, limited land availability and notorious red tape can make it especially hard to build with sustainable materials and renewable sources of energy.
Tags: water, natural, city, house
12 May 2008, 9:38
European in-flight mobile calls set for take-off
News Common standards will reduce the bureaucratic burden on operators, according to the EC, who it said would otherwise have to deal with 27 or more national administrations at once. In-flight mobile phone calls have been given the green light by the...
Tags: mobiles, mobile phone, technical, europe
9 April 2008, 9:39
Photos: Prepping for the X Prize
News The winning car must have mileage that exceeds 100 mpg cars not powered by petrol will have to meet its equivalent); meet strict emission standards; compete in two stage races; and be safe, affordable, and desirable.
28 March 2008, 9:29
Videogame ratings update recommended
News She also wants console manufacturers to "work together to raise standards in parental controls on consoles", and retailers to make more focused efforts" to make sure games aren't sold to minors, and that they provide better in-store information.
Tags: age, children, gaming, standards
27 March 2008, 13:41
News.blog: Apple releases Safari 3.1
News The Web browser now supports a number of new Web standards: HTML 5's latest audio and video tags, as well as CSS Animations. Apple on Tuesday announced that version 3.1 of its Safari browser is available for both Mac and Windows users.
Tags: os, mac os, safari, windows users
19 March 2008, 9:21
Company trials films on flash
News Movies rented from the service will comply with Microsoft DRM standards. Company founder Chris Armstrong explains: four years ago, he set out to his local DVD store to rent a movie. First, he stopped at the cashpoint to get some money.
Tags: bandwidth, stores, hard drive, titles
4 March 2008, 9:07
Internet Explorer 8 beta ready to scroll
News Last year at Mix, Microsoft outlined some of the features planned for IE 8, including standards compliance and tools to ease Web development. Microsoft will shortly make available the test version of Internet Explorer 8, which is set for final...
Tags: explorer, beta, mix, las vegas
26 February 2008, 8:00
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Format wars: The tech that should have won
Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Travel back in time with Captain Tech and check out the format losers that should have triumphed
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