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Virtual worlds -- the future of everything?

News Virtual Worlds -- The Rules of Engagement' is the latest in a series of conferences and symposiums covering the social, economic and legal issues surrounding online games and virtual worlds. And befitting a conference about virtual worlds, at least...

8 May 2006, 9:45

Microsoft launches 'Virtual Earth' beta

News Virtual Earth -- which offers a combination of aerial imagery, maps and yellow-pages data -- is designed to let users search for and share information about specific US locations, the company said. Virtual Earth relies on licenced yellow-pages...

26 July 2005, 8:45

Photos: A virtual tour of Ealing Studios

News An interactive guide to Ealing Studios and its films has been launched by the British Film Institute (BFI). Jonathan Ross presents the guide to the studios, most famous for its comedies, including The Ladykillers and Passport to Pimlico.

17 May 2006, 10:37

'WoW' threatens to ban gay-lesbian guild

News Veteran virtual gamer Sara Andrews didn't know she would cause much of a ruckus when she began recruiting new members of her World of Warcraft virtual gaming guild, which mostly caters to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender players.

1 February 2006, 10:29

Apple patents touch-screen keyboard

News Apple has filed patents for a 'smart' touch-screen virtual keyboard and a two-way screen and technology that enables an iPod and host device to wirelessly operate as one. One recently published patent covers a new method for "activating virtual...

2 May 2006, 9:30

Sony creates auction site for Everquest freaks

News Sony plans to launch an online marketplace where fans of its multiplayer games can buy and sell virtual artifacts, a practice it previously discouraged. For new players, the sales offer the ability to fast-forward their own progress in the games...

25 April 2005, 8:49

News.blog: Google Earth adds Street View

News Part of the fun of Google Earth is flying over the virtual planet like Superman. Google is racing for 3D map supremacy against Microsoft, which has been pouring energy into its Virtual Earth and Live Maps technology, including a major upgrade last...

Tags: google, virtual, earth, maps

16 April 2008, 8:23

No 'Second Life' at work?

News Virtual world Second Life is the latest application to be targeted by systems administrators trying to stamp out non-business use of company bandwidth. Security company Sophos said it has received requests from several big companies to have the...

22 March 2007, 10:00

Build your own Lexus -- on TiVo

News TiVo owners in the US can now build a virtual Lexus on their television sets. TiVo viewers will now be able to use their DVR to create a virtual rendering of the 2007 Lexus ES 350. Many car manufacturers already offer a build-your-own feature on...

12 May 2006, 9:23

News.blog: Duran Duran get a Second Life

News Second Life, an online 3D virtual reality world where avatars act on behalf of players, has grown to a 'population' of over 370,000. Second Life allows players to build and create their own part of the virtual world.

9 August 2006, 8:55

BT offers citywide Ethernet LANs to the capital

News BT will offer Ethernet networks that span London, in a new virtual private LAN service (VPLS) that forms a stepping stone to its much-heralded 21st Century Network (21CN). The Ethernet Virtual LAN (Evlan) service extends BT's existing LAN/SAN...

15 September 2005, 9:27

Disney shelves UK mobile kid-tracking

News Disney has shelved plans to launch a mobile virtual network operator in the UK, saying the market is in flux. The media giant had been planning to launch its family-friendly mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the course of this year...

15 August 2006, 9:57

BT taps into Second Life

News BT is developing services that could allow users of virtual worlds to call or text out to their colleagues and friends in the real world. Matthew Brotherton, project manager at the Applied Technology Centre in BT's chief technology office, told...

14 September 2007, 11:12

Vodafone grows its 'Second Life'

News Vodafone is expected to offer a host of new services for users in the virtual world when it unveils its Second Life island in the coming weeks. The operator will offer virtual handsets that enable users to contact one another in the virtual world...

23 January 2007, 9:38

Create a 'Second Life' for yourself -- for free

News Linden Lab, maker of the popular virtual world Second Life, is making membership to the metaverse free. Rosedale said the company hopes a glut of new members will buy Lindenbucks, the online game's in-world currency, which ultimately ends up in the...

9 September 2005, 8:53