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DAB to carry TV to mobiles

News The digital radio standard DAB has been revised, allowing it to be used for the transmission of mobile TV via Internet protocol (IP). The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) approved the revision on Tuesday, paving the way for...

12 July 2006, 10:25

IBM brains capture a PC's soul

News Researchers at IBM are testing software that would let you carry your home or office desktop around on an iPod or similar portable device so you can run it on any PC. We had been looking at how people can carry their computing environments around...

16 August 2005, 9:36

BBC's Web ad plan 'not satisfactory'

News The BBC has been told to rethink its plan to carry online advertising on Auntie's Web sites accessed from outside the UK. The BBC Trust, which governs the organisation, said it is not currently satisfied it has all the information necessary to...

26 February 2007, 9:44

US Army speeds high-tech tools to soldiers

News Rather than weapons, the Army's Rapid Equipping Force is focusing on devices such as surveillance systems for searching out explosives, or handheld computers with voice recognition that carry a stockpile of phrases in Arabic.

16 August 2005, 10:39

News.blog: New rules for batteries on planes

News Passengers are allowed to pack two spare batteries in their carry-on bag, as long as they're in clear plastic baggies.Fortunately, you don't have to worry about the batteries that are already installed in the devices you're bringing.

Tags: pack, installed, devices, fire

2 January 2008, 9:16

Virgin Atlantic bans use of some laptops

News Customers can carry a limit of two batteries in their carry-on baggage, if they are "individually wrapped/protected", Virgin said in a passenger announcement published on its site. Virgin Atlantic has banned the in-flight use of most Dell and Apple...

18 September 2006, 11:22

Is the mobile TV capacity problem solved?

News Earlier this week, IPWireless, which makes chips and wireless equipment for the mobile phone industry, announced the technology, called TDtv, claiming it provides enough capacity over the existing 3G spectrum so that mobile carriers won't have to...

23 January 2006, 11:31

NASA creates space robots

News Others include Tendril, a robotic cable a centimetre in diameter that can snake into tight spaces and take pictures, and Scout, a four-wheel planetary rover, about the size of a golf cart, that will ferry astronauts around or carry their oxygen...

11 October 2005, 11:09

USB drives smarten up

News They developed a technical specification that lets consumers carry their entire desktop, including programs and personal preferences, with them as they travel between home and office. We are ushering in a new wave of 'smart drive' devices where you...

8 June 2005, 9:55

Are gadgets to blame for manbags?

News On a more serious note, the research discovered that 66 per cent of respondents are required to carry a mobile device for work and 44 per cent said it is very important they do so. Separate research from CNET.co.uk's sister site silicon.com last...

6 July 2006, 10:34

Virgin Media to focus on faster broadband

News But its launch was overshadowed by the spat with BSkyB over how much each side should pay the other to carry their TV channels. Sky pulled its basic channels, which carry popular shows such as Lost and 24, off the cable platform after the two sides...

1 November 2007, 10:18

'Ringle' all the way to Christmas

News The majors are gambling that the ringle can instill in consumers the mindset to connect to the Internet via the CD.US sources suggest the ringle will carry either a $6 or $7 (£3-£3.50) list price, while the wholesale cost to retailers will be less...

11 September 2007, 10:02

The one-armed bandits of the future

News It will allow your favourite games to carry with you no matter where you are," Saffari said. Furthermore, the gaming industry has in recent years standardised electronic loyalty club programmes in which players carry cards that track what and how...

12 August 2005, 10:07

Photos: SpaceShipTwo closer to flight

News SpaceShipTwo will carry two pilots and six passengers; the Virgin Group has already ordered five of them. This craft, which will carry SpaceShipTwo high into History. Members of the press, as well as special guests and about 100 of the 200 deep...

Tags: commercial, air, earth, flight

24 January 2008, 8:49

Sat-nav for joggers

News Most runners also like to carry electronic items such as a music player and a mobile phone -- all of which serve to weigh them down physically as well as financially. Many women already carry a phone for security.

6 June 2006, 10:29