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Tech unites 'Family 2.0' says survey

News The world might be increasingly reliant on high-tech gadgets and new-media information sources, but that has only strengthened traditional family values, a survey conducted by Yahoo and ad agency OMD concludes.

28 September 2006, 10:46

BT trials motion-sensing tech for laptops

News The tech was initially developed by BT researcher Dave Chatting and has been championed by Adam Oliver, head of age and disability research at BT. Oliver said the tech has the potential to be used in a number of different ways, such as allowing...

30 April 2007, 10:03

Photos: LG.Philips' tiny LCD tech

News The display maker says it doesn't have any buyers for the tech yet, but its factories are already starting to churn them out. Last week LG.Philips LCD announced it had created the "world's thinnest" thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT...

6 October 2006, 11:00

Devices help the blind cross the tech divide

News Besides Microsoft, other well-known tech companies are also working on assistive technology. Jerry Swerdlick runs a 15-employee company that resells computers and devices that aid people with visual, hearing, learning and other physical disabilities.

6 October 2005, 11:53

Tech confusion rules Brits online

News And just because a term is familiar to the average Joe, doesn't mean he or she actually understands the tech it refers to. According to the research, the majority of online Brits don't know a bevy of tech terms -- from wikis to Web 2.0, IM to IPTV...

5 October 2006, 11:24

Porn still pushing tech boundaries at CEXXX

News Even as tens of thousands of people have descended on Sin City to find out about new technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show, an entirely different crowd gathered to learn about the latest tech in use in the adult video industry.

9 January 2006, 9:13

Tech community pitches in on Katrina relief effort

News The tech community is rallying around victims of Hurricane Katrina, offering technical assistance, aiding the homeless and gathering relief donations. Hurricane Katrina came ashore along the Gulf Coast early on Monday, wreaking havoc on Louisiana...

1 September 2005, 10:02

Dell offers remote control tech support

News DellConnect has already been used by Dell in the US where, it says, 95 per cent of customers say that the system makes solving tech problems easier. Taking over someone else's computer remotely and making changes to their system is traditionally...

22 September 2006, 10:18

Photos: The ideal home for a tech lover?

News The Ideal Home Show at London's Earl's Court has gone high-tech this year. As well as the giant show-homes -- such as the ones above (which have a sustainable living theme this year) -- there's plenty to interest gadget fans.

13 March 2007, 12:08

New UV tech may quench New Orleans' thirst

News The topic, however, has begun to percolate inside the tech community as part of the push into using clean technologies such as solar power and alternative energy. A plastic tube and a fluorescent light could turn out to be two crucial components...

5 September 2005, 10:05

CeBIT gets a tech face-lift

News With the tech show's 2008 focus changes, which follow "intense discussions" with exhibitors and the show's professional visitor group, "everyone benefits," Prüser concludes. CeBIT, which is scheduled to begin on Thursday, is undergoing a "180...

13 March 2007, 9:24

Government searches for tech talent

News They will also have the chance to meet and work with key tech leaders across the public sector. Whitehall's "complex and exciting" tech projects. A fast track graduate scheme to unearth the next generation of public sector IT leaders has been...

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19 October 2007, 10:00

UK introduces tech recycling law

News Much-delayed legislation that will force technology manufacturers to bear the financial costs of recycling tech equipment has finally come into force in the UK. The EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive is expected to drive...

3 January 2007, 9:31

New 'bonkers' tech tax changes

News Taper relief was a "fantastic scheme" though it was introduced five years too late -- just after the tech bubble burst, said Bennet. Technology professionals have reacted angrily to tax changes announced this week by chancellor of the exchequer...

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15 October 2007, 10:48

Ref-helping tech not ready for World Cup

News But despite promising recent technology tests, this year's World Cup in Germany still lacks any high-tech help that might settle questions of contested goals or other controversial calls. This scepticism doesn't mean that football's powers-that-be...

20 June 2006, 11:31