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'Boring' IT classes put off future careers

The teaching of IT in secondary schools needs radically overhauling as it is putting kids off a career in technology, leading figures from academia and industry have warned Read more

18 June 2008, 08:55  |  Tags: computer science, entry level, Software

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Microsoft's 'Cloud OS' solidifies

The company has confirmed it is in the early stages of a plan that will see virtually its entire lineup of underlying Internet services opened up to developers Read more

13 July 2007, 07:55  |  Tags: Microsoft, MySpace, YouTube, Hotmail, Virtual Earth

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The techno-sexual dating game

Got gadget cravings? Love Star Trek? Chances are there's a man or woman out there who will find those leanings highly attractive Read more

5 December 2006, 11:06  |  Tags: Apple, Palm, AIM, BlackBerry, Palm TX

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Homegrown Star Wars, with big-screen magic intact

New technology is giving online fan films like Star Wars: Revelations the ability to rival professional productions Read more

25 April 2005, 13:53  |  Tags: LucasArts Entertainment, Fox, spectrum, ASCII, computer graphics

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News.blog: Facebook's grants for apps

The FBFund will provide grants to developers who are interested in creating applications for the Facebook Platform, writes News.com blogger Caroline McCarthy Read more

18 September 2007, 10:02  |  Tags: Facebook, LinkedIn, venture capitalists, computer science, Stanford University

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Females succeed in tech A-Levels

According to the recent A-Level results, females are scoring higher than males in technology subjects but fewer students are studying IT subjects Read more

20 August 2007, 09:23  |  Tags: Software

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Going back to blogging's roots

Before blogs and the Web, there was the 'finger' command. On blogging's 10th anniversary, News.com talks with the finger's creator Read more

21 March 2007, 10:27  |  Tags: computer science, blogging, Software

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IT students funded by criminals

Security company McAfee claims some gangs are prepared to sponsor technology students through university courses Read more

11 December 2006, 10:13  |  Tags: credit cards, cybercrime, hackers, computer science, Software

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UK and US work on Web science initiative

Internet luminary Tim Berners-Lee and fellow researchers usher in a new project to study the Web's vast social and technological reach Read more

3 November 2006, 12:21  |  Tags: eBay, Google, IBM, artificial intelligence, privacy

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Spam plants thrive in the art world

It's a modern-day Womble... Alex Dragulescu is using computational modelling and information visualisation to create art from spam Read more

27 July 2006, 10:22  |  Tags: spam, animation, computer science, San Francisco, Software

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