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Portsmouth To Trial Crime-Predicting CCTV Cameras

Desire Athow — Sat, 29 Nov 2008

The city of Portsmouth will become the first in UK to get a taste of a new generation of smart CCTV cameras which can alert authorities if they detect any suspicious behaviour, prompting some to label them as "Minority Report" cameras in reference to the 2002 Sci-Fi movie featuring Tom Cruise

Atari Drops Controversial Lawsuit Against Filesharers

Desire Athow — Sat, 29 Nov 2008

Long-time gamers favourite Atari has dropped its plans to use law firm Davenport-Lyons to sue suspected UK file sharers as the company ended its relationship with its lawyers after what has been a damaging Public Relations exercise

Government announces new law for increased data sharing

Desire Athow — Thu, 27 Nov 2008

The powers of Government to share data will be increased under new laws announced yesterday. Legislation will introduce a fast-track procedure to allow data sharing whenever "a robust case" can be made for sharing, said a Ministry of Justice report.

Juror Dismissed After Polling Facebook Friends

Desire Athow — Wed, 26 Nov 2008

A juror has been removed from a trial after she posted details of a sensitive case on her Facebook profile, seeking her friends’ opinion on making suitable decision on it, The Sun newspaper reported

Facebook Wins $873m Lawsuit Against Spam Master

Desire Athow — Tue, 25 Nov 2008

In one of the largest judgement ever handed down under the US CAN-SPAM act of 2004, a Canadian citizen has been penalised with USD 873million for bombarding around 4 million junk emails to Facebook users

UK Government Loses One PC Per Week

Desire Athow — Mon, 24 Nov 2008

Government has finally admitted its characteristic sluggishness in IT data handling, with reports unveiling that various government departments have lost on an average one PC or laptop every week over the last year

Live Teenager Suicide On Justin.tv Highlights Online Social Phenomenon

Desire Athow — Sat, 22 Nov 2008

The suicide of Abraham Biggs on Live video streaming website Justin.tv has apparently been watched by more than 1500 viewers

Psystar Loses Antitrust Claims Over Alleged Apple Monopoly

Desire Athow — Thu, 20 Nov 2008

Apple Inc. is on the verge of winning a legal battle against the Mac replica manufacturer Psystar, which had claimed that Mac OS represents a distinct computer market unjustly being dominated by Apple

LCD Manufacturers Accused Of Price Fixing, Ordered To Pay USD585 million

Desire Athow — Thu, 13 Nov 2008

Three prominent LCD manufacturers, LG Display Co., Sharp Corp, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes, have agreed to plead guilty to US Department of Justice allegations for conspiring in price-fixing of liquid crystal displays

Son of Asbestos : How Nanomaterials Could Harm You

Desire Athow — Wed, 12 Nov 2008

Like asbestos in the last century, Nanomaterials have been hailed as a "miracle" substance and found their way in anything from beauty creams to clothing but experts are now saying that its effect on the nation's health could potentially be equivalent to a health time-bomb