Scientists working on corpse sniffer By Mark Harris in Seattle published 17 August 09 Forensic gadget will find and date corpses
World's smallest laser is for supercomputers By Mark Harris in Seattle published 17 August 09 Scientists at Purdue University in Indiana have created 'spaser-based nanolasers', spheres 44 nanometers, or billionths of a meter, in diameter.
Can Yahoo's charity stamps lick spam? By Mark Harris in Seattle published 14 August 09 Yahoo, the world's largest email provider, is intending to launch a pay-per-email charity drive that it hopes will curb the rising tide of spam.
Maxitweet enables 200-character Tweets By Mark Harris in Seattle published 14 August 09 A new Twitter service called Maxitweet has found a way around Twitter's 140-character limit by use of letter-like symbols called Unicode characters.
Google searchers are curious and loyal By Mark Harris in Seattle published 14 August 09 Search research sees Microsoft and Yahoo struggling for share
Airborne anti-missile laser passes flight test By Mark Harris in Seattle published 13 August 09 Chances for North Korea, Iran, Canada to nuke the US fading fast
Scientists tout tunable electro-magnetic portal By Mark Harris in Seattle published 13 August 09 Get ready for invasion of killer robots from parallel dimension any day now
Macs get Entourage update, Outlook to follow By Mark Harris in Seattle published 13 August 09 Microsoft Corp.'s Macintosh Business Unit today shared details about the next version of Microsoft Office for Mac, announcing that a new application, Outlook for Mac, will replace Entourage for Mac.
RealDVD ruling leaves consumers in legal limbo By Mark Harris in Seattle published 12 August 09 If you've already got a copy of RealDVD copying software, you're free to keep copying your DVDs. But RealNetworks has been permanently banned from selling it - and could face a large fine.
Tr.im unshortens lifespan, returns to life By Mark Harris in Seattle published 12 August 09 Less than two days after shutting down its service and announcing it was moving to 'greener pastures', Tr.im is back to its business of shortening URLs.
Half of all viruses last less than a day By Mark Harris in Seattle published 12 August 09 Cloud security company PandaLabs announced that it has discovered that 52 per cent of new viruses last only 24 hours
TruFocal specs have manual focus slider By Mark Harris in Seattle published 11 August 09 A new breed of spectacles allows you to adjust the focus from close-up to distance at the flick of a finger.
Tr.im gets trimmed By Mark Harris in Seattle published 10 August 09 The URL shortening service tr.im has announced that it is to close after bit.ly has become the default choice of Twitter.
DIY kit turns diggers into robots By Mark Harris in Seattle published 10 August 09 QinetiQ North America has developed a kit that can be installed in about 15 minutes on any of 17 models of Bobcat loaders, temporarily turning it into a remotely operated robot.
Super-capacitor wireless charging coming By Mark Harris in Seattle published 6 August 09 Wireless speed-charging solution could be found on over 22 percent of handset by 2014, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics.
Google Maps gets sat nav-style POIs By Mark Harris in Seattle published 5 August 09 Google has added information on its Maps website to include points of interest: tourist attractions, hotels, restaurants and shops.
Windows 7 gets its own wireless keyboard By Mark Harris in Seattle published 5 August 09 Microsoft has debuted the ergonomist-approved Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000, with smart one-touch features for Windows 7 to help consumers make the most of their new Windows 7-based PCs.
'Internet addict' killed at Chinese boot camp By Mark Harris in Seattle published 4 August 09 A boot camp intended to cure teenagers of 'internet addiction' instead killed one, it was reported today.
Nissan turns over a new electric Leaf By Mark Harris in Seattle published 3 August 09 Yesterday, Nissan unveiled the Leaf, an all-electric hatchback with a range of 100 miles between charges.
WipEout HD gets first in-game video ads By Mark Harris in Seattle published 3 August 09 High def adverts implanted in PS3's futuristic racer
Microsoft demos post-PC workplace By Mark Harris in Seattle published 30 July 09 Microsoft's Chief Research & Strategy Officer today demonstrated an office cubicle of the future, utilising Microsoft's new Natural User Interface (NUI).
Microsoft promises better Windows phones By Mark Harris in Seattle published 30 July 09 The President of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division today confirmed the company's commitment to improving Windows phones with better browsing and media features.
Ballmer: Windows 7 will give 'heck of a Christmas' By Mark Harris in Seattle published 30 July 09 In a bullish presentation to financial analysts today, Steve Ballmer promised Windows 7 PCs that would 'overturn the conventional wisdom that Apple has the coolest hardware'.
Ballmer: Yahoo deal will improve products By Mark Harris in Seattle published 30 July 09 Steve Ballmer told financial analysts today that yesterday's deal with Yahoo! will mean new products, better search and more economic value for both companies.
Games lack minority characters, study finds By Mark Harris in Seattle published 29 July 09 US research shows Latino characters 'nearly invisible'