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- A Home Office laptop computer with a confidential encrypted disc was sold on eBay to a member of the public who discovered the disc when he sent the unit for repairs, say news reports.
- SKY - new HD channels: During March and April the broadcaster will add Sky Sports HD3, Sky Movies Premiere HD and FX HD. This will bring the number of HD channels up to 17.
- Channel 4’s streaming and download service 4oD, has had 100 million views and downloads since its launch in January 2006. What’s more, the popularity of the service is growing rapidly, with the number of people using PCs to access 4oD up 110%
- Microsoft is to launch a test version of Internet Explorer 8 by the end of June, according to an official posting on a company blog.
- The RSPCA is stepping up the pressure on the intensive poultry sector with a major ad campaign in the national papers today, encouraging consumers to buy higher-welfare chicken
- NASA plans to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 for a 16-day mission.
NASA announced Friday that the shuttle is almost ready to go to the International Space Station to work on expansion. Administrators said the flight crew plans five spacewalksNASA plans to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 for a 16-day mission.
- YouTube co-founder Steve Chen says the site plans to launch a live video service this year.
- Microsoft To Cut Vista Prices By Up To 50% .Price cuts for standalone packages of Windows Vista range from 20% to 50%, depending on the country and version of the software, Microsoft said.
- Gordon Brown has warned retailers he will force them to cut down on plastic bag use if they do not act voluntarily.
- Scientists have studied the Pallas long-tongued bat and found that bats use the same aerodynamic mechanism as insects to hover in one place.
- Two armed robbers who targeted a Sydney bar that was hosting a bikers' meeting must have "failed robber school", said the club's chairman. The men stormed the bar brandishing machetes and wearing balaclavas - unaware that 50 bikers were holding a meeting in an adjoining room.
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