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Internet
Remote control rifle range debuts
Soon you could go hunting via the net. A Texas company is considering letting web users use a remote-controlled rifle to shoot down deer, antelope and…
Row brewing over peer-to-peer ads
Music download networks are proving popular not just with an audience of youngsters keen to take advantage of free music but with advertisers equally …
'Blog' picked as word of the year
The term "blog" has been chosen as the top word of 2004 by a US dictionary publisher. Merriam-Webster said "blog" headed the list of most looked-up te…
BT boosts its broadband packages
British Telecom has said it will double the broadband speeds of most of its home and business customers. The increased speeds will come at no extra ch…
Global blogger action day called
The global web blog community is being called into action to lend support to two imprisoned Iranian bloggers. The month-old Committee to Protect Blogg…
Broadband fuels online expression
Fast web access is encouraging more people to express themselves online, research suggests. A quarter of broadband users in Britain regularly upload c…
Warnings on woeful wi-fi security
Companies are getting worse at keeping their wireless data networks secure. A survey of wi-fi networks in London, Frankfurt, New York and San Francisc…
Microsoft takes on desktop search
Microsoft has entered the desktop search fray, releasing a test version of its tool to find documents, e-mails and other files on a PC hard drive. The…