22 July 2026

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Remote control rifle range debuts

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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 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…