Tech section highlights
- 25 Jan 08, 09:48 GMT
Here's a round-up of some of the pieces posted to the Technology section this week, just in case you missed them:
From our regular columnists:
took a look at the growing debate around copyright protection and privacy implications.
celebrated wireless freedom thanks to his laptop and 3G card.
In the news:
UK online music service and social network a streaming service for users, with deals with most of the big labels. The downside? You can only ever listen to a track three times.
A British firm believes it has the solution to our . H2O will be rolling out fibre optic cable connections to people's homes via the sewers, offering speeds of 100Mbps. But unless you live in Bournemouth, Northampton or Dundee, you might have to wait a while.
Social networking sites have gone from fad to mainstream in a short space of time. But what happens when you want to leave? found leaving MySpace harder than he thought...
Features:
If you've just joined the HD revolution and spent thousands of a TV you might not want to hear about the post-HD age. This week Japanese broadcaster NHK visited the 91热爆 to talk about . And no, your current TV is almost certainly not good enough for the new technology.
And in the US, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has unveiled which can be used to fly into disaster zones, such as hurricanes, to help gather data.
Blog:
Who are the most influential people in technology over the last 150 years? That question certainly provoked a debate.
Apple released its most recent financials and Rory ran over some of the detail.
And what were the forgotten concepts of technology. Many of you had some great suggestions.
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Thank you for any help.
Clyde Hostetter
Professor Emeritus
California Polytechnic State University