items tagged with United Kingdom
Easter eggs get bad wrap by environmentalist
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-04-10 10:39:00
When you are hunting for Easter eggs this Sunday, think about their negative impact on the environment. A British environmentalist and government leader is calling for reductions in the excessive packaging of Easter eggs from plastic boxes, aluminum foil wrapping, and cardboard containers.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-04-10 10:39:00
When you are hunting for Easter eggs this Sunday, think about their negative impact on the environment. A British environmentalist and government leader is calling for reductions in the excessive packaging of Easter eggs from plastic boxes, aluminum foil wrapping, and cardboard containers.
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All your email are belong to us
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-07 17:31:28
EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow once said that "relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds." Guess who has just put the new blinds up in Britain?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-07 17:31:28
EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow once said that "relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds." Guess who has just put the new blinds up in Britain?
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Parliamentary Network gets Confickered
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-28 11:07:56
With the much hyped Conficker payload day fast arriving, the last thing you want to hear is that the Parliamentary Network has been infected.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-28 11:07:56
With the much hyped Conficker payload day fast arriving, the last thing you want to hear is that the Parliamentary Network has been infected.
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Shock! Horror! Google pulls UK Street View images
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-03-22 18:49:01
Each time Google extends Street View to a new country, there's a fresh wave of 'privacy' complaints. The UK's proving no exception.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-03-22 18:49:01
Each time Google extends Street View to a new country, there's a fresh wave of 'privacy' complaints. The UK's proving no exception.
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Digital divide remains a British e-government hurdle
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-03-22 18:16:47
More Brits than ever are participating in online citizenship activity, but the digital divide is still a reality for many and could disenfranchise them in the near future.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-03-22 18:16:47
More Brits than ever are participating in online citizenship activity, but the digital divide is still a reality for many and could disenfranchise them in the near future.
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Simply: More fat means less life
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-18 08:19:54
The more you weigh the fewer years you will live, according to a large research study performed in the United Kingdom on nearly 900,000 adults. Specifically, according to this study, if you are severely obese your life expectancy is reduced by 10 years on average—yes, TEN YEARS!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-18 08:19:54
The more you weigh the fewer years you will live, according to a large research study performed in the United Kingdom on nearly 900,000 adults. Specifically, according to this study, if you are severely obese your life expectancy is reduced by 10 years on average—yes, TEN YEARS!
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iPhone 3G price cut may herald successor handset
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-03-15 17:10:34
Expectations that a new iPhone will appear midyear have been boosted by a report that iPhone 3G prices are set to fall in the UK.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-03-15 17:10:34
Expectations that a new iPhone will appear midyear have been boosted by a report that iPhone 3G prices are set to fall in the UK.
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Is YouTube doing an iTunes by blocking music videos in royalty row?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-03-10 06:11:38
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-03-10 06:11:38
Brits are discovering that decent music content on YouTube is disappearing fast after the online video giant decided to block all premium music videos in a row over a hike in royalty payments to musicians, songwriters, composers and publishers. So is Google copying Apple with the hard man tactics and more to the point will it work?
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Microsoft Surface spreads to Europe and Middle East
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-03-03 00:18:12
Microsoft's Surface table computer has broken out of North America and is now available in 12 countries in Europe and the Middle East.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-03-03 00:18:12
Microsoft's Surface table computer has broken out of North America and is now available in 12 countries in Europe and the Middle East.
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More sex please, I'm British
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-02-27 06:30:17
Would you rather work hard for promotion or go for a quicker, if slightly sweatier, route to success?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-02-27 06:30:17
Would you rather work hard for promotion or go for a quicker, if slightly sweatier, route to success?
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Got gray hair and don’t know why? Ask a scientist!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-02-25 11:01:21
European researchers also wanted to know why red, brown, blonde, and black hair turns gray over the years. They found a scientific reason for hair graying, and the discovery may lead to a way to stop us turning gray in old age.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-02-25 11:01:21
European researchers also wanted to know why red, brown, blonde, and black hair turns gray over the years. They found a scientific reason for hair graying, and the discovery may lead to a way to stop us turning gray in old age.
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Is ISP blocking the answer to child porn?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2009-02-23 17:34:22
Some 95 percent of all UK ISPs filter known child abuse sites, yet that leaves a huge number still able to access some horrific images.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2009-02-23 17:34:22
Some 95 percent of all UK ISPs filter known child abuse sites, yet that leaves a huge number still able to access some horrific images.
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Searching for the world's funniest fart
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-02-21 17:06:59
Professor Trevor Cox once conducted research into the world's most sickening sounds, now he has turned his academic focus towards farting noises.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-02-21 17:06:59
Professor Trevor Cox once conducted research into the world's most sickening sounds, now he has turned his academic focus towards farting noises.
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No lady luck: Gambling near-misses can be addictive
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-02-17 10:10:03
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that gamblers who have near-misses while playing slot machines are stimulating parts of their brains that involve addictions in humans and increase their desire to continue gambling.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-02-17 10:10:03
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that gamblers who have near-misses while playing slot machines are stimulating parts of their brains that involve addictions in humans and increase their desire to continue gambling.
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British, French nuclear submarines collide in Atlantic
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2009-02-16 09:25:15
French and British government officials confirmed on Monday, February 16, 2009, that a Royal Navy nuclear submarine and a French Navy nuclear submarine suffered major damage due to colliding while on routine military operations in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2009-02-16 09:25:15
French and British government officials confirmed on Monday, February 16, 2009, that a Royal Navy nuclear submarine and a French Navy nuclear submarine suffered major damage due to colliding while on routine military operations in the Atlantic Ocean.
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KEEPing old digital objects usable
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-16 00:30:30
A three-year, €4 million European project aims to overcome the problem of digital documents becoming unreadable as older file formats and hardware disappear.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-16 00:30:30
A three-year, €4 million European project aims to overcome the problem of digital documents becoming unreadable as older file formats and hardware disappear.
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Are British teens addicted to online porn?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-12 16:08:18
British teenagers have been spilling the beans regarding just exactly what they get up to online, and the details might just surprise you.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-12 16:08:18
British teenagers have been spilling the beans regarding just exactly what they get up to online, and the details might just surprise you.
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BBC coughs up over Flickr image copyright breach
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-11 09:45:02
The BBC is more often in the news for hassling others over the misuse of BBC copyrighted material on the web. Imagine our surprise when we learned that the BBC was on the other end of the copyright infringement stick for a change.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-11 09:45:02
The BBC is more often in the news for hassling others over the misuse of BBC copyrighted material on the web. Imagine our surprise when we learned that the BBC was on the other end of the copyright infringement stick for a change.
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Mother's smoking may produce anti-social children
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-02-10 08:01:25
What could be called "fourth-hand smoke," U.K. researchers find for the first time a link between the tobacco smoking of women during pregnancy and their children who are more likely to behave in anti-social manners.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-02-10 08:01:25
What could be called "fourth-hand smoke," U.K. researchers find for the first time a link between the tobacco smoking of women during pregnancy and their children who are more likely to behave in anti-social manners.
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Twittering celeb escapes lift then gets stuck in a halibut
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-02-04 16:45:28
If you were a celebrity stuck in a lift, what would you do while waiting to be rescued?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-02-04 16:45:28
If you were a celebrity stuck in a lift, what would you do while waiting to be rescued?
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