Pakistani
ring indicted in computer scam
SIXTEEN
members of a Pakistani ring accused of ripping off major computer makers
for nearly $2 million were named in a 140-count indictment on charges
including enterprise corruption, officials announced last week.
Parents’
role important, says study
by
Maggie Fox
IT
is out there and no law, no filter and no lock is going to stop it
completely, so parents must prepare their children to deal with
pornography on the Internet, a report issued last week advised.
When
mouse lords over rat!
Rats
steered by a computer up to 500 metres (yards) away could soon help find
buried earthquake victims or dispose of bombs, scientists said.
Lara’s
outfit auctioned
For
sale — one Lara Croft outfit, hardly used, perfect for fancy dress
parties. The original outfit created for the star of video games and the
movies has gone under the virtual hammer in a charity Internet auction.
ON SOFTWARE
Piracy has Hollywood on
tenterhooks
by
David
Rowan
ON
the second floor of a nondescript office building in Victoria, central
London, four young men tap intensely into keyboards as phrases such as
‘Panic Room’, ‘Resident Evil’ and ‘Spiderman’ flash up on
their monitors. Hooked up to online file-swapping networks such as WinMX
and Morpheus, they are searching for ‘hot downloads’, from films to
computer games, that can be theirs’ free of charge at the click of a
mouse.
Music
Beat
Living on the edge
Entertainment
Worst music of all
times
Kids
Chat
Sanskrit suitable for developing software
Compuquiz
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