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IBM makes solar power technology breakthrough

IBM has announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology, which could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the sun's power for electricity.

One Laptop Per Child to offer Windows machines from next month

The One Laptop per Child project will now load Windows onto its cheap XO machines, as an alternative to Linux.

Communications firms forced to log internet use

Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week proposed a law that will mean communications companies will have to keep logs of internet usage and make this information available to the police.

NAO report reveals NPfIT's benefits and flaws

This is a strong report by the NAO - factual and clear. There have been some achievements - the NPfIT has improved the profile, importance and training of IT staff in the NHS. It has made IT and its potential benefits a talking point at board level. A later add-on to the NPfIT, PACS digital x-ray technology, has been a success, making diagnoses quicker and reducing the need for unnecessary x-rays. The N3 broadband network is a success.

End users 'biggest winners' from HP's acquisition of EDS

End users could be the big winners following Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it is to acquire outsourcing company EDS for £7.13bn.

ICO given new powers to fine organisations for data losses

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been granted new powers to impose fines on organisations that lose personal data, following the amendment of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act.

Google counters European privacy laws by blurring faces for Street View service

Google is countering European privacy laws over its forthcoming Street View service by blurring the faces of people caught by its cameras, reports the Guardian.

Youngsters bypass high street to buy weapons and alcohol online

Young people are bypassing the high street and buying explicit video games, adult DVDs, alcohol and even weapons online.

Laptop chips to pass desktops in next twelve months

Number of microprocessors shipping for notebook PCs will exceed those shipping for desktop PCs by early 2009

Video review: £600 Aldi Medion Akoya MD 96640 multimedia notebook

Aldi's £600 320GB multimedia notebook goes on sale at stores across the UK on Thursday 8 May. Find out whether you should get in line to bag one in John-Paul Kamath's video review.
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