UK government ignores open-source potential

The UK government is biased against the use of open-source technology, a situation that could limit the computing skills of the future workforce, according to...

Portable applications for your USB pen

PortableApps.com have a range of resources for you to download direct to your pen drive. You simply plug them in to any computer and run...

Philips Drag and Draw Technology

Philips have created an electronic crayon that actually encourages kids to ‘draw’ on walls. Turn the lights down, mix your palette and off you go....

Workplace smoke ban a ‘gift’ for hackers

Workplace smoking bans may be good for workers’ health, but could open the back door to hackers. In a recent social engineering test undertaken by...

Intel Builds the Fastest Chip Ever

Capable of processing 1 trillion calculations a second, Intel’s latest test chip, when used commercially, will revolutionise computing Computing took a leap forward when chipmakers...

23 Signs That You’re Becoming a Design Geek

Learn to spot the warning signs in time, you know you’re becoming a design geek when: 1. You giggle whenever you use the colours F0CCED,...

Windows that become mirrors at the flick of a switch

We’ve all seen the one way mirrors in police interrogation scenes, but Japanese scientists have developed mirror/window that can be turned on at the flick...