Following news that the Department for Education and Skills is planning to equip more schools with Wi-Fi systems, Sir William Stewart, chairman of the Health Protection Agency, has called for the health effects of Wi-Fi on children to be investigated. Although there is no evidence that Wi-Fi can have harmful effects when used as specified, […]
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The BBC has secured approval to go ahead with its iPlayer on-demand TV service which will allow viewers to download BBC programmes. The BBC Trust, the BBC’s independent governing body, approved the service following a public value test (PVT) which received responses from around 10,500 individuals and organisations. The test demonstrated significant public support for
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IBM is developing its System z mainframe computer into an online 3-D gaming platform. The system will allow an organisation to create and run a virtual online environment like “Second Life,†on one unit, either as a gaming environment or as a showcase for their products or services. The PlayStation 3 uses the Cell Broadband
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