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Articles and Reviews from Voodish

Welcome to our Articles section, we try and update this section at least twice weekly, so check back regularly for the most up to date info. Our sections include Future of Computing, Internet Tools, Tea Break and Web Development.

Nov 21 2007

Two CD-R’s For sale on eBaY - Have data on them - some sort of database

A gag has been placed on eBaY today for two unusual CDs. After it was revealed yesterday that Revenue & Customs lost two CDs in the post, containing 25 million citizens’ sensitive data.

Nov 21 2007

90% of the UK now on Broadband

Information gathered by National Statistics (ONS) for September show that almost 90% of Britons are choosing to use broadband rather than dial-up.

The statistics show that 49.2% of those connections are for services advertised at two megabits per second or faster.

Nov 20 2007

25 million personal details lost in the post

As crazy as it would seem in today’s security mad countries, Two computer discs holding the personal details of half the families in the UK have gone missing. Lost in the post, sent via standard delivery.

Nov 19 2007

Early Playstation 3 Prototype

Made in Lightwave in 2003, this shows a Playstation 3 Prototype before it hit the drawing board.

Nov 18 2007

Top 10 most subscribed RSS feeds

According to Feedburner the Top 10 most subscribed RSS feeds to date are as follows:

Nov 17 2007

Human brain simulated on Super Computer

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Swiss scientists have reached an impressive milestone in simulating a brain on a Super Computer (BlueGene/P). Biologically accurate neurons can now be reconstructed, based on detailed experimental data, at the push of a button.

Nov 17 2007

Knitted i-phone

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For those of you who don’t want to pay hundreds for the latest mobile technology, a MOM has come up with a Winter-warm alternative.