Views on the Street

Google’s new Street View map service, which was launched earlier this month, has been welcomed as an exciting new innovation by some and condemned as an invasion of privacy by others.

The Internet giant is never far from the headlines but this issue has caused a real stir. So click here to read the views on the street.  Read more
 

Recharge your batteries in seconds

An American research team has developed a material that could allow laptop and mobile phone batteries to recharge in a matter of seconds.

So could this mark the end of sales reps being forced to purchase expensive coffee in hotel receptions just to sneak a use of the establishments' plug sockets?  Read more
 

Everyone is talking about it. But just what is Web 2.0?

Is it an application? Do you need to upgrade your PC to receive it? Or is it just a marketing buzzword used by designers and programmers to justify more development cost?

Read our beginner's guide to the origin and meaning of this widely-used expression.  Read more
 

Data theft on the rise during downturn

As companies lay off their workers, two new surveys warn it is has never been more tempting - or indeed easier - for an employee to steal confidential company data.

So just how worried should you be about the prospect of data theft during the economic downturn? Read more