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Beijing emergency teams cut Olympics smog 
Hardware
Beijing emergency teams cut Olympics smog
Aug 12, 2008 | Comment Now 
Emergency services teams in Beijing have been equipped with motorcycles incorporating new technology to reduce smog levels.
 
Missing your Olympics fix? Go mobile! 
Software
Missing your Olympics fix? Go mobile!
By Tony Dennis | Aug 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
Some people have obviously gone Olympics mad and can't wait to get the latest updates on how the games are going. Just for those people, there's now the Mippin Olympic channel.
 
Weekly Roundup: The Olympics are here! But watch your back 
Software
Weekly Roundup: The Olympics are here! But watch your back
Aug 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
In the week-long countdown to the Olympics, online fraudsters have stepped up their efforts to swindle sports fans out of thousands of dollars, while human rights advocates ...
 
Last-ditch warning: 'think before you click', during Olympics 
Security
Last-ditch warning: 'think before you click', during Olympics
By Negar Salek | Aug 8, 2008 | Comment Now 
The opening ceremony for the much anticipated Beijing Olympic Games is only hours away and security experts have sent out an eleventh hour warning to internet users – ‘think ...
 
Malware writers go for your gold during the Olympics 
Security
Malware writers go for your gold during the Olympics
By Shaun Nichols | Aug 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
Malware purveyors are embracing the upcoming Olympic games wholeheartedly.
 
Games bring Olympic-sized security breaches 
Security
Games bring Olympic-sized security breaches
Aug 4, 2008 | Comment Now 
With the opening ceremony only four days away, online fraudsters are using the hype of the Beijing Olympics to trick consumers out of thousands of dollars.
 
First analogue computer used to predict Olympics 
Hardware
First analogue computer used to predict Olympics
By Iain Thomson | Aug 1, 2008 | Comment Now 
A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, which is thought to be the first analogue computer, has shown it was used to not only predict solar movements but also plan for the ...
 
Olympics could cost Australian businesses $186m in lost productivity 
Training & Development
Olympics could cost Australian businesses $186m in lost productivity
Jul 14, 2008 | Comment Now 
Public interest in the Beijing Olympics could hit staff productivity to the tune of $186 million during the two-week event, according to e-mail and Internet content security ...
 
Warning over Olympics Storm virus 
Security
Warning over Olympics Storm virus
By Iain Thomson | Jun 20, 2008 | Comment Now 
Security organisations are warning of a new virus attack that uses the upcoming Chinese Olympics to spread a new variant of the Storm malware..
 
Malware writers cash in on Olympics 
Security
Malware writers cash in on Olympics
By Shaun Nichols | Apr 16, 2008 | Comment Now 
A video file laced with a malicious rootkit is the latest attempt by hackers to cash in on the Beijing Olympics..
 
Olympics website hosting 'pirated' games 
Software
Olympics website hosting 'pirated' games
By Simon Burns | Mar 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee has removed a game from its official website after complaints that it was substantially copied from an independent US developer's work..
 
Online protest starts over 2012 Olympics logo 
Oddware
Online protest starts over 2012 Olympics logo
By Iain Thomson | Jun 7, 2007 | Comment Now 
An online petition to scrap the proposed logo for the London Olympics in 2012 is proving very popular.
 
Olympics to boost China online travel bookings 
Finance
Olympics to boost China online travel bookings
By Simon Burns | Dec 6, 2006 | Comment Now 
But switch to e-tickets causes confusion.
 
Olympics drive Chinese broadband development 
Networking
Olympics drive Chinese broadband development
By Robert Jaques | Nov 16, 2006 | Comment Now 
Every house in Beijing promised broadband by 2008.
 
Lenovo may fly resellers to Beijing Games 
Hardware
Lenovo may fly resellers to Beijing Games
By Fleur Doidge | Aug 26, 2005 | Comment Now 
Australian resellers may soon be competing for a special once-in-a-lifetime prize being considered by major Olympic Games sponsor Lenovo -- a trip to Beijing to enjoy the next ...
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