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Yoda coders: with them Friday, the Force is

Yoda coders: with them Friday, the Force is

Programmers of Yoda translation sites across the Web are preparing for sharp traffic spikes to coincide with "International Talk Like Yoda" day today.
Ry Crozier May 22 2009 5:30AM Software
Expert predicts holograms, e-paper just years away

Expert predicts holograms, e-paper just years away

The holographic communication popularised in the film Star Wars is "less than a dozen years" from commercial reality, say experts, and that's just the start.
Brett Winterford Mar 31 2009 3:57PM Telco/ISP
Browser wars good for security

Browser wars good for security

The recent onslaught of Internet browsers to hit the market is a boon for user security according to Tim Callan, a product marketing executive from security firm Verisign.
Ian Williams Sep 9 2008 9:51AM Security
Apple fires first shot in Clone Wars

Apple fires first shot in Clone Wars

The mighty Apple will bring the full force of its dogs of law down upon cheeky cloning minnow Psystar according to The Gray Blog, a lawyerly web site specialising in copyright law.
Stewart Meagher Jul 16 2008 9:50AM Hardware
Browser wars changing security game

Browser wars changing security game

The re-emergence of the 'browser wars' between Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and newcomer Safari is changing the security landscape, say experts..
Shaun Nichols Jun 18 2008 11:19AM Security
Wii wows with Star Wars light sabre

Wii wows with Star Wars light sabre

LucasArts has revealed that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be coming to Nintendo's Wii, allowing gamers to live out their Jedi fantasies by wielding the Wii Remote as a light sabre.
Staff Writers Sep 24 2007 2:54PM Software
Nintendo powers ahead in console wars

Nintendo powers ahead in console wars

Cumulative sales of Nintendo's Wii console have overtaken that of the Xbox 360, despite Microsoft's 12-month head start on its Japanese rival, according to a recent report in the Financial Times.
Staff Writers Sep 17 2007 7:45AM Hardware
Blu-ray inching ahead in DVD wars

Blu-ray inching ahead in DVD wars

Sony's Blu-ray format has taken the upper hand in the battle for the high-definition video market in the US, according to research from Parks Associates.
Shaun Nichols Jul 30 2007 11:30AM Hardware
Lycos reveals most popular Star Wars search terms

Lycos reveals most popular Star Wars search terms

May the search be with you.
Staff Writers May 21 2007 3:23PM Oddware
Star Wars special effects voted best ever

Star Wars special effects voted best ever

George Lucas's groundbreaking Star Wars has won an award for the Most Influential Visual Effects Film of All Time exactly 30 years after its release.
Robert Jaques May 15 2007 12:17PM Oddware
Nintendo Wii dominates console wars

Nintendo Wii dominates console wars

Third of US and Japanese homes will have a Wii by 2011, say analysts.
Staff Writers Feb 28 2007 8:20AM Hardware
InStat declares an end to gadget wars

InStat declares an end to gadget wars

New content, not hardware, drivng portable device sales.
Shaun Nichols Feb 26 2007 7:55AM Hardware
Brits caught in spam wars cross fire

Brits caught in spam wars cross fire

Cyber criminals are using British PCs to flood the world with spam, according to new figures.
Will Head Dec 4 2006 9:56AM Security
Star Wars Kid video heads for the dark side

Star Wars Kid video heads for the dark side

Estimate of 900 million views largely based on 'informed approximation'.
Will Head Nov 29 2006 9:19AM Oddware
Google regains ground in search wars

Google regains ground in search wars

The big G back on the up.
Will Head Sep 25 2006 9:57AM Software
Star Wars wins battle for best ever movie quote

Star Wars wins battle for best ever movie quote

May the force be with you.
Clement James Aug 15 2006 2:12PM Oddware
Remote control wars

Remote control wars

Monitoring an illicit Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel recently, Nicholas Albright couldn’t believe what he was seeing. First, he observed a network operator sending commands to install keyloggers on thousands of compromised, remote-controlled computers. Then, all this private data started flying over the channel — HIPAA-protected medical information, financial account numbers, usernames and passwords.
Deb Radcliff Jun 6 2006 7:47PM Security
IM worms targets Star Wars fans

IM worms targets Star Wars fans

A couple of new instant messaging worms are targeting Star Wars fans, according to an IM security company.
René Millman May 25 2005 5:32PM Security
NZ subsidiary shows up Telstra in broadband wars

NZ subsidiary shows up Telstra in broadband wars

Telstra’s cable residential broadband plans may have sparked a price war but a Gartner analyst has pointed out that it still compares poorly with offers made by one of its own subsidiaries.
Fleur Doidge Mar 5 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Sun challenges Microsoft in integration wars

Sun challenges Microsoft in integration wars

Sun has released its Project Orion integrated enterprise software system to the market in a direct challenge to main competitor Microsoft, asserting its own integrated package as a simpler, cheaper way to adopt open source.
Fleur Doidge Jan 1 2000 12:00AM Software

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