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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Charles Arthur

In print: can we stop phishing?, Europe's GPS, SQLite's creator, and more

This week's print edition of the Technology supplement is online too..

  • Revoke the phishing licence
    The effect of having your details stolen via a bogus website can be devastating. Danny Bradbury looks at what the big players are doing to stamp out the problem.
  • Will Galileo ever achieve orbit?
    Free Our Data: Europe has abandoned the idea of funding the satellite navigation system via a public-private partnership, writes Wendy M Grossman.
  • Coming soon: mobile phone hyperlinks for the real world
    2D barcodes are helping the mobile web to take a giant leap forward, writes Matthew Wall.
  • Ex-Microsoft star whose paper trail was too short
    Innovations ranging from a truly personal area network to a 'thrill chip' were among the fruits of Lyndsay Williams' research work, writes Jack Schofield.
  • Size isn't everything for the modest creator of SQLite
    Richard Hipp's database is used by some of the biggest names in IT - but he has not made a penny from it, writes Tim Anderson.
  • Newly Asked Questions:
    • So where the hell are all those Vista Ultimate Extras?
      On the Lost island? Back in January at CES, Bill Gates previewed a few nifty features that would only appear in the Ultimate - ie, the most expensive - version of Vista. All sounds cool, right? Well, six months after launch, Ultimate users are still waiting to be wowed by the Extras, says Kate Bevan.
    • How soon will sales of Nintendo's Wii pass the Xbox 360's?
      Within a few months, and certainly before Christmas, says Charles Arthur, judging by two separate sources which have been keeping tabs on sales (as opposed to distribution) of the latest generation of consoles.
  • Guided by the Hampstead way of life
    Gamesblog: Hampstead was the ultimate 1980s adventure game. As aspirational games go, it was pretty high on the narcissistic scale. With the right clothes, the right education, the right muesli and the right girl (Pippa, of course), all that stood between your and your freehold was her Dad. And he was a pussycat.
  • Games
    Overlord | Picross | Great Battles of Rome
  • Technobile
    Mat Smith: Since when did I tell the assorted media players I have that it was OK to take over my computer?
  • Siteseeing
    Baby, you can drive my search.
  • Newsbytes
    GB in 3D | Blu-ray rolls ahead | HD DVD sales disappoint | Tourists hit in Italian job | Txt me $$$ | Australia's grand plan | More accessible | Is Your Mobile On?
  • Letters and blogs
    Send your letters, comments, questions and rants to tech@theguardian.com, and please include your address and post town.


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