This week's print edition of the Technology supplement is online too..
We interview Kevin Rose of Digg, look at a very quiet change to the UK banking code which means you might not be compensated if you don't have "up-to-date" antivirus protection (and where does that leave Mac users who don't bother with it?), whether a "laptot" is a better buy than a secondhand notebook, plans to make surgeons' deathrates public, and oh, much more. Click through for the links and the full story, or just go and see the full content.
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Banks slip through virus loophole
Is your money safe? A quiet rule change allows British banks to refuse to compensate the victims of online fraud if they do not have "up-to-date" anti-virus protection, says Danny Bradbury -
Games reviews:
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Alone in the Dark
brings a new level of real-world physics to console gaming, particularly as far as fire is concerned -
Lego Indiana Jones
instantly playable, genuinely funny - with some delightful tongue-in-cheek references to Star Wars among the cut scenes -
Ninja Garden 2
a hack-and-slash game, complete with gorgeous graphics and a nonsensical plot
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Alone in the Dark
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Can low-cost 'laptots' stand up to their more pricey competitors?
So if all you use a laptop for is reading and writing, what is the point of the extra money? Surely all you need is a keyboard, a screen, wireless and a couple of USB ports? By Andrew Brown -
When will BT start its next ad-serving trial with Phorm?
"Very soon", according to a BT spokesman, although he declined to say precisely how soon. Charles Arthur reports - Newsbytes HP regains its touch | Intel investigated again | Choices and resources | Nokia's GPS festival tip | The declutter directory | Edinburgh games, again | Women on the run | Grassing via SMS | Ringtones for iPhones
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NHS plans to reveal surgeons' deathrates online
Michael Cross: As politicians and police chiefs agonise over whether Britons are capable of handling raw crime statistics, the government has pledged to post even more sensitive data on the web. - Kong is king as Hollywood finally frames a game story Aleks Krotoski: Movies based on videogames suck. You want proof? Two words: Street Fighter. Another two: Resident Evil
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Apple upsets the iPhone cart
The iPhone's features - or, in some cases, the lack of them - surprised observers at Apple's WWDC this week. Charles Arthur reports - I'm searching for Google alternatives Victor Keegan: Are the tectonic plates in the search market starting to move? You wouldn't think so from the seemingly unstoppable march of Google
- Letters and blogs NHS IT woes | Picture this | Twitterati | But will it fly
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Technophile
Light on the pocket (in both senses) the PocketSurfer2 is an easy way to get online while out and about. By Neil Davey - Ask Jack Looking for a lightweight | Gmail revisited | Lost email links | Mini-DVD longevity | Backchat
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'The democratic approach is a very valuable thing'
Kevin Rose, the founder of the social bookmarking site Digg, plans to turn it into a social network - but remains elusive on making it pay. Interview by Zoe Margolis -
How bones can be tailor-made
New software will enable surgeons to create made-to-measure titanium bone replacements within hours. Mark Zakian reports - British police join rest of Europe on the Airwaves Michael Cross: This is a story of Britain leading European integration
- Red hot chillies go down the nanotube Professor Richard Compton of the University of Oxford has been experimenting with the world's hottest pepper sauces, writes Michael Pollitt