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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Charles Arthur

In today's print section: Digg's Rose interviewed, banks' virus loophole and more

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.


  • 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:
    • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • '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


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