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Cloud computing a buzzing in business ears
Comment Whatever the definition, it's not just vendors that are goo-goo for the cloud. But too many buzzwords stop businesses from make sense of technology, says Tim Ferguson. Cloud computing - if the... [20 Aug 2009]
Photos: Army tech marches into future
Photo This is Testudo, a remote-controlled roving robot developed by Mindsheet for military use. With a range of around half a mile, the robot is designed to act as an advance party to scout out a building or area before troops go in. [11 Mar 2009]
Second Life tackles virtual nuisances
News In the past, Second Life has also suffered from 'grey goo' attacks, where altered code multiplies objects within the world to such an extent that they bring down servers. But she said these grey goo... [12 Feb 2008]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 08.02.08
Round-Up Podcast The mighty takeover bid, eBay plays nice, diet tiles and Second Life's grey goo are all discussed in this week's Round-Up podcast. Andy McCue hosts and is joined in the studio by Tim Ferguson and Bethan Jones. [08 Feb 2008]
Stories of the month: November
News Second Life bogged down by grey goo Meanwhile, back in the metaverse, Second Life has certainly been racking up the column inches almost as fast as it adds new residents - but it's not been without its troubles, facing... [29 Nov 2006]
Second Life bogged down by grey goo
News Second Life had to close its cyber gates for a short time on Sunday after a 'grey goo' virus attacked the virtual world. The virtual world was closed for 21 minutes to all except Linden staff, who were busy tidying up... [20 Nov 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Grey goo
Comment Nanotechnology promises all kinds of advances but some would have us believe it might just destroy the planet, converting our surroundings into what has famously been termed 'grey goo'. Here, we are warned, is a... [07 Aug 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense
News Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Grey goo It's 2003 and Peter Cochrane's column for silicon.com is going from strength to strength. Rest assured, we are placing all his writing on this page, reachable by using... [10 Mar 2003]
Google searches for more moola
Comment Sales in Japan will rival Overture's expected launch in that market in the first quarter of 2003 in partnership with NTT-X, which operates the Goo portal and Lycos Japan. Google may currently be king of the consumer... [30 Aug 2002]
Radio - someone still loves you
Comment Given the fiasco over local loop unbundling and the 3G licence debacle, one could be forgiven for thinking electronic content and commerce has burst out of the starting blocks only to trip up. But there is an unlikely contender waiting... [08 Jun 2001]
With partners like these... more Dome doom
Comment Yes, it's the Millennium Dome rising up from the muddy banks of the Thames to cover yet another would-be suitor in estuarine goo. Earlier this week, Legacy was named as the 'sole preferred bidder' to take over the Dome... [24 Nov 2000]
