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How global computing grid could save the world
News Photos: The jet pack blasts off A global grid of computers could one day be used to protect the world against disease pandemics and natural disasters. It's a vision that has been set out by "Big Bang"... [20 Oct 2008]
Acer topples HP from Europe top spot
News Photos: The jet pack blasts off HP has been toppled from the top spot in the Europe, Middle East and Africa PC-selling league by Acer, partly as a result of Acer's success in the booming netbook market. [16 Oct 2008]
Is Nokia losing its enterprise mojo?
Comment Photos: The jet pack blasts off Nokia has announced it will stop marketing its own unified communications offerings for enterprise mobility. Natasha Lomas asks if the Mighty Finn has fallen out of love... [06 Oct 2008]
Firefox 3.1 to jump on privacy bandwagon?
News Photos: The jet pack blasts off The next version of Firefox is likely to add a private surfing mode to Mozilla's popular browser. Such functionality is already included in the beta of Internet Explorer 8... [16 Sep 2008]
Jet packs, army tech and Victorian gadgets
Photo Sci-fi staple - the jet pack - finally made its way into reality as New Zealand Inventor Glenn Martin showed off his 200HP water-cooled piston engine at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 air show. Photo... [02 Sep 2008]
iPhone 3G apps, Microsoft cloud OS, Facebook ban, YouTube police...
News Photos: The jet pack blasts off The iPhone 3G may have blasted off on 11 July but August was the month Apple's shiny handset was put through its paces and managed to churn out all sorts of headlines -... [01 Sep 2008]
IE8 unleashed as Microsoft plays Firefox catch-up
News Photos: The jet pack blasts off Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8 on Wednesday. If anything, this release brings IE up to par with alternative browsers such as Opera,... [28 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 08.08.08
Round-Up Along with BacoFoil suits and 50-tonne robots giving foot massages, the jet pack has been on the horizon since the Round-Up was tiny. Even though on this outing he didn't get further off the ground than... [08 Aug 2008]
Photos: The jet pack blasts off
Photo The device's engine, seen here, may be sophisticated but it is not the only jet pack in town. And Jet Pack International, based in Denver, produces a... [01 Aug 2008]
Photos: The Birth of Hi-Tech Britain
Photo In post-war times technology was having an impact with code-cracking vacuum computers and jet engines. This type ARI 5952 tail-warning radar was one of the world's most advanced examples of how to pack... [01 May 2008]
Leader: ID card dreams and nightmares
Leader A few decades back it was pretty much assumed that we'd all be getting to work via jet-pack and scoffing energy pills rather than meals in the 21st century. Of course, predictions have an unfortunate... [21 Apr 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.07.03
Round-Up The Round-Up could easily imagine the likes of Larry 'I fly jet fighters' Ellison sitting at the high-rollers tables' with the other 'whales'. On this occasion the company's 'Linux Guru' (which is a great job title but... [18 Jul 2003]
