life in news
RSS life in news'Life stages' worm gets serious
News The 'Life stages' worm which attacked email systems in the US, Australia and Asia earlier this week, has been upgraded from a medium to high risk threat by leading anti-virus research centres. Like the 'Love Bug', the latest virus - nicknamed the... [21 Jun 2000]
5 years ago… Use your PC to search for alien life
News 04.08.98: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) programme is developing software to assist in the search for alien life forms. As a model of how effective grid computing can be, SETI has breathed new life into research, with more and... [04 Aug 2003]
Life or death: Your mobile phone's the difference?
News The ability to provide accurate location information via mobile phones could mean the difference between life and death," he said. Europeans want emergency services to be able to locate them through their mobile phones - and many are willing to... [19 Aug 2004]
UK life sciences lead the US on compliance
News Despite a welter of regulation raining down on medical organisations on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK life sciences industry is leading its US counterpart on the technology investment needed to keep up with compliance. [15 Jul 2005]
Second Life steps up ID checks
News Second Life creator, Linden Lab, is tightening security in its virtual world by introducing an identity verification (IDV) system for its residents. The technology is currently available in a beta version of Second Life, which can only be accessed... [30 Aug 2007]
Unisys wins giant £300m life and pensions deal
News The life and pensions company said the aims are better customer service and lower costs per policy, while allowing 1,700 staff transferring to UISL to develop their careers fully. Final revenue for Unisys will depend upon policy volume, however R... [12 Feb 2003]
Gas powered batteries becoming a longer life reality
News New power technologies could extend the life of laptops two to three times longer than current batteries. Researchers and the electronics industry are racing to create smaller, longer-lasting batteries and are testing sources such as hydrogen gas... [14 Nov 2002]
Get a Lively life, with Google avatars
News Google has unveiled an online 3D social arena called Lively, the internet giant's take on Second Life. Second Life requires users to download and install a separate "client" software package that taps into the online world. [09 Jul 2008]
CIO Jury: Unsocial and long hours are a "fact of life"
News If long and unsociable hours are required to deliver a good service and keep the company or department profitable and continuously improving, then they are a fact of life. Long hours are a fact of life for both support workers and project workers... [24 Feb 2005]
Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT
News BT is upping its presence in Second Life with a trial of its free 'Avatalk' phone and texting service. BT built a private island in Second Life called Area 21 last September where it showed off demos of its virtual world technology including Avatalk. [20 Mar 2008]
Chips are down in Second Life
News Second Life has banned online gambling from its virtual world. Residents who take part in games that rely on chance to determine a winner, or which depend on the outcome of a real-life sporting event and provide a payout, will be violating a new... [31 Jul 2007]
O2 hailed as life-saver
News The essential properties of oxygen are well-known to everybody with even a basic grasp of human biology, but now mobile operator O2 is revelling in its own life-saving effects and breathing in the oxygen of publicity in the process. [15 Nov 2004]
Beeb to open Second Life for kids
News The BBC is to open its own version of Second Life aimed at children, according to Auntie's website. Unsurprisingly, the BBC's virtual world will not see any money changing hands, unlike Second Life. The BBC already has a presence in Second Life... [24 Jan 2007]
Second Life: How to make it work for business
News Second Life - the corporate invasion PA Consulting opened the doors of its virtual building last month, and wants to use Second Life as a new way of communicating with clients and as a way of recruiting and attracting new staff. [01 Nov 2006]
Virtual worlds? Get a life, say silicon.com readers
News You may be able to fly around chatting to giant rabbits or battling trolls but the lure of virtual worlds such as Second Life is not as strong - for silicon.com readers at least - as you might think. Asked whether they'd ever visited a virtual... [19 Jun 2007]
