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3rd November 2007 Archive

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  • California inches toward 300 megawatt solar plant

    Ancient Mayans could care less

    The California Energy Commission has accepted a construction application from solar startup BrightSource Energy to build a 300 megawatt solar plant in the high desert — the first large solar thermal facility proposed for California in 16 years. The 3,400-acre complex would be built near Ivanpah Dry Lake in San Bernardino …

    Science 3 Nov 2007, 00:24

  • AT&T bestows international wireless plan on American iPhoners

    Takes pity on jet-setters

    AT&T has thrown a bone to all those iPhone owners complaining about ridiculously-high international roaming charges. Today, the big-name wireless provider announced two flat-rate international data plans for American iPhoners. When visiting 29 countries across the globe - including Mexico and Canada as well as parts of Europe …

    Mobile 3 Nov 2007, 04:15

  • EU cracks down on fake blogger astroturfing

    Socks it to the sock-puppets

    Nothing beats word of mouth for getting people to put their hand in their pockets. So it didn't take long for cheeky marketing departments to cotton on to the power of blogs and pose as consumers praising their own particular widget to the skies to help lift their top line. Sneaky, perhaps, but usually legal. Not for much …

    Law 3 Nov 2007, 08:02

  • Ming the clam battles wolfman over Jordan's jubs

    Comments And man's best friend goes in, guns blazing

    Boffins have dredged up what is thought to be the world's oldest animal - a 405-year-old clam - and rather satisfyingly named it Ming. Unfortunately the clam seems to have since copped it, but the culpable scientists hope that studying it will lead to a greater understanding of the aging process - good news for current and …

    Letters 3 Nov 2007, 09:02

  • Manhunt, mods and maddened mothers

    Analysis How the ESRB fails at modern game ratings

    It took about 24 hours after the release of Manhunt 2 for hackers to remove filters that censor the video game's most grisly scenes. I'm crossing my fingers this one goes away quick. It's too early to tell how much media controversy will arise from the latest video game censorship gaffe, it's clear we haven't heard the last of …

    Reg Hardware 3 Nov 2007, 12:02

  • Living with robots: The $3.5m DARPA Urban Challenge

    Diary of a human The race is on

    Well, here I am at the crack of dawn getting ready for DARPA's Urban Challenge - the $3.5m robotic race of the century. 5:12 a.m.The hard-working hacks, if you will, were up at 4 in the morning for this shindig. DARPA decided to torture us with a 4:30 a.m registration and 5 a.m media briefing. Only, as it turns out, DARPA …

    Rise of the Machines 3 Nov 2007, 12:23

  • Dutch gov spies on Dutch newspapers (not true)

    Storm in a Delft tea cup

    The Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment denies spying on the Dutch news agency GPD (Geassocieerde Pers Diensten), a joint news service run by 17 regional newspapers. The ministry has had access to a database with unpublished articles and a agenda with scheduled activities since July last year, the news agency …

    Government 3 Nov 2007, 22:48