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• Hacker loses extradition appeal (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:31:36 -0700)
  A Briton accused of hacking into secret Nasa military computers loses his appeal against extradition to the US.
• Computer viruses make it to orbit (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:00:44 -0700)
  Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.
• iPhone ad rapped as 'misleading' (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:01:03 -0700)
  The Advertising Standards Authority calls an iPhone advert "misleading" for saying all of the web is available on the phone.
• West Wing writer tackles Facebook (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:49:59 -0700)
  Aaron Sorkin, who created The West Wing and wrote Charlie Wilson's War, is making a film about Facebook.
• Robo-skeleton lets paralysed walk (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:02:25 -0700)
  A human exoskeleton robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down to stand, walk and climb stairs.
• Trusted sites thwart net hijacks (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:47:16 -0700)
  Tricky hack attacks could be thwarted by using trusted sites to police web use, say researchers.
• Green tech in 'Formula Zero' race (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:25:07 -0700)
  Six international teams competed this weekend in the first-ever hydrogen-powered motorsport race.
• Two-thirds of UK homes now online (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:13:29 -0700)
  Latest official figures show the number of UK households with internet access rose to 16.5 million this year.
• Bank customer data sold on eBay (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:39:10 -0700)
  A PC containing personal data of a million bank customers is sold on a net auction site for
• Lloyd's staff shoot down man's 'Lloyd's is pants' password (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:06:25 -0700)
  A man who chose "Lloyds is pants" as his telephone banking password found it had been changed to "no it's not".
• Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital (Wed, 21 May 2008 04:53:11 -0700)
• Cloud city (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:21:37 -0700)
  Bill Thompson has the future in his hand
• Crime time (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:21:33 -0700)
  Why crime maps may not make people feel safer
• Good vibrations (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:35:41 -0700)
  The chips which can power themselves
• Smart stuff (Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:39:39 -0700)
  Machines may be about to outsmart humans
• Wireless power (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:20:54 -0700)
  Intel reveals a way to power gadgets without wires
• dot.life (Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:16:09 -0700)
  Will Brits ever be able to turn a buck from blogging?
• Solar plane makes record flight (Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:21:42 -0700)
  A UK-built solar-powered plane sets an unofficial world endurance record for a flight by an unmanned aircraft.
• Officials 'back ban on data sale' (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:42:03 -0700)
  The majority of election officials in England support a ban on the sale of voters' personal details to companies, a survey finds.
• Xbox Live in youth voting drive (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:42:57 -0700)
  Young US voters can now register to vote in the presidential election via Microsoft's gaming network.