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Nvidia makes Google Earth 'emotional reality'
News The graphics card maker says its latest system will break new ground in flight simulation, 3D design and oil exploration
Symantec fixes its church spyware mistake
News The antivirus vendor has seen the light, after it caused disruption by tagging a sermon-writing application as spyware
Users switching on IPTV
News IPTV subscriber figures will triple next year as telecommunications titans enter the market, according to iSuppli
PlusNet emails 'gone forever'
News Following the accidental deletion of 700GB of customers' emails, PlusNet has admitted the data is lost permanently — and users won't be compensated
Xerox printers said to contain security hole
News The Black Hat conference has heard that Xerox's WorkCenter printers may need patching again
US regulators turn on to power-line broadband
News A new measure could give a boost to broadband over power lines, even though critics say it will interfere with television and radio signals
Hundreds of Sun employees laid off
News Jonathan Schwartz's strategy to turn Sun around is kicking in, with nearly 2,000 workers being kicked out
Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert
News The computer giant has been taken to task over a misleading TV advert for the Inspiron laptop
Future of the environment is in the smartcards
News British firm Design Stream envisions a smartcard that would let people keep track of their ecological behavior
MSN Spaces launch stumbles
News The first 12 hours after launch were beset by performance problems, including issues with email publishing, statistics pages and emoticons
Skype certifies McAfee
News The Net phone provider has given the thumbs-up to use of McAfee's security tools with its own software
'Social browser' joins the party
News Flock, launched 18 months ago, is about to release its first stable version, incorporating photo services, news and blogging
More critical Windows updates due
News Microsoft's next monthly patch update is due on Tuesday, and will include some critical fixes
Vista security push gets warm reception
News Black Hat attendees were impressed by Microsoft's efforts to explain how it has tried to make Vista the most secure Windows version ever
AOL 'shortlists BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse' for UK sale
News BT and Orange have fallen out of the process, according to a source
