Giles Turnbull, comment on technology news

Google goes back in time for its 10th birthday Oct 06 2008

Search-engine giant Google is ten years old, and is celebrating in the best possible way – by building a birthday website. Read

Councillors get blogging to keep in touch Sep 29 2008

Local councillors, often stereotyped as grey-haired old fuddy-duddys are becoming cutting-edge blogging nerds wising up to the ways of the web. Read

Maritime Museum catches history surfers Sep 22 2008

The National Maritime Museum has branched out onto the internet, in the form of a Flickr photostream. Read

New ways for malicious software to land on your computer Sep 15 2008

We can get robot spacecraft to Mars, but we still have trouble keeping our home computers secure. It’s a pity, but it’s a fact. Read

Chrome ready to shine on the web for Google Sep 08 2008

Rumours have been flying about an official Google-made browser for years. This week, they were finally proved to be true. Read

Bloggers in the House of Lords Sep 01 2008

The House of Lords is not the place you’d expect to be at the cutting edge of political engagement. Read

Get the Knol with the new Googlepedia Aug 11 2008

Google has launched Knol, a new service aimed at people who want to share what they know Read

Matt dances his way to a sponsored holiday fund Aug 04 2008

Go to the Where The Hell is Matt? website and try not to get a little teary-eyed at the video of the aforementioned Matt dancing his way around the world. Read

Radiohead break new ground with digital video Jul 28 2008

Rock superstars Radiohead are more than musicians. They’re also geeks. Read

The iPhone knows what you want ... and where you are Jul 21 2008

The Apple iPhone 3G has arrived in the UK - but not without a few hitches. Read

No more trying to calculate the cassette time left thanks to muxtapes Jul 07 2008

Every teenager loves music, but those of us of a certain age can remember when we shared tunes via mix tapes rather than on online social networks. Read

They work for you - so have a look at what they're up to Jun 09 2008

TheyWorkForYou.com is one of the UK’s smartest and most interesting websites, built for peanuts by a team of people (some of them volunteers) with a passion for democracy. Read

How researchers are helping to keep your computer in the picture May 27 2008

Computers are very good at lots of things, but one thing they're rubbish at is understanding what's in a picture. Read

Trust technology and store your data online Apr 28 2008

What’s most important to you – the computer you carry around in your bag or your pocket, or the data that is stored upon it? Read

Digital radio's future already heading into the past Apr 14 2008

It's time to fondly remember our friend radio, who kept millions entertained for much of the 20th century. But its time has passed, and it's now replaced by something else, something more digital. Read

Searchme looks nice but doesn't have Google's speed Mar 31 2008

It’s not easy to set up a brand new search engine these days, given Google’s overwhelming dominance over everything search-related on the web. Read

How to get that advertising bullseye off your back Mar 17 2008

Advertising on the web is rather like advertising on telly. We all know it’s part of the deal, and most of the time we just try to ignore it. Read

BOINC and SETI and the hunt for aliens Mar 03 2008

You may perhaps have heard of the SETI project, which scans the skies for transmissions from alien cultures in the hope that one day, a message from light years beyond will arrive in our out-of-the-way solar system. Read

Who'll be swallowed up by Silicon Valley? Feb 19 2008

The sands are shifting in Silicon Valley. Microsoft, eager to foil Google's plans for global success, made an offer for Yahoo! - to the great consternation of many Yahoo! users and staff. Read

The web helps the music industry - and it shouldn't be ignored Feb 05 2008

Paul McGuinness, manager of rock band U2, made a speech at the Midem music industry conference in Cannes last week. Read

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