Transport for London has issued a request for telecoms companies to submit their proposals for rolling out a Wi-Fi network across 120 underground stations in time for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. (more…)

According to Lord West, the ex-minister for cyber security, the government needs to take much stricter action when it comes to ISP providers looking at confidential e-mails without the permission of the author. (more…)

A new initiative is being launched in the Teesside area to support overweight men to improve their fitness levels. Researchers have been piloting a new game based on the sport of boxing, which has been designed to encourage middle-aged men to engage in sport. (more…)

According to a leaked report on the development of global software and copyright rules, ACTA (the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) has been holding discussions relating to the way in which countries approach pirated materials, globally. (more…)

According to news reports, Sony have won a court battle to keep their PlayStation 3 (PS3) gaming system from being hacked in Australia. (more…)

Following yesterday’s tragic trouncing of the England football team against Germany, technology buffs are calling for a rethink on Fifa’s refusal to use goal-line technology. The match, which saw England getting beaten 4-1, highlighted the fact that Fifa, football’s governing body, is reluctant to adopt gadgets on the pitch to determine whether goals should be allowed to be counted. (more…)

Playwright Tom Stoppard has expressed his fears that shifts in social use of technology is threatening the survival of the printed page. In a recent interview, Sir Tom suggested that reading and literature were under threat by new technologies which were taking up children’s attention, detracting from traditional entertainment genres. (more…)