Yahoo forms consortium to digitise world's archives

Internet portal Yahoo! has finally made its response to the Google Print initiative. Together with Hewlett-Packard and Adobe, a number of the world's top libraries and archives have come together to form the Open Content Alliance. Initially, the material for the archive will come from the University of California, the University of Toronto, the British National Archives, O'Reilly Media, Inc. ...more

Google betas transport search

Google has added a new tool designed to help you get around on public transport to its ever increasing collection of search based services. Initially restricted to the US city of Portland Oregon, Google Transit works out the best route from A to B and presents a detailed itinerary for the journey. It will also tell you how much it will cost and calculate the approximate cost of making the same journey by car. ...more

The Sun goes social networking with MySun

It had to happen. Britain's 'Brightest Newspaper', The Sun, has taken a page out of fellow News Corp stable mate MySpace's book and launched.. ...more

PC Pro: Stealth upgrade

JAL has changed two components in its Virgo Stealth machine, which won the Silent PCs group test The Logitech Wireless Keyboard/Mouse have been changed to the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard & Optical Mouse, while the Nicole SD-2500 speakers have been upgraded to the Creative Inspire 5100 speakers. As the mouse and keyboard are of equivalent quality, and the speakers are an improvement, PC Pro Labs is happy with these changes to the reviewed specification. However, if you would prefer to order the Stealth as originally reviewed, JAL will offer this exact configuration. ...more

NEC charges super-thin battery in seconds

NEC has unveiled a new super-thin battery that can be charged in just 30 seconds. The 300 micron thick organic radical battery (ORB) uses a flexible polymer as its cathode and is thin enough to be installed in smartcards and intelligent paper. The organic radical polymer assumes an electrolyte-permeated gel state that makes it flexible and pliant. ...more