Government cools on PKI

Failing PKI industry isn't growing fast enough to meet 2005 deadline. At the Internet Goes Public Conference in London yesterday, Steven Marsh, director of security policy at the Office of the e-Envoy, told the public sector audience that the government's commitment to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for authentication to its online services is in no way exclusive. He said that industry just hasn't grown in the way people thought it would five years ago. ...more

We know where you are

Nokia has successfully trialled a new mPosition technology that allows operators to pinpoint a mobile phone to within 100m. The enhanced observed time difference (E-OTD) positioning technology was trialled over Finnish operator Radiolinja's GSM900/1800 network and could lead to a range of location-specific services such as traffic reports, Location Messaging and would also support emergency calls. Additionally, the mPosition technology was successfully trialled combined with WAP over an 'always on' GPRS network from a moving vehicle, which would enable more sophisticated data services to be delivered. ...more

Hotmail to get upgrade today?

Hotmail, the world's largest free email service, is about to get a major overhaul according to the developer website Beta News. The site reports that an announcement of a Hotmail facelift may come as early as today. Among the improvements will be an increase in the amount of storage space offered free to users - up to 2GB - which would put it in line with Google's Gmail and Yahoo! Mail. ...more

Tesco software goes online

Tesco is expanding its sale of software - the office suite and anti-virus products will now be sold online as well as in stores. Tesco began selling its range of computer programs in October 2006 but has now announced that they will be available online, via www.tescosoftware. ...more

Fog forms first walk-through screen

A Finnish university has developed the world's first walk-through display, by projecting images onto a penetrable dry fog screen. The 'Walk-thru' technology comprises a airflow inside which a thin fog screen is injected. Because the fog is contained within the laminar airflow, it remains crisp and protected from turbulence. ...more