Google's index back in front

Following the announcement last week by Overture that its FAST database had the largest search index in the world at 3,151,743,117 pages, Google has quietly upped the number of pages it says it has indexed on its home page. The Google total is now claimed at 3,307,998,701. Of course the total number of pages is only part of the story. ...more

Swedes make music search out listener

A group of Swedish scientists is working on a technology that automatically delivers music to a phone or MP3 player without the user ever having to ask. The Push!Music technology will look for mobile devices in the vicinity and then read what music is stored on them and what has been listened to in the past. New music is then delivered via the wireless connection. ...more

UK student makes pixels pay

A UK student has found an innovative way to pay his way through university by selling pixels on a website. The one million pixels on the Million Dollar Homepage are being sold in 10x10 sections for $1 per pixel. Purchasers can then use the space to display an ad or logo which is linked to their own site. ...more

Samsung to launch MIMO-equipped notebook

Korean electronics giant Samsung has announced that it plans to release a new range of notebooks equipped with MIMO technology based on technology from Airgo Networks. MIMO or Multi Input Multi Output refers to a system involving multiple antennas on a system on both the transmitter and the receiver side. With multiple antennas, the spatial difference can be used to improve the performance of the wireless link. ...more

Twenty-one new broadband exchanges

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