http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Excite UK - feedback@excite.co.uk feedback@excite.co.uk en Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:44:02 CEST Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:44:02 CEST http://static.excite.co.uk/uk/image/channel/excite.gif http://www.excite.co.uk/ 75 33 http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/3219/Fleshmap-lists-the-most-sung-about-body-parts
Which body parts are mentioned the most by lyricists the world over? Thanks to the interactive project Fleshmap the answer is now clear. ]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:19:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/3164/Microsoft-launch-Photosynth-software
Microsoft has unveiled new Photosynth software which allows users to transform their 2D photos into 3D, 360 degree environments.]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:31:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/3137/UK-file-sharer-fined-16k-for-illegal-uploading
A UK file sharer has been fined £16,000 for illegally uploading a copy of the game Dream Pinball 3D which costs a paltry £26.]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:39:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/3031/Chaos-Computer-Club-get-around-Beijing-censorship-
A group of German hackers, the Chaos Computer Club, have devised a way to get around the great firewall of China thanks to Tor software. ]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:33:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/3023/Internet-bug-more-serious-than-originally-thought
The bug found recently in the internet's Domain Name System is much more serious than originally thought according to Dan Kaminsky. ]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:41:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2987/South-Korea-to-clampdown-on-internet-use
South Korean president Lee Myung-bak is set to introduce a new law to clampdown on internet criticism of his government.]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:58:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2965/Yahoo-at-the-centre-of-Olympic-controversy
Yahoo! has found itself at the centre of controversy after an Olympic picture gallery was given the title: Tiananmen Square Massacre Remembered.]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:34:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2938/Scrabulous-developers-hit-back-with-Wordscraper
The creators of Scrabulous, the unofficial online version of Scrabble, have devised an ingenious way to get around the ongoing legal wrangling with Hasbro.]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:41:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2890/China-becomes-top-net-nation
China has surpassed the US to become the country with the largest amount of internet users with over 253 million Chinese people logging on each day.]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:28:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2861/Facebook-may-be-forced-to-remove-Scrabulous
Facebook may be forced to remove the popular application Srabulous after Hasbro decided to take legal action for breach of copyright.]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:37:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2831/Government-to-clampdown-on-illegal-downloading
The UK government has struck a deal with six of the country's biggest net providers in an attempt to clampdown on illegal downloading. ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:23:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2806/Yahoo-reveals-19-loss-in-profits-
Yahoo revealed that it suffered a 19% fall in quarterly profits this year primarily due to a loss in online advertising revenue.]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:06:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2771/Sky-set-to-launch-digital-music-service
BskyB has announced plans to launch an online digital music service in conjunction with Universal Music in an attempt to challenge Apple's iTunes.]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:54:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2702/Google-voted-the-UKs-top-brand
Google was voted the UK's top brand in a new survey published today by YouGov knocking last years's winner, Microsoft, off the top spot.]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:01:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2661/Online-sales-grow-despite-credit-crunch
According to a new survey released yesterday online shopping is steadily growing in the UK as consumers swap the high street for their web browser.]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:33:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2655/Is-it-the-end-for-the-computer-mouse
An analyst for Gartner has predicted that the computer mouse will be a thing of the past with touch screen technology set to take its place.]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:15:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2628/eBay-wins-legal-battle-with-Tiffany
eBay has won its four-year legal battle with Tiffany over counterfeit goods after a New York judge ruled in favour of the popular online auction site.]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:55:00 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2620/Yahoo-reject-MicrosoftIcahn-takeover-bid
Yahoo have rejected a joint takeover bid by Microsoft and billionaire investor Carl Icahn.Microsoft would have taken control of Yahoo's search engine.]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:31:09 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2595/Hasbro-and-EA-look-to-challenge-Scrabulous
Hasbro and EA are set to release an official version of Scrabble on Facebook in an attempt to challenge the popularity of Scrabulous. ]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:44:28 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2590/Internet-flaw-leads-to-security-fears
Computer experts have accidentally discovered a flaw in the way the internet works leading to the biggest security update in the history of the internet. ]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:11:03 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2577/Google-launches-virtual-world-Google-Lively
Yesterday Google launched Google Lively, the internet giant's take on web-based virtual worlds such as Linden Lab's Second Life.]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:43:01 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2571/Microsoft-change-management-at-Yahoo
Microsoft has said that it would renegotiate a takeover deal with Yahoo if the internet firm is under new management. ]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:55:35 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2538/Mozilla-breaks-download-record-with-Firefox-3
Mozilla was successful in its attempt to break the world record for software downloads in 24 hours with its new web browser Firefox 3 on 17 June.]]> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:43:26 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2530/Surfing-internet-without-protection-leads-to-spam
According to a new study carried out by internet security firm McAfee surfing the net without filters leads to the user receiving hundreds of spam emails.]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:41:48 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2523/eBay-told-to-pay-306m-fine
eBay has been told that it must pay £30.6m in damages to VMH after fake versions of its products were flogged on the popular online auction site. ]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:54:59 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2514/British-man-sells-his-life-on-eBay
British expat Ian Usher has sold his life on eBay for £192,276. The 44-year-old auctioned off his house and its contents as well as his job.]]> Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:24:03 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2511/Icann-passes-historic-domain-name-ruling
A new ruling from Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers could see domain names such as .sport and .city soon appear on the internet.]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:54:16 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2503/Bill-Gates-to-step-away-from-Microsoft
Bill Gates is set to step away from Microsoft today and concentrate his time on his charitable foundation the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:29:07 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2481/YouTube-tops-online-video-market-in-UK
YouTube came out tops in the online video market in the UK according to data released by comScore Video Metrix for March 2008 enjoying a 48% share.]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:02:47 GMT http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/news/2474/Google-release-Map-Maker
Google has released Map Maker as part of its Google Maps service. The new service lets users map unchartered areas on Google Maps.]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:02:19 GMT