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Order me a mojito with your table's touch screen, please
High-tech bar at London's University of Westminster lets students skip the usual hassles of grabbing a drink.
Photos: Skipping the bar line

EU data guru: Privacy advocates not a problem
He says effective antiterror measures can't exist without data protection controls.

Attention Mac users: All your Zune are belong to Windows
Blog: On Tuesday Gizmodo reported that a clever tipster had located a Zune price on Wal-Mart's Web site. On Wednesday the tech blog...

Death, taxes and Web design
Blog: We curse the federal government every time the paycheck arrives but are far too lazy to look up where our tax dollars are going....

What the Earth looks like from Saturn
Blog: In the midst of all the controversy over Pluto's official status, we wondered how the Earth would be viewed by astronomers from...

Novell to launch quick-response Linux
Suse Linux Enterprise Real-Time is aimed at financial traders and others who watch every microsecond of the clock.

Perkins: Pretexting dates don't match
When did the company begin targeting reporters' records? Some accounts of the start date don't match up.

Solar star Miasole looking for IPO in 12, 18 months
Blog: Miasole, one of the fast rising companies in solar technology, will try to do an IPO within 12 to 18 months, said CEO David Pearce...

There.com, MTV launch 'Virtual Laguna Beach'
Blog: After months of whispers and speculation, MTV Networks and the virtual world There.com finally pulled back the wraps Wednesday...

Rhymes to rap to
Believe it when you see it, but barking mad rapper Busta Rhymes is playing in Auckland on September 30.You'd think a hip-hop star of Rhymes' standing would give us more warning, but no way, he'll be at the Supertop in just over...

My big week: Sam Wills - sticky stand-up
Friday night drinks? Meet me at: The Classic Comedy Club, the only place in town to serve meat-infused vodka. Where I'll be wearing my new: American-Indian headdress for the small cost of $45 from Geoff's Emporium, the...

Photos: Skipping the bar line
A London university bar hosts six tables embedded with touch screens that let students chat, and order drinks and cabs.

Congress requests appearance of two more HP employees
Blog: WASHINGTON, D.C--A Hewlett-Packard attorney who raised questions about the legality of the methods the company used to obtain...

Dell, Symantec team on e-mail security
Correction: Due to incorrect information provided by Dell and Symantec, the original version of this story misstated the pricing. The starting...

Going after the bigger insider threats
Eric J. Sinrod says new data debunks the notion that fired and disgruntled employees pose the greatest security risks.

iKaraoke puts you on lead vocals
Blog: Ever have the niggling feeling you'd sound better singing that Ashlee Simpson tune than she does? Peripheral maker Griffin Technology...

LG: No go on combo of Blu-ray, HD DVD
Will the competing next-generation optical disc standards ever meet in the same device? Not for now, it seems.

No. 2 song hits the top
The song from No. 2 was judged Number One last night with Bathe in The River winning its composer Don McGlashan the 2006 Apra Silver Scroll.The gospel-styled song, which was written and recorded for the soundtrack of film...