May the Force Wii with you

It's official – the latest use for the Wii remote is as a lightsaber as LucasArts announces Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for Wii. The Force is strong in Wii today. After Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was announced on just about every other format, we feared we'd never be able to wrap our hands around a Wii remote and make lightsaber noises in anger but it seems LucasArts was just stringing us along more...

Home Office lets £2m fingerprint deal

The Home Office has signed a $4.4m (£2.18m) deal with supplier Cross Match Technologies to provide 1,385 biometric devices at government buildings based in foreign countries.
The Guardian scanners will be used to take fingerprint readings of every applicant for a UK visa more...

Channel 4 gets HD for Xmas

Watch Jon Snow, Homer Simpson and those lovely Hollyoaks girls in glorious 1080i with Channel 4 HD from this December. It seems Christmas really is the season for giving as Channel 4 has announced it’ll be flicking the switch on its new HD channel, right around about the time we start opening doors on our chocolate calendar more...

Government mulls broadband help

The UK government is considering intervening in the way broadband is rolled out, in an effort to speed up the deployment of super-fast services. Stephen Timms, Minister for Competitiveness, ordered a summit to look at the role of government in providing next-generation broadband more...

Computer dance gets pupils active

A computer dance programme has succeeded in getting even young people who hate sport to take exercise. Dance Revolution involves laying out removable mats in a studio, and getting participants to follow instructions from a computer on a large screen more...

Man dies after internet gaming binge

A Chinese man dropped dead after a three-day internet gaming session, state media reported today. The man, reportedly around 30 years old, from the southern city of Guangzhou, died on Saturday after being rushed to hospital from an internet cafe, according to local officials quoted by the Beijing News more...

Fifty firms at first ID card bid meeting

Fifty potential suppliers to the government's planned multi-million pound biometric identity card programme participated in the first bidders' conference last week. The procurement for the scheme was launched last month and the framework contracts – which will handle up to £2bn of subsequent business – are expected to be signed within nine months more...

Hi-tech crime 'is big business'

Internet crime is becoming a major commercial activity, according to a report by the security firm, Symantec. Its report into threats to internet security describes underworld auction sites where bank details and credit cards are on sale more...