Jack Schofield 

Newsbytes

Gogo for AA | End of Encarta | 99s all round | Capital, Google | New resolution | Glowing network | Help defend us | Scotland with chips
  
  


Gogo for AA

American Airlines has started installing Gogo high-speed internet on 300 of its planes.

End of Encarta

Microsoft Encarta, the most successful encyclopedia on CD-Rom, will be discontinued by the end of the year.

99s all round

Sony has cut the price of the PlayStation 2 to $99.99 in the US and €99.99 in Europe, but stays at £99.99 in the UK.

Capital, Google

Google has launched a venture capital fund, Google Ventures, to finance "young companies with truly awesome potential".

New resolution

Canon's latest EOS 500D digital SLR camera has a resolution of 15.1 megapixels and a movie mode for £869.99 (body only).

Glowing network

AOL is launching more than 30 websites in the MediaGlow network, the latest being a gaming site, Flytrap Games.

Help defend us

The Cyber Security Challenge 2009 is offering cash prizes for technologies that can help stop terrorism "and other criminal acts in the digital/online space".

Scotland with chips

A panel debate on the Future of Innovation in Scotland will be held on 16 April during the Edinburgh International Science Festival.

 

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