Gamer Dies At Web Cafe - But No-One Notices People playing games during a Taiwanese computer games show A group of young people in Taiwan playing computer games at a show in Taipai 12:46pm UK, Friday February 03, 2012 A Taiwanese man who died while playing video games at an internet cafe was left for hours after fellow gamers failed to notice his death. The body of Chen Rong-yu, 23, was found slumped in a chair at a cafe ...
Red Arrows pilot dies in Bournemouth Air Festival crash Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging Flt Lt Egging flew on the right hand outside of the famous Diamond Nine formation Continue reading the main story Related Stories * Amateur film of Red Arrows in flight * Profile: The Red Arrows * Red Arrow crashes in Bournemouth An RAF Red Arrows pilot died when his plane crashed following a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival in Dorset. ...
Updated 20-Aug-2011 at 08:53 PM by Gunny
BT ordered to block pirate links A High Court judge has ruled that BT must block access to a website which provides links to pirated movies. Newzbin 2 is a members-only site which aggregates a large amount of the illegally copied material found on Usenet discussion forums. The landmark case is the first time that an ISP has been ordered to block access to such a site. It paves the way for other sites to be blocked as part of a major crackdown ...
Updated 28-Jul-2011 at 12:20 PM by Backtrack
J.K. Rowling today revealed her new project – Pottermore – a free website that builds an exciting online experience around the Harry Potter books. For the new online project, J.K Rowling has written lots of new material about the characters, places and objects in the phenomenally successful stories. Pottermore will also contain an online shop where people can buy the long-awaited Harry Potter eBooks. The storyline of the Potter books will be brought to life on the website ...
Updated 24-Jun-2011 at 08:18 AM by Backtrack
Fire sale, going cheap – anyone want to buy enough fire engines and kit to run a large fire service? June 16, 2011 The Fire Brigades Union has condemned the ‘for sale’ notice placed on the floundering company which owns all London’s fire appliances. The company, Assetco, has seen its share price and profits plummet and is facing court action to recover a £1.3 million loan. The Fire Brigades Union says news of more possible buyers underlines the fact that the ...