On March 26, thousands of computers across the world were infected with the Melissa virus through the Internet. Many large corporations had to shut down their e mail servers for the day. Just how vulnerable is the electronic age?

New stereoscopic systems hope to popularise 3D viewing again

Global Positioning System (GPS) devices have dwindled to the size of a wristwatch. Japan's electronic giant Casio has developed a watch weighing just about 148 grammes that displays longitude and

Busy people will now be able to carry a portable version of their Personal Computer (PC) database in a memory card as small as a credit card. Rex Pro slots into a laptop computer, or connects to a

Japanese electronics company Seiko has launched a wristwatch powered by body beat. The watch, which went on sale in Japan from December 15, 1998, exploits the temperature difference between

A revolutionary technology could make ultralight and utrathin laptops and TVs a reality

If you want a widescreen television but do not have enough room or money to squeeze a large set into your living room, Sony has an answer. Its new Glasstron goggles use a virtual reality headset

A reliable method for detecting soldering errors on circuit boards has been developed by the heavy industries division of Mitsubishi in Japan. Three perpendicular laser beams just

...might soon be the root of all your computer troubles. Get ready as a new breed of virus comes of age

Smarter cards are here. And storing data on them is easy as child s play