London, Apr 26 : iPods and mobile phones may soon become theftproof, thanks to the unique sounds made by our ears.

Southampton University researchers have discovered that they can identify individuals from the faint sounds made deep inside the human ear. And, therefore, by using this technology they''re developing security devices.

Personal music players could be fitted with antitheft devices that detect "acoustic fingerprints" so they only work when they are being used by the registered owner.

Unterschleissheim, Germany  - Illegally copying music and movies or cracking software code might let you bring home games and movie for free, but experts say this is against the law and poses a possible danger for your computer.

Downloading software that allows illegal copying sometimes means you're also installing viruses onto your computer, reports Trend Micro, an IT security consulting firm based in southern Germany.

Hannover  - Audiobooks often show up under the music menu on iTunes which can be irritating if you find chapters cropping up under a party music playlist.

Now Germany's c't medien - Audio digital magazine has come up with a way around this problem: With a right mouse click on the appropriate library entry Windows users can select the heading "audio book" and the files will be stored under that heading.

Mac users should press the Apple button and "i" and select "audio book" under "options."

Hamburg  - These are exciting times for mobile gamers: an update of the Nintendo's DS mini-console was released in early April as the DSi, with several downloadable titles is already available. Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch are also growing in importance as platforms for mobile gaming. Sony's Playstation Portable, by contrast, is already well established in this field.

Bonn, Germany  - Microsoft has eliminated 23 vulnerabilities in its Windows and Office products. Users of those programs should install the corresponding security updates as soon as possible, the German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology (BSI) in Bonn, central Germany, is advising.

This can be handled by activating automatic updates in the Windows Security Centre or visiting Microsoft's update site at http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate.

Washington  - Send an e-mail you wish you hadn't? If you use Gmail, you can avail yourself of the "unsend" feature. Log into your Gmail account and go to Gmail Labs. Turn on Undo Send... Enable. Thereafter, once you click the Send button, you'll have five seconds to click the "undo" link to recall the message.